| Expert Bio: |
Sara Brown, Medical Conference Interpreter
Sara Brown a licensed Veterinarian from Argentina, Dr. Brown is also an Accredited Senior Conference Interpreter by NAATI with over 15 years experience as a Spanish medical and veterinary conference interpreter for events worldwide. |
| Length: |
44 minutes |
| Approved CEUs: |
ATA=0.000, CCHI=1.000, IMIA=0.000, WA-DSHS=0.000, RID=0.000 |
| Description: |
In this interview, Sara Brown draws from years of international experience to emphasize the interpreter's valuable role in supporting speakers and reflect passionately on various aspects of managing assignments, including content and terminology preparation, team etiquette, ethical considerations and coping with difficult topics. She provides practical advice about travel, cultural advocacy and interpreting for non-native English speakers. Her insight and advice is relevant not only to conference interpreting, but to community assignments such as health education classes, insurance benefits presentations, school meetings and more. |
| Learning Objectives: |
Participants will be able to:
- Identify practical strategies to prepare for presentation content and terminology.
- Describe techniques to handle one's emotions when interpreting for difficult topics.
- Name etiquette guidelines for interpreting with a partner.
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