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I'm right here! Don't you see me?! Yep, interpreting is a profession.

Julie Kléne a sign language interpreter from France continues her story and what it's like to work as an LSF interpreter in France.

• Is our profession unknown as a career?
• Can we work for only 4 hours a day?
• How did you decide to be a sign language interpreter?

Enjoy this and see you next week.

The Interpreter's Workshop with Tim Curry is three years old in June of 2025!

In the summer 2025, July and August, the Interpreter's Workshop with Tim Curry will take a break.

The episodes will resume in September.

Catch up on the episodes you've not listened to yet!

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They teach ASL in High School?! Well, of course.

From foreign exchange student in the U.S. to a sign language interpreter in France, our guest today, Julie Kléne, shares her journey and motivations to becoming an LSF/French interpreter. We learn about the working conditions of interpreters in France and some of the history of the Deaf and interpreting communities there.

Let's start in high school...

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Who said that?! I did. Who are you? None o' your business.

Social media has us all questioning ourselves and everyone's "real life". Sometimes it's not a place you can trust.

Today I discuss why some people post anonymously on social media platforms. Is it OK? Why does it matter? Or does it? Let's think about these issues in this episode.

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NOT YOU AGAIN!? OK, fine...

As sign language interpreters we deal with difficult situations, emotional decisions, and hard tasks. In addition, we work with people who can be unpleasant. How do we balance our professional role, our ally-based role, and our moral compass with having to accommodate frustrating demands from annoying people-situations??

Wow, that's a very difficult topic to discuss. Let's do it with our professional and transparent respect. Shall we?

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Imposter Syndrome? I don't think I have the skills to do that.

This comedic episode reveals a tip for improving our confidence and throwing the imposter syndrome to the back burner or even the trash can.

We all feel a bit nervous or unsure of our skills to handle a new situation, but this tip can help improve one aspect of those feelings and help boost our certainty in our abilities.

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Twirling flames, Batman! They're signing over there!

Ever wonder how you can learn International Sign (IS)? Well, here's how I did it and now work as an IS/English interpreter. I tell my journey into this part of the signed language interpreting profession and how my travels influenced my interpreting work.

These are my insights into how you too can learn IS and also improve your everyday sign language interpreting services.

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Comedy?! Really? Well, it's funny if you've lived it.

Here is a take on what we all know as sign language interpreters. Things people believe about us. Odd things we hear often. Things we know about ourselves that is just silly outside of our profession. Or things that just happen to pop in our minds.

Enjoy a laugh or two and I come back for more.

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Young kids just don't get it!

Let's take a silly look at how generations of sign language interpreters may have frustrations, and just plain grumpiness at times.

We all need to roll our eyes at times. WE may get annoyed at how things are not the same as they were. But sign language interpreters have been adapting, changing, and respecting others for a long time. Civility is still needed, as always.

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