IW 187: InterpreTips: In-DEPEND-ent of the Situation

Send me a Text Message here.That's NOT what that means. - Huh.  You're right.Sometimes even interpreters don't understand what it means. Did you ever find out what you thought an idiom, phrase, a slang term, a song lyric, or even a poem meant was actually wrong? Inconceivable!Today we explore Robert Frost's poem The Road Not Taken.RSVP now! Robyn K Dean's Workshop March 28, 2026 Support the showDon't forget to tell a friend or colleague! Click below! IW Community Buy Me a Coffee Get extras with a subscription! Share the PODCAST Subscribe to the Monthly Newsletter Listen & follow on many other platforms. Send me a voicemail! [TRANSCRIPTS ARE HERE] Thanks for listening. I'll see you next week.Take care now.

Send me a Text Message here."Help! I need somebody! Not just anybody."We need community. The interpreting community just as much as the Deaf and the hearing communities, maybe even more.The feeling of belonging is very important for our well-being and development in our profession. Let's think about this together in this 10 minute or less InterpreTips episode.RSVP now! Robyn K Dean's Workshop March 28, 2026 Support the showDon't forget to tell a friend or colleague! Click below! IW Community Buy Me a Coffee Get extras with a subscription! Share the PODCAST Subscribe to the Monthly Newsletter Listen & follow on many other platforms. Send me a voicemail! [TRANSCRIPTS ARE HERE] Thanks for listening. I'll see you next week.Take care now.

Send me a Text Message here.Attitude, baby!Another quick moment to give us clarity on one thought. Look at your feelings towards your work. How this attitude can affect our practice, should be analyzed regularly. RSVP now! Robyn K Dean's Workshop March 28, 2026 Support the showDon't forget to tell a friend or colleague! Click below! IW Community Buy Me a Coffee Get extras with a subscription! Share the PODCAST Subscribe to the Monthly Newsletter Listen & follow on many other platforms. Send me a voicemail! [TRANSCRIPTS ARE HERE] Thanks for listening. I'll see you next week.Take care now.

Send me a Text Message here.One tip, ten minutes.One tip in ten minutes for a quick listen.You are you. Know you. Be you. That's all you can be. So... be.RSVP now! Robyn K Dean's Workshop March 28, 2026 Support the showDon't forget to tell a friend or colleague! Click below! IW Community Buy Me a Coffee Get extras with a subscription! Share the PODCAST Subscribe to the Monthly Newsletter Listen & follow on many other platforms. Send me a voicemail! [TRANSCRIPTS ARE HERE] Thanks for listening. I'll see you next week.Take care now.

Send me a Text Message here.It depends! Really?! I didn't realize that.When someone asks us what we would do in certain situations, it's hard to break the habit of always saying, "Well, it depends." Today we talk about that. What does it depend on? How do we stop thinking of that phrase for our first (very vague) answer?RSVP now! Robyn K Dean's Workshop March 28, 2026 Support the showDon't forget to tell a friend or colleague! Click below! IW Community Buy Me a Coffee Get extras with a subscription! Share the PODCAST Subscribe to the Monthly Newsletter Listen & follow on many other platforms. Send me a voicemail! [TRANSCRIPTS ARE HERE] Thanks for listening. I'll see you next week.Take care now.

Send me a Text Message here.Thank you, thank you sooooo much. That's not helpful.The signed language interpreting profession is absolutely wonderful. However, we have some unique situations and behaviors that other professions do not deal with. So, let's have some fun talking about them!And if you listen carefully, you'll hear some reasons why we handle it the way we do.RSVP now! Robyn K Dean's Workshop March 28, 2026 Support the showDon't forget to tell a friend or colleague! Click below! IW Community Buy Me a Coffee Get extras with a subscription! Share the PODCAST Subscribe to the Monthly Newsletter Listen & follow on many other platforms. Send me a voicemail! [TRANSCRIPTS ARE HERE] Thanks for listening. I'll see you next week.Take care now.

Send me a Text Message here.What does that even mean?! Don't be mean.Let's discuss where meaning comes from. How do we choose the meanings we use for our interpretations? Words and signs have multiple meanings. Which do we choose?I feel privileged to talk about it.RSVP now! Robyn K Dean's Workshop March 28, 2026 Support the showDon't forget to tell a friend or colleague! Click below! IW Community Buy Me a Coffee Get extras with a subscription! Share the PODCAST Subscribe to the Monthly Newsletter Listen & follow on many other platforms. Send me a voicemail! [TRANSCRIPTS ARE HERE] Thanks for listening. I'll see you next week.Take care now.

Send me a Text Message here.Everybody loves somebody, sometimeHappy 2026! How do we start this year? Let's start by focusing on our purpose, our passion, as a sign language interpreter, a professional.What routines, habits, everyday actions define us as professionals? Today, let's discuss that.RSVP now! Robyn K Dean's Workshop March 28, 2026 Support the showDon't forget to tell a friend or colleague! Click below! IW Community Buy Me a Coffee Get extras with a subscription! Share the PODCAST Subscribe to the Monthly Newsletter Listen & follow on many other platforms. Send me a voicemail! [TRANSCRIPTS ARE HERE] Thanks for listening. I'll see you next week.Take care now.

Send me a Text Message here.Why! I was not aware of that?!We end the interview with Jiří Janeček, the founder of the Czech Chamber of Sign Language Interpreters in the year 2000, 25 years ago.He concludes our talk with a serious look at how we should use our responsibility wisely by being aware of our motivations and power. Let us reflect on this as we start the new year of 2026.RSVP now! Robyn K Dean's Workshop March 28, 2026 Support the showDon't forget to tell a friend or colleague! Click below! IW Community Buy Me a Coffee Get extras with a subscription! Share the PODCAST Subscribe to the Monthly Newsletter Listen & follow on many other platforms. Send me a voicemail! [TRANSCRIPTS ARE HERE] Thanks for listening. I'll see you next week.Take care now.

Send me a Text Message here.I'm not here... Why are you staring at me?The interview of history continues. The Chamber of Czech Sign Language Interpreters revealed even more. Jiří Janeček, the founder of the Chamber, gives more insights from then and now. He shares an emotional moment of when he left the Chamber and why.Next week is the last of this series, documenting the origins of the Chamber through the founder's eyes.RSVP now! Robyn K Dean's Workshop March 28, 2026 Support the showDon't forget to tell a friend or colleague! Click below! IW Community Buy Me a Coffee Get extras with a subscription! Share the PODCAST Subscribe to the Monthly Newsletter Listen & follow on many other platforms. Send me a voicemail! [TRANSCRIPTS ARE HERE] Thanks for listening. I'll see you next week.Take care now.