ENG to ASL Simultaneous Interpretation
Recorded December 2023
Description
The following is a simultaneous interpretation of a portion of Mae Martin’s Netflix comedy special Sap.
There was a lot of material covered in this piece, and I handled it fairly well, given my skill level. I managed to keep up with the pace and not fall too far behind without missing the meaning of the words. I also fingerspelled legibly while maintaining pace.
Reflection
I should have prepared for this more by doing the interpretation simultaneously. Initially, I practiced for it like a translation with a written transcript, then tried to simply do that while Mae was speaking. There was too much detail in the translation, and in trying to condense that to fit the speed of the piece, I left some bits without their relevant context and they made the interpretation confusing.