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NCIHC President Rosanna Balistreri shares why this year’s event is going to be their best one ever and why you should partner with NCIHC. The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care is a multidisciplinary organization whose mission is to promote and enhance language access in health care in the [...] Read more

French simultaneous interpreter Mike Lemay takes us on his journey of how he became one of the most requested interpreters in our industry. His secret… never panic in the booth. Learn exactly how he stays calm even in the most challenging situations. Listen to our podcast on all your favorite [...] Read more

Expert trainer and Certified Interpreter Eliana Lobo discusses how to raise the bar for interpretation during the global pandemic. Eliana is a CoreCHI™ Certified Healthcare Interpreter and a Washington state authorized Medical Interpreter. She’s also a certified Trainer of Trainers of medical interpreters. Eliana holds two M.A.s from Brown University [...] Read more

What do you do to prepare before any interpretation appointment? Check out what conference interpreter and interpreter trainer Darinka Mangino does and how any interpreter can apply the SPEAKING method. Darinka Mangino is a conference and court interpreter for Spanish, English, and French. Darinka has over 24 years of professional [...] Read more

   Born and raised in Malaysian Borneo, award-winner Lillian A. Tsai is a consultant, facilitator, trainer, coach, and keynote speaker on cross-cultural fluency, intercultural communications, diversity, equity, and inclusion. She works with C-level executives, leadership teams, DEI committees, teams and individuals. Her specializes in organizational DEI and racial equity assessments [...] Read more

Imagine your first interpreter experience being for the president of Venezuela. That is exactly how Melissa’s interpreter career began many years ago. Since then she has gained invaluable opportunities interpreting for the United Nations Office and over 40 international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland. Listen to this episode to hear her [...] Read more

In this episode Darinka will unpack the secret to becoming a great simultaneous interpreter and how to be prepared for literally any interpretation assignment no matter how difficult the topic. Read more

On this podcast, we share insightful questions and information about the translation industry and what companies should be thinking about when translating or doing localization. Read more

Fidel Ferrer, Executive Director at Project Ledo, talks about his story, experience with racism in the US and beyond, and what medical providers should know when seeing people of color. Connect with Fidel Ferrer: www.projectledo.org   Read more

Her story will inspire you. When she was 7 years old, Carmelina and her parents arrived in the States fleeing the war in Guatemala. They became migrant seasonal workers, picking fruits and vegetables in the fields. Later, Carmelina graduated from high school then in 2002 was discovered by Berlitz and [...] Read more