Interactional Management Workshop (August 12, 2024)

This workshop suits practitioners and students preparing for the NAATI Certified Provisional Interpreter or Certified Interpreter tests and seeking to improve their interactional management skills for the consecutive dialogue tasks.

Overview:

Interpreting in community settings is rarely limited to conveying a straightforward exchange of information. In addition to relaying messages, interpreters are often required to co-ordinate people’s talk or to “manage discourse” (Cecilia Wadensjö, 1998 & 2002).

This workshop aims to provide interpreters with knowledge, skills and strategies for how to best manage the flow of the communication when required. Learners will apply interaction management strategies in simulated scenarios. They will also have an opportunity to share experiences and ask questions about managing interaction in complex settings.

Registration Fee:

• $95 inc GST
• 15% Discount for All Graduates T&I with coupon code allgw15
• 15% Discount for AUSIT Members with coupon code ausitw15
• 25% Discount for Students, please email admin@nexpd.com BEFORE registering for the workshop

This workshop will cover:

• Strategies for making appropriate interventions to facilitate the flow of the communication
• Managing interaction in one-on-one sessions, group settings, and in remote interpreting
• Sharing interaction management experience with peers

Who would this be useful for?

• Interpreters at all levels of certification who practice in community settings and wish to develop best practice strategies for managing interaction.
• This workshop suits practitioners and students preparing for the NAATI Certified Provisional Interpreter or Certified Interpreter tests and seeking to improve their interactional management skills for the consecutive dialogue tasks.

After completing the ‘Interaction Management Workshop’ you will gain:

Knowledge of:

• what interaction management in community settings means for the interpreter
• settings and situations when interventions are required to facilitate the flow of the communication

Skills to:

• Effectively and appropriately manage interaction in onsite and remote interpreting encounters
• Set up communication rules, cut in during long speech segments, ask clients to pause, slow down or speak one at a time, respond to asides, manage interruptions and misunderstandings

Workshop Facilitator:

Anna Kenny is a Polish Interpreter and a Professional Development Coordinator with the NSW Health Care Interpreter Services.

Anna was born and educated in Poland. She graduated from Warsaw University with a Masters Degree in English Philology in 1991. In 2012 Anna obtained a Masters Degree in Interpreting and Translation Pedagogy from Macquarie University, Sydney.

Anna has worked for HCIS for over 25 years. In her current position, she coordinates and facilitates training for health care interpreters across NSW. She has also taught interpreting at Macquarie University, developed medical interpreting resources for RMIT and facilitated several AUSIT seminars on medical interpreting and ethics.

Anna is a recipient of the 2018 AUSIT excellence award for Outstanding Contribution to Translation and Interpreting.

Your Registration will include:

1. Live Workshop Attendance:
You’ll have access to the live workshop session – a dynamic and interactive setting.

2. Free Enrollment to ‘Introduction to Interactional Management for Interpreters’ Self-Paced On-Demand Course:
As a bonus, you’ll receive complimentary enrolment into a self-paced on-demand course. The related comprehensive course is designed to reinforce and expand upon the concepts covered in the live workshop.

3. Recording of the Workshop:
Even if you attend the live session, you’ll receive a recording of the workshop for your convenience. This allows you to revisit the material whenever you want, providing a valuable resource for refreshing your learning at any time.

NAATI Recertification PD Points:

Additionally, this workshop offers a valuable opportunity to earn Professional Development (PD) points for NAATI Recertification:

• Earn 10 PD Points for Live Workshop Attendance:

By participating in the live workshop, you’ll receive 10 PD points towards your recertification (Section 1.4 of NAATI Recertification PD Catalogue).

• Earn an Additional 10 PD Points for Completing the Self-Paced Course:

Completing the ‘Introduction to Interactional Management for Interpreters’ self-paced on-demand course is highly recommended, as it not only enhances your understanding but also earns you an extra 10 PD points (Section 1.4 of NAATI Recertification PD Catalogue).