Interpreter Observations

Theater/Platform Workshop Religious Political

Advantages: Advantages: Advantages:
Advantages:
-It is a fun environment and -Different subjects/topics -Learning about different -Get the chance to
people are happy to be there -The learning aspect of the ideas and perspectives on interpret for some
-You get to experience the different information that is religious topics distinguished and well
show beforehand being instructed -Participants would be educated people
forgiving and understanding -Helps improve role-
Challenges: due to the nature of the shifting skills
Challenges:
-Hours of preparation -The complex jargon setting
needed Challenges:
-Making sure the goal is -Remaining neutral
-Lots of puns and complex clear, since it is an Challenges:
-Matching the
verbiage used educational seminar -Hymns and parables are
speaker's intent
-In the "spotlight" often used throughout the without adding your
Unique Features: service own bias
Unique Features: -Can be VRI or in-person
-More animation is used = (This particular observation Unique Features: Unique Features:
bigger signing was VRI.) -Frozen register is often -Universal topics are
-Performers often go off -Topics could vary from used discussed
script anything -This setting includes the -Requires political
use of scriptural jargon knowledge