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Technology in Interpretation Results: Interpreter's Survey- Question #2
Question #2: From the choices above, list the top 3 that are the most important for an interpreter at your site to be successful.
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Whereas the first question attempted to obtain factual information about current use, the second question was designed to measure the participants’ attitudes. Although the amount of use is important information in itself, it does not necessarily reflect value. For instance, even if e-mail is used a great deal at an interpretive site, it may not be considered an essential skill for success. The interpreters and supervisors were asked which of the skills from question #1 would be most indicative of a successful employee. Participants identified the top three most important skills. To analyze this information, the responses for each category were summed together and reported as a percentage of the total participant number. The results from this question are summarized in a graph above. Similar to question #1, word processing skills were by far the most important for the success of an interpreter, indicated by nearly 70% of the participants. The second highest rated category was publication design, included by 55% of the participants. E-mail skills at 50% dropped down to the third highest level, followed closely by Internet research at 43%. Although e-mail seems to be used more by interpreters according to question #1, the ability to design publications is a more important skill in regards to success on the job. A significant gap is evident between the top four success skills and the rest. From the highest to the lowest response rate, the next skill after Internet research (43%) was creating PowerPoint presentations, though only 13% of the participants believed this was important. Exhibit interpretation (12%) and graphic editing (10%) shared similar response rates. Again, sound editing (.5%) and interactive multimedia exhibits (.5%) were considered to be the least important skills.Return to Interpreter's Survey Results
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