Expand your interpreting skills and work opportunities by enhancing your memory aids using the FAST Method, a note-taking technique created by CCCS, Inc.™ This unique tool differs from traditional shorthand by combining the use of symbols, healthcare acronyms and abbreviations. This interactive session provides interpreters with clear steps on how to develop a personal note-taking style in order to maximize your memory capacity by practicing through guided exercises. Use of this advanced skill will facilitate the flow and accuracy of the interpreting session.
Andrew Jerger, our speaker, is an experienced interpreter and teacher. Mr. Jerger spent 11 years in the Dominican Republic teaching public speaking courses in Spanish, English language classes, and Spanish reading and writing classes. He successfully completed the 54-hour Art of Medical Interpretation® course by Cross Cultural Communication Institute (CCCI) at Cross Cultural Communication Systems, Inc.™ and went on to become a language coach before joining the CCCI faculty in 2009. He has since completed both the CHI™ and the CMI interpreter certifications.
