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Anointed Interpreter Workshop 2008 Workshops Titles and Descriptions   Workshop Title: Fingerspelling and Figures         Presented by:  Susan Tyrrell CI/CT NIC Description: We use them fluently to communicate daily with others to provide detail and clarity. For many of our younger years we endured proficiency test weekly to enhance our ability of grouping them successfully. Yet these little characters terrorize us in our work. We avoid them at every cost, we close our eyes when we see them coming, and we allow them to damage our work. Yes we all know them as the important pieces of fingerspelling and figures. This workshop will remind us that we are in control of this process called fingerspelling. Practical tools supported by hands on activities will give you more confidence in using fingerspelling and numbers during your interpreting work   Workshop Title: Hands Up         Presented by:  Renee Thomas NIC Description: This workshop will focus on allowing interpreters to practice their skills interpreting in church situations. The goal of this workshop is to provide a safe environment for new interpreters to get their hands up and receive feedback on their performance. This workshop is heavy in participation and will attempt to incorporate a variety of strategies for handling religious interpreting. This workshop caters to interpreting students, recent interpreter graduates, and church interpreters.   Workshop Title: What is The Sign For…?         Presented by:  Chuck Tripi This workshop will discuss vocabulary and terminology within a Religious Interpreting environment. As interpreters we know that the magic phrase is “Dump the Words and go for the Meaning”. Knowing what the concept is that the Pastor, Priest or Evangelist is trying to convey always helps. Sometimes religious concepts are some of the most difficult concepts to interpret. How Mr. Tripi will demonstrate this is by working on the song “Amazing Grace”. This will illustrate how difficult some of the concepts can be if you do not “Drop the Words!”