Interpreting For Healthcare Episode 11 with Katherine Allen

NCIHC's Podcast Station

The one where Katharine Allen reflects on her impressive biography, shares memories of being at the forefront of the interpreting profession’s emergence in the US, and offers her vision of artificial intelligence (AI) spreading across the globe.
This conversation is a must-hear for all new and seasoned language professionals. Tune in! Katharine recalled how she came into the interpreting field in 1996 and joined CHIA (California Healthcare Interpreting Association), first as a member and later as president of the organization.
Our impactful language access champion takes most pride in contributing to the development of the interpreters’ training curriculum and certification programs. Another milestone of her career was Katharine’s advocacy work with Interpret America, launched in 2010–2011. Listen to podcast #11 to find out more about:
-the notion of "an interpreting home," and see if you belong to any of them.
-the division between the on-site and remote interpreter workforces, and offer your solutions for erasing it.
-a positive effect the COVID pandemic had on the interpreting world.
-a new textbook, "The Remote Interpreter”, which Katherine co-authored.
-the fast expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) worldwide and how we should act on it.
We promise that you will get some high-quality food for thought after listening to a futuristic discussion between Katharine Allen and Yulia Speroff. As they say, “forewarned is forearmed”. Don’t stay away from the dialogue on the challenges and prospects of the language industry’s future. You are invited to tune in to our fresh from the oven podcast today!