Exercise 5b: Rate the importance of pre-meeting chat topics

Question 1 of 20
For a Deaf person going to an appointment, how important is it for the interpreter to find out the reason for the appointment?

Question 2 of 20
For a Deaf person going to an appointment, how important is it for the interpreter to find out the Deaf person’s past experience at the location?

Question 3 of 20
For a Deaf person going to an appointment, how important is it for the interpreter to find out the Deaf person’s anticipated/desired outcome?

Question 4 of 20
For a Deaf person going to an appointment, how important is it for the interpreter to find out the Deaf person’s level of education?

Question 5 of 20
For a Deaf person going to an appointment, how important is it for the interpreter to find out the Deaf person’s educational setting?
(Deaf school/mainstreaming/home school)

Question 6 of 20
For a Deaf person going to an appointment, how important is it for the interpreter to find out the hearing status of the Deaf person’s parents?

Question 7 of 20
For a Deaf person going to an appointment, how important is it for the interpreter to find out the age the Deaf person learned sign language?

Question 8 of 20
For a Deaf person going to an appointment, how important is it for the interpreter to find out the Deaf person’s preference for signing?

Question 9 of 20
For a Deaf person going to an appointment, how important is it for the interpreter to find out whether or not the Deaf person will speak for themselves?

Question 10 of 20
For a Deaf person going to an appointment, how important is it for the interpreter to find out if the Deaf person has a preference as to how the work is split (if there is a team interpreter)?

Question 11 of 20
For a Deaf person going to an appointment, how important is it for the interpreter to find out if there any specific signs or vocabulary that will be used during the appointment?

Question 12 of 20
For a Deaf making a presentation in sign language, how important is it for the interpreter to find out the topic of the presentation?

Question 13 of 20
For a Deaf making a presentation in sign language, how important is it for the interpreter to find out the purpose of the presentation?

Question 14 of 20
For a Deaf making a presentation in sign language, how important is it for the interpreter to find out the anticipated/desired outcome?

Question 15 of 20
For a Deaf making a presentation in sign language, how important is it for the interpreter to find out how the Deaf presenter will be delivering their remarks?
(ASL, SimCom, MCE, etc.)

Question 16 of 20
For a Deaf making a presentation in sign language, how important is it for the interpreter to find out if the Deaf presenter wants access to the interpreted work, and if so, how?

Question 17 of 20
For a Deaf making a presentation in sign language, how important is it for the interpreter to have access to the remarks in the form of printed materials (pp slides, notes, etc.)?

Question 18 of 20
For a Deaf making a presentation in sign language, how important is it for the interpreter find out how the pace should be monitored? (if the Deaf presenter is going too fast)

Question 19 of 20
For a Deaf making a presentation in sign language, how important is it for the interpreter find out how the Deaf presenter wants errors to be fixed?

Question 20 of 20
For a Deaf making a presentation in sign language, how important is it for the interpreter find out if there are any specific signs or vocabulary that will be used for the presentation?