by Seldean Smith | Aug 7, 2025 | Communication, Interpreting, Multilingualism
Working as an interpreter is both rewarding and intensely demanding. In recent Reddit threads, interpreters across modalities, especially in sign language and video remote interpreting services (VRI/VRS), describe soaring levels of anxiety, vicarious trauma, and...
by Seldean Smith | Jul 22, 2025 | Interpreting, Multilingualism
Augmented Reality (AR) overlays digital content, like text, images, or animations, onto the real world through devices like smartphones, tablets, or AR glasses. You’ve probably seen it in action in apps like Pokémon GO or IKEA’s room visualizer. But in the world of...
by Seldean Smith | Jun 27, 2025 | Interpreting, Multilingualism
Think interpreting is all suits, courtrooms, and conference booths? Think again. The skills interpreters use every day—rapid thinking, cultural sensitivity, and multitasking— are exactly what gamers use when they’re dodging virtual bullets or unlocking puzzles in...
by Seldean Smith | Jun 23, 2025 | Interpreting, Languages, Multilingualism
Ever watched someone whisper into a microphone while wearing headphones, speaking a different language as someone else is talking? No, it’s not a spy operation; it’s simultaneous interpreting. Welcome to one of the most high-pressure, brain-busting, and...
by Seldean Smith | May 23, 2025 | Languages, Multilingualism
Every two weeks, somewhere in the world, a language dies. That’s not hyperbole, it’s a well-documented statistic from UNESCO. Of the approximately 7,000 languages spoken today, nearly half are considered endangered. We’re facing a serious issue with linguistic...
by Seldean Smith | May 16, 2025 | Languages, Multilingualism
Imagine describing the sky without using the word “blue.” For much of human history, that’s exactly what people did. They didn’t have color words. Ancient texts from cultures around the world, including Homer’s Odyssey, describe the sea as...
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