Re: Virtual workshop with non-English speakers
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Great suggestions - although I'd be hesitant to turn a multilingual participant into an interpreter, even if they volunteer. In the past, I've noticed that it's an all-consuming?task which basically makes that person unable to participate themselves.
Four thoughts to add: - use a subtitling option, so those who might read more English than they speak can follow along (native in BlueJeans, Google Meet, and Teams [?], external option for Zoom)
- add a question about English fluency, written and oral, in an initial survey or registration form - maybe more have a working knowledge of English than you would expect, which is great! or maybe the numbers are so great and the levels so low that you now have data to show your hosts about the necessity of simultaneous interpretation for?participation
- introduce speakers of other languages to tools that might help them - translated PPT decks? a great translation tool like Deepl?
- prepare participants for this limitation, apologize, and ask for their thoughts on what other tools or methods might make their participation more meaningful
Best of luck, Teletha! I've been in this situation before, and it's challenging and uncomfortable. Hopefully the myriad of tips and tools will help!
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Maybe broadcast to YouTube or Facebook and host a separate zoom call watch party with simultaneous translation?
Create feedback channels that allow participation from participants viewing from either gathering.
On Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 9:55 AM Teletha McJunkin | Resolutionist < teletha@...> wrote: Hi all, Does anyone have creative ideas about including non-English speakers in a virtual workshop where the client does not want to do simultaneous translation??
Thanks!
Teletha McJunkin, BSW, MPAPresident
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