4/20 Peter Cook Interview

Initial gut reaction 1-Not at all   10-Yes, definitely

Did I convey presenter’s overall message? 7

Did I deliver the interpretation with confidence? 7

What is the presenter’s purpose?: It's an interview so he's answering the questions he's asked, but he's giving people information about ASL poetry. 

What is the presenter’s attitude toward the topic?: (emotive, excited, lethargic…) He is passionate about this topic because it's his life's work.  He wants to encourage others to pursue their dreams and not give up even though there may be roadblocks. 

What was the presenter’s language quality? (clear, redundant, evasive, tangents…) His language was clear.

How was the audio/visual quality? The video/audio quality was good. 

How did the presenter structure the presentation? It was question and answer style.  

Did the source text use any culturally bound information or topic-specific jargon?  The sign for ASL poetry is different than spoken poetry so that was culturally bound.  

Brief notes:  I felt like this went pretty well.  There was one part I struggled with, but I tried to Gish Up and try to get the gist of what he was saying instead of every detail. 

4/20 For the Children

Initial gut reaction 1-Not at all   10-Yes, definitely

Did I convey presenter’s overall message? 8

Did I deliver the interpretation with confidence? 8

What is the presenter’s purpose?: He's sharing a story about his bad experience with tech support. 

What is the presenter’s attitude toward the topic?: (emotive, excited, lethargic…) He's pissed off these people can't help him and that all his technology is screwed up. 

What was the presenter’s language quality? (clear, redundant, evasive, tangents…) His language was clear and he had a good pace. 

How was the audio/visual quality? The video/audio quality was good. 

How did the presenter structure the presentation? He told a story about his experience. 

Did the source text use any culturally bound information or topic-specific jargon?  Topic specific jargon: reboot

Brief notes:  I think I did pretty good with that, but there was one point I didn't understand (I think toward the end.) I think I matched his emotions of being fed up and used a good tone to match his frustration at the tech support people/the situation. 

4/20 For the Children 2

Initial gut reaction 1-Not at all   10-Yes, definitely

Did I convey presenter’s overall message? 8

Did I deliver the interpretation with confidence? 7

What is the presenter’s purpose?: He's telling stories that use lots of curse words. 

What is the presenter’s attitude toward the topic?: (emotive, excited, lethargic…)In the beginning you see him laughing so he's obviously a little uncomfortable.  He tells funny stories though so he's having fun with it. 

What was the presenter’s language quality? (clear, redundant, evasive, tangents…) His language is clear. 

How was the audio/visual quality? The video/audio quality was good, but the actual video in GoReact was a little small/narrow so some of his signs were hard to see.  

How did the presenter structure the presentation? He set it up like a story. First he talked about his HS experience, then college, then fighting with his wife. 

Did the source text use any culturally bound information or topic-specific jargon? The swear words were topic-specific I guess.  The signs for offensive and defensive related to sports specifically. 

Brief notes: I needed to have a little more lag time so I got his message before. I think I didn't do very well on my goal of speaking and then not missing the next thought.  I think I got most of what he said, but sometimes I felt like I missed something. 

4/20 Lisa Lampinelli

Initial gut reaction 1-Not at all   10-Yes, definitely

Did I convey presenter’s overall message? 5

Did I deliver the interpretation with confidence? 7

What is the presenter’s purpose?: She is entertaining the audience. 

What is the presenter’s attitude toward the topic?: (emotive, excited, lethargic…) 

What was the presenter’s language quality? (clear, redundant, evasive, tangents…) Her language quality is clear. 

How was the audio/visual quality? The video/audio quality was good. 

How did the presenter structure the presentation? She tells short stories to entertain or uses people in the audience and makes fun of them. 

Did the source text use any culturally bound information or topic-specific jargon?  It has a lot of culturally bound information like what all the groups are called and the stereotypes that go with those groups. 

Brief notes: I don't think I really got her messages across very clearly, but I think I matched her attitude.

4/20 One Republic I lived

Initial gut reaction 1-Not at all   10-Yes, definitely

Did I convey presenter’s overall message? 7

Did I deliver the interpretation with confidence? 8

What is the presenter’s purpose?: They're telling the audience to live life to the fullest and let all your experience add up to something you're proud of.  At the end of life you want to look back and feel like you really experienced life to the fullest. 

What is the presenter’s attitude toward the topic?: (emotive, excited, lethargic…)  Music is very emotive.  It was definitely good to prepare for a few minutes because I got the meaning of the song more and could interpret the emotion behind his words. 

What was the presenter’s language quality? (clear, redundant, evasive, tangents…) The song repeated itself so I tried to incorporate some of the same signs so that it was like a pattern.  His language was clear.  We definitely had to think about the meaning so I was thankful for the few minutes prior to actually interpreting so I could understand what the song was about. 

How was the audio/visual quality? The video/audio quality was good. 

How did the presenter structure the presentation? It was a song so it had a chorus which repeated.  He started at the beginning experiencing life and went to the end saying he hopes your happy when your final days come ("when the sun goes down") and feel like you truly experienced life. 

Did the source text use any culturally bound information or topic-specific jargon?  The whole song was topic-specific jargon because we really had to delve into what he meant versus what he actually said. 

Brief notes:  I was kind of nervous to interpret a song, but that was actually awesome! I felt really connected to his words and was surprised that I loved this experience. 

The Skill of Self Confidence 4/13

Initial gut reaction 1-Not at all   10-Yes, definitely

Did I convey presenter’s overall message? 7

Did I deliver the interpretation with confidence? 7

What is the presenter’s purpose?: Share how to become self confident and how to interact with other people to achieve and influence their confidence. 

What is the presenter’s attitude toward the topic?: (emotive, excited, lethargic…) He was very emotive.  You could tell he felt a personal interest in his topic and really believed in what he was saying. 

What was the presenter’s language quality? (clear, redundant, evasive, tangents…) His language was clear and he spoke at a pretty good pace. 

How was the audio/visual quality? The video/audio quality was good. 

How did the presenter structure the presentation? He set it up like a story. 

Did the source text use any culturally bound information or topic-specific jargon?  Some of soccer terminology or the cost of tuition for college was culturally bound.

Brief notes:  I feel like I tried to get his concepts more than just the words.  I also tried to incorporate more role shifting and taking on characters.  Sometimes it felt good, others, not so much. 

Temple Grandin 4/13

Initial gut reaction 1-Not at all   10-Yes, definitely

Did I convey presenter’s overall message? 7

Did I deliver the interpretation with confidence? 7

What is the presenter’s purpose?: Adjust people's thinking and share knowledge about how to work with children with Autism. 

What is the presenter’s attitude toward the topic?: (emotive, excited, lethargic…) She is very emotive and passionate about the topic.  She has a lot of experience having gone through the struggles as a person with Autism and she wants to share her knowledge in order to help other children experiencing the same struggles. 

What was the presenter’s language quality? (clear, redundant, evasive, tangents…) She spoke clear, but very quickly and she has a strong accent. 

How was the audio/visual quality? The audio/visual quality was good. 

How did the presenter structure the presentation? She used personal experience to share her opinions and demonstrate solutions to the audience.  She used pictures to emphasize her points to show her designs that she discussed. 

Did the source text use any culturally bound information or topic-specific jargon?  Autism, Aspergers are both topic-specific jargon

Brief notes:  She went very fast and I feel like I left a lot of information out.  She had a lot of good examples that I tried to summarize.  I think I did well in most parts listening and getting the idea instead of just spitting out every word she said because then I never could have kept up with her!

The Curse 4/6

Initial gut reaction 1-Not at all   10-Yes, definitely

Did I convey presenter’s overall message? 9

Did I deliver the interpretation with confidence? 9

What is the presenter’s purpose?: She wanted to share her experience lifting her curse and finding love. 

What is the presenter’s attitude toward the topic?: (emotive, excited, lethargic…) She is very emotive about her experience and really funny.  She adds stories to engage the audience and has a great personality!

What was the presenter’s language quality? (clear, redundant, evasive, tangents…) She spoke clearly and like she was telling a story. 

How was the audio/visual quality? The audio quality was good. 

How did the presenter structure the presentation? She told a story that led to her purpose. 

Did the source text use any culturally bound information or topic-specific jargon?  There was culturally bound information when she discussed Baptists, Wicca, fortune tellers, Hogwarts mug. There was topic-specific jargon Wicca, magic, curse. 

Brief notes: I felt like I did a really good job taking on her character.  I tried to over exaggerate my emotions to match her over the top personality.  I also think I improved how I interpreter her side notes (her inner thoughts); towards the end I think it will look like I was talking to myself.  I fingerspelled curse throughout the video and I think I can come up with a better way to portray that concept in my take 2. 

Self Help: How to be Happy 4/6

Initial gut reaction 1-Not at all   10-Yes, definitely

Did I convey presenter’s overall message? 9

Did I deliver the interpretation with confidence? 9

What is the presenter’s purpose?: He wants to share his philosophy for being happy despite having Progeria.   

What is the presenter’s attitude toward the topic?: (emotive, excited, lethargic…) He has accepted his fate related to his disease and he is excited to share his philosophy with the audience.  

What was the presenter’s language quality? (clear, redundant, evasive, tangents…) He spoke clearly and had planned out his speech.

How was the audio/visual quality? The audio and visual quality was good. 

How did the presenter structure the presentation? He planned his speech and used videos to enhance his speech.  

Did the source text use any culturally bound information or topic-specific jargon?  There was not a lot of culturally bound information-maybe the marching band.  There was topic-specific jargon related to the disease, Progeria and its effects on the body. 

Brief notes: I felt pretty confident throughout this interpretation.  I tried to incorporate more expansion skills and use space more effectively.  I felt I had some really good use of ASL grammar by incorporating conditional phrases and rhetorical questions. 

It Takes a Deaf World 3/30

Initial gut reaction 1-Not at all   10-Yes, definitely

Did I convey presenter’s overall message? 7

Did I deliver the interpretation with confidence? 7

What is the presenter’s purpose?: To share knowledge about ASL and how learning this language impacts a Deaf child's development. 

What is the presenter’s attitude toward the topic?: (emotive, excited, lethargic…) He is very knowledgeable since he has experienced a life with sign language.  He described having 100% access and you can tell he is passionate since this topic affects all Deaf children and not knowing this information can really hurt the child.

What was the presenter’s language quality? (clear, redundant, evasive, tangents…) He was clear in his presentation, but signed a little fast for me. 

How was the audio/visual quality? The video quality was good and clear. 

How did the presenter structure the presentation?  He started with a way to get hearing people to imagine living in a Deaf world.  Then he gave some background knowledge about the Deaf world, culture, and language. Then he told the audience how learning ASL impacts a Deaf child and not being exposed to a sign language can hinder their development. 

Did the source text use any culturally bound information or topic-specific jargon?  There was a lot of culturally bound information including Deaf history and Eyeth.  The idea of Deaf culture itself is culturally bound information.  The jargon related to the topic included the names of famous Deaf people or famous people involved in Deaf history (Gallaudet, Laurent Clerc), ASL, and Eyeth. 

Brief notes: At the end I totally missed the last point!  I think I didn't give myself enough lag time.  I found myself speaking and missing what was being said as I voiced.  

Black ASL 3/30

Initial gut reaction 1-Not at all   10-Yes, definitely

Did I convey presenter’s overall message? 8

Did I deliver the interpretation with confidence? 8

What is the presenter’s purpose?: He wanted to share his research about Black ASL and spread awareness that variations exist in ASL.

What is the presenter’s attitude toward the topic?: (emotive, excited, lethargic…) He is very knowledgeable and well researched about the topic.  He obviously took a lot of time to research the topic and is connected to the subject.

What was the presenter’s language quality? (clear, redundant, evasive, tangents…)  His language was clear and easy to follow.

How was the audio/visual quality? The video quality was good. 

How did the presenter structure the presentation? He had different sections and had a plan that he shared with the audience through segments with title slides. 

Did the source text use any culturally bound information or topic-specific jargon?  There was a ton of culturally bound information and topic specific jargon.  He mentioned the features of ASL, linguistic variations in ASL and sign languages around the world.  He also talked about black history in America when the school were segregated and how that impacted Black ASL.

Brief notes:  I definitely stumbled on some of his fingerspelled words like the names of his colleagues.  I missed some of the states he talked about too, but later filled some of that information in when he talked about variations throughout the states.