The Invisible Profession | A podcast by Linguava

David Brackett sits down with Ceci Maldonado, a Translation and Localization expert to discuss a variety of topics, trends, and challenges in this industry.   

They answer questions like, Can cheap translation services work effectively? Can I have a staff member translate our company documents? The upward trend of having more control over the quality and cost of translations joins the growing relationship between the translation and localization vendor with the client.  "Everything comes down to how good the communication is with a client, and that communication is what makes a good partnership." ~ Ceci Maldonado    

Cecilia Maldonado has 20+ years of experience in the translation and localization industry which includes co-founding, managing and merging language service companies as well as co-founding the first language industry association in Argentina. She also volunteers with different international organizations and has organized more than 30 training events such as the Language & Technology Conference, Think Latin America, and the Vendor Management Seminar in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Ireland, Peru, and the United States.    

Cecilia is the President of Women in Localization, a member of the Association of Certified Translators of the Province of Cordoba, the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA), the Association of Language Companies (ALC), and co-founder of Translated in Argentina (TinA).

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"The pandemic has either unveiled or highlighted a lot of the racial disparities that exist within our health system and language access is one of them... Let's not just fill in a gap, let's go back to the source. Let's look at when things were being built and created and that's where language access needs to be in the forefront of the conversation."

Join us as we talk with Izzy Meda, the Executive Director at Familias en Acción, about the importance of community health workers and community-based organizations in the fight for health equity for Latinos. This Thursday, the 13th Annual Latino Health Equity Conference will celebrate The Power of Community while addressing the gaps and changes needed in the healthcare system.

In this episode of "The Invisible Profession" we explore how a language access toolkit can impact a patient's experience through proactive preparation. Elizabeth Sanchez, the language access coordinator for Deschutes County Health Services, shares the language resources that her organization offers to its community members. We discuss how their "language access auxiliary kit" was created, how it has been received, and other ways they engage with limited English proficient residents of their region.

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In an interview with Corey Axelrod, we continued our celebration of Deaf History Month with a conversation surrounding the range of experiences for the Deaf Community in healthcare settings.

“How do we optimize the patient experience and make them at the center and put their focus or their needs, at the forefront. There are a lot of disparities that the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community faces, that actually shouldn't be the case... The bottom line is really having a conversation with a patient who is Deaf and Hard of Hearing, asking them what their needs are, accommodating and meeting them where they're at.”

Corey is a passionate social justice advocate and social entrepreneur. As founder and CEO of 2axend, he helps businesses and organizations deliver user-centric experiences for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals.

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Did you know that 70% of disabilities are invisible or not readily noticeable? 

Join us as we continue recognizing National Disability Ability Awareness Month in an interview with Kevin McCloskey. As the Senior Director of Partnership Development at Disability Solutions, Kevin works directly with employers on developing programs to actively attract, hire and retain talent with disabilities.

Kevin trains employers to educate them on the benefits of hiring talent with disabilities and provides tools to help them best engage and support potential and current employees.    

There is no shortage of 💚 when Daniel Halberg sits down with Account Manager, Sarah Olson in the latest episode of The Heart of Linguava. Sarah’s passion for language access is undeniable! We love seeing her realize her passions by making an impact on her community and the world at large.  

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Learn from DEI trainer and expert Lillian Tsai about how embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in your company or organization will help revolutionize your culture and your community.  

An award-winning and seasoned cross-cultural competency trainer, facilitator, coach, and consultant, Lillian A. Tsai has demonstrated a unique ability to motivate and inspire executives, leaders, teams, and individuals of all ages and ethnic backgrounds. 

Her work in diversity and inclusion, cross-cultural competency, team building, presentation skills, and intercultural communications on three continents (Asia, Europe, and North America) has contributed significantly to affecting change in global and local organizations in developing hundreds of employees and mid to upper-level managers into cross-culturally savvy communicators.

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 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 story and her take on what makes an interpreter great.

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.

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.  

Our guest Veronika is a translation industry veteran, with 14 years of experience working in project management, account management, and more recently in the past 4 years in new business development.  She’s worked with Fortune 500 companies, helping them expand their global footprint.

An insider’s perspective of the medical interpreter’s role from one of the nation’s largest hospitals, Providence Health and Services.

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.

Join president/ founder of Linguava David Brackett as he interviews, Carmelina Cadena, a Maya Akateko woman from Guatemala. 

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 became an interpreter for EOIR.

As a medical interpreter, when do you step out as an advocate?  What is the role of a medical interpreter? How do we follow the interpreter code of ethics?

These are all essential questions for a medical provider and interpreter to know.  As a medical interpreter, you find yourself in a plethora of scenarios and have to make split-second decisions on a daily basis.

For certified Russian interpreter Svetlana Ruth, my guest on this episode, she understands as good as anyone the importance of understanding how to act within the interpreter code of ethics. The class she teaches about interpreter ethics is legendary and in this episode, she shares with us how medical interpreters can best respond in the most challenging scenarios.

Health equity is being negatively impacted during the coronavirus pandemic. In this episode, we interview Chief Medical Officer from Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare Dr. Jeffery Eisen on what to look out for, and how to achieve health equity in the new normal.

Join our host David Brackett and our invited guest Daniel Halberg while they discuss everything you need to know about going remote as an interpreter during COVID-19 and beyond.

Join our host David Brackett president at Linguava on our first podcast where we discuss how effective interpretation impacts power, privilege, and access to communication alongside our special guest Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie (Social Services Manager, Population Health Partnerships at CareOregon)