28th “World’s Largest Silent Weekend”

June 21-24, 2007 

Thursday 

2:00 – 6:00 Registration
 
3:00 – 5:00 The Evolution of Interpreting  -- Salon 2   <>
7:00 – 8:30 Orientation in Ballroom
9:00 – 10:00 – ASL Karaoke Competion – Salon 2
 
Friday
  1 = 8:30 – 9:30
2 = 9:45 – 10:45

3 = 11:00 -- noon

Lunch
provided
4 = 1:30 – 2:30

5 = 2:45 – 3:45

6 = 4:00 – 5:00

7:00 – 9:00 Ethics of Interpreting

9:15 – 11:15 Sex Signs

 Saturday
  7 = 8:30 – 9:30
8 = 9:45 – 10:45

9= 11:00 -- noon
Lunch on your own
10 = 1:30 – 2:30

11 = 2:45 – 3:45

12 = 4:00 – 5:00

ASL Improv Night 7:30 p.m. in Ballroom (separate ticket required) 

Most Advanced and Interpreter sessions will be in Salon 2

Most Intermediate sessions will be in Salon 3

Most beginners sessions will be in Salon 1

Special classes will be in the Forum rooms. 

RID CEUs are sponsored by
Florida
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

A presenter is being sponsored by
Gallaudet University Regional Center at Flagler College

Coffee Breaks
are sponsored by
Florida
Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf
and ASLServices  

Friday, June 22, 2007
Beginners in Salon 1

 

Periods

1

8:30—9:30

2

9:45--10:45

3

11:00- noon

4

1:30—2:30

5

2:45—3:45

6

4:00—5:00

 

Section A

 

 

 

Trix Upon A Time: An ASL Storytelling Handbook

Trix Bruce

Fingerspelling in the Real World

JoyAnn DiGiovanni

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creativity and ASL Which?

Peter Cook

 

Section B

One Handshape, Movement, Location, Palm Orientation and Facial Expressions for One ASL Word

Art Dignan

Focus on Fingerspelling

Art Dignan

 

Section C

I Know Some Signs…. Now What Do I Do????

Patricia Chun

Topic Comment???  Rhetorical Questions???  What is All This??

Patricia Chun

Conceptual Accuracy…HUH?!?!?  You Mean I Can’t Sign “My Nose is Running”?

Patricia Chun

 

Intermediates in Salon 3

 

Periods

1

8:30—9:30

2

9:45--10:45

3

11:00- noon

4

1:30—2:30

5

2:45—3:45

6

4:00—5:00

 

Section A

"It's All in your 'Tude"

Belsky & Cartwright

 

 

Deaf Culture -- From the Outside In

Jon Barr

 

City & State & Country Signs

Jose Granda

 

 

Section B

Animal Crackers for Intermediates (topic comment & descriptive classifiers)

Alysse Rasmussen

 

Close-Up Views: Zoom in With Classifiers Under the Microscope

Trix Bruce

 

Lexicalized Fingerspelling: How Did She do That!?!?

Trix Bruce

 

Can You See What I Saw?

Crom Saunders

 

 

Section C

MIND  SET  ENGLISH  FINISH !  THINK  MEANING  SIGN  ASL

Kris daCosta

For Beginners and Intermediates

 

Acronyms

Dennis Buck

 

ASL Slangs

Dennis Buck

 

Culture Sensitivity

Dennis Buck

 

Drug Vocabulary 101 

Dennis Buck

 

Advanced in Salon 2

 

Periods

1

8:30—9:30

2

9:45--10:45

3

11:00- noon

4

1:30—2:30

5

2:45—3:45

6

4:00—5:00

 

 

Section A

 

Can You See What I Saw?

Crom Saunders

Italian Gestures as an Enhancement to ASL Conversation and Interpreting

Mike Ernest

Interpreting Movie Sound-Bytes, or How do you Interpret, “You had Me at Hello”

Mike Ernest

 

 

“How Do You Express That in ASL?"

Brenda Aron

Section B

City & State & Country Signs

Jose Granda

How to Use Classifiers in ASL?

JoyAnn DiGiovanni

Intermediates

Frequently Overlooked, But Vital Signs

Art Dignan

Section C

“Deaf idioms, How to Translate That?”

Jon Ziev

Out With The English, In With The ASL

Alysse Rasmussen

PMS in ASL

Alysse Rasmussen

 

 

Special Choices and Other Topics

 

Periods

1

8:30—9:30

2

9:45--10:45

3

11:00- noon

4

1:30—2:30

5

2:45—3:45

6

4:00—5:00

 

Forum East 2-3

 

Signing Church Music

Renee Jackson

All Levels

"No One Ever Told Me I'd Have Days Like These!"

Belsky & Cartwright

Advanced & Terps

 

"Try Walking a Mile

in My High Heels"

Belsky & Cartwright

Advanced & Terps

 

Using ASL to Sign Songs 

Keith Wann

For all levels

 

Signaoake! 

Keith Wann

Intermediates

 

 

Forum West 1-2

 

What Are Those X#$*& Signs? Introducing ASL Expressions Part I

Brenda Aron

Advanced/Terps

 

What Are Those X#$*& Signs? Introducing ASL Expressions Part 2

Brenda Aron

Advanced/Terps

 

Who said Deafs don't like Music?

Ronne Mae Tyson

Intermediates, Advanced & Interpreters

Spirit Filled Church, from Depression to Deliverance

Ronne Mae Tyson

Intermediates, Advanced & Interpreters

 

Is it Bigger than a Breadbox? ASL Grammatical and Visual Expansion Techniques for the Signer/ Interpreter 

Mike Ernest

Advanced & Interpreters

 

Forum West 3

"Interpreting Sensitive & Difficult Topics in Scripture"

Jon Nstt

Adv & Terps

Bible Pictures

Reneé Jackson

Intermediate, Advanced & Interpreters

 

 

 

The Holy Bible

Renee Jackson

All Levels

Teaching Bible Study to the Deaf

Marietta Patchin

Intermediate, Advanced & Terps

4:00—5:30









7:00 – 9:00 p.m.  Ethics of Interpreting by Brenda Aron … for advanced and  interpreters – 2 hours – CEUs

9:15 – 11:15 p.m. Sex Signs by Jose Granda … all levels but geared towards advanced  – 2 hours – CEUs

 

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Beginners in Salon 1

 

Periods

7

8:30—9:30

8

9:45--10:45

9

11:00- noon

10

1:30—2:30

11

2:45—3:45

12

4:00—5:00

 

Section A

Black Deaf Culture

Ronnie Mae Tyson

For Advanced & Interpreters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Improv – Can't I Just Make it Up?

Keith Wann

 

Section B

 

The Rules of Noun and Verb Pairs - What's the Movement in ASL?

JoyAnn DiGiovanni

 

Conceptual Accuracy and Idioms

Marietta Patchin

 

Making Faces

Crom Saunders

 

Section C

Classifiers…Making ASL so Much More

Efficient and Beautiful

Patricia Chun

Putting it all Together… Signing Without Talking or Mouthing!!!!!

Patricia Chun

 

Numbering Systems in ASL

JoyAnn DiGiovanni

 

Animal Crackers for Beginners (wh-questions) Alysse Rasmussen

 









Intermediates in Salon 3

 

Periods

7

8:30—9:30

8

9:45--10:45

9

11:00- noon

10

1:30—2:30

11

2:45—3:45

12

4:00—5:00

 

Section A

 

 

 

 

Creativity and ASL Which?

Peter Cook

Making Faces

Crom Saunders

Advanced

Thinking on Your Feet (and Hands) Crom Saunders

All levels

Improv – Can't I Just Make it Up?

Keith Wann

Making Faces

Crom Saunders

 

Section B

 

Children's Story (Manual Alphabet) & Deaf Folklore

Jose Granda

Advanced and Interpreters

 

 

Section C

Is it Bigger than a Breadbox? ASL Grammatical and Visual Expansion Techniques for the Signer/ Interpreter 

Mike Ernest

 

Italian Gestures as an Enhancement to ASL Conversation and Interpreting

Mike Ernest

Advanced in Salon 2

 

Periods

7

8:30—9:30

8

9:45--10:45

9

11:00- noon

10

1:30—2:30

11

2:45—3:45

12

4:00—5:00

 

Section A

“Hearing Idioms, How to Translate That?”

Jon Ziev

“Funny in Deaf, About Deaf Humor”

Brenda Aron

Intermediates

“Funny in Deaf, About Deaf Humor”

Brenda Aron

 

Narrative Development of Personal Storytelling in ASL

Peter Cook

 

Section B

ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS: Whoa! Train Zoom Gone. Did You See What She Sign? What Did She Meant by That?

Trix Bruce

ASL SEMANTICS: Precision of Expression Series Focus Word: HAVE

Trix Bruce

Confession of a Miss Black Deaf America

Ronnie Mae Tyson

 

 

 

Section C

 

 

Various Groups of Signed Words that have More Than One Meaning in ASL

Art Dignan

Intermediates

Mathematical Terminology

Dennis Buck

Computer Terminology

Dennis Buck

 

Special Choices and Other Topics

 

Periods

7

8:30—9:30

8

9:45--10:45

9

11:00- noon

10

1:30—2:30

11

2:45—3:45

12

4:00—5:00

 

Forum East 2-3

Analysis, Expression and Translation in Comparison from English Brief Narrative into ASL

Art Dignan

Advanced and Interpreters

 

Signaoake! 

Keith Wann

Advanced

 

 

 

Forum West 1-2

What Are Those X#$*& Signs? Introducing ASL Expressions Part 1

Brenda Aron

Intermediates

What Are Those X#$*& Signs? Introducing ASL Expressions Part 2

Brenda Aron

Intermediates

 

Stories by Paul Jones

Advanced

 

Sex Vocabulary 101  

Dennis Buck

Intermediate & Advanced

Conceptual Accuracy in a Church Setting 

Marietta Pachin

Intermediate, Advanced & Terps

Training Interpreters/Signers for Church Settings

Reneé Jackson Intermediate, Advanced & Interpreters

 

Forum West 3

 

"Church Interpreting 101 - Conceptually Accurate Church Interpreting"

Jon Barr

Advanced/Interpreters

Understanding Visual Space – the Basics

Kris daCosta

Beginners

 

Stories by Paul Jones

Intermediate

ASL Improv 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

 

Salon 2

 

8 – 9 a.m. --- Renee Jackson -- The Deaf Ministry Coordinators C.O.D.E – for all levels -- CEUs

9:10 – 10:10 a.m. – Marietta Patchin -- Deaf Ministry vs. Successful Deaf Ministry – for all levels --CEUs

10:20 – 11:20 a.m. – Paul Jones – Deaf Church -- CEUs

 

Silent Weekend 28 Schedule

8:30 a.m. Friday is period one
Beginners will have a plenary session:  Trix Upon a Time: An ASL Storytelling Handbook by Trix Bruce.

Intermediates will have four choices: “It’s All in your ‘Tude” by Marta Belsky and Brenda Cartwright; Animal Crackers by Alysse Rasmussen; MIND SET ENGLISH FINSIH ! THINK MEANING SIGN ASL by Kris DaCosta (8:30 to 10:45); Signing Church Music by Renee Jackson in Forum. 

Advanced/Interpreters will have six choices:  Can You See What I Saw? by Crom Saunders f (8:30 to 10:45 a.m.); City & State & Country Signs by Jose Granda (8:30 -10:45 a.m.); Deaf Idioms:  How to Translate That? by Jon Ziev (8:30 to 10:45 a.m.); Signing Church Music by Renee Jackson; What Are Those X#$*& Signs?  Introducing ASL Expressions Part 1 by Brenda Aron; Interpreting Sensitive & Difficult Topics in Scriptures by Jon Barr   

 

9:45 a.m. Friday is period two

Beginners will have three choices:  Fingerspelling in the Real World by JoyAnn DiGiovanni; One Handshape, Movement, Location, Palm Orientation and Facial Expression for One ASLWord (9:45 to noon) by Art Dignan; and I Know Some Signs … Now What Do I Do??? by Patricia Chun.

Intermediates will have three choices: Close-Up Views: Zoom in WithClassifiers Under the Microscope by Trix Bruce; MIND SET ENGLISH FINSIH ! THINK MEANING SIGN ASL by Kris DaCosta and Bible Pictures by Renee Jackson.

Advanced will have six choices:  Can You See What I Saw? by Crom Saunders f (8:30 to 10:45 a.m.); City & State & Country Signs by Jose Granda (8:30 -10:45 a.m.); Deaf Idioms:  How to Translate That? by Jon Ziev (8:30 to 10:45 a.m.); No One Ever Told Me I’d Have Days Like These” by Marta Belsky and Brenda Cartwright; What Are Those X#$*& Signs?  Introducing ASL Expressions Part 2 by Brenda Aron; and Bible Pictures by Renee Jackson.


11:00 a.m. Friday is period three

Beginners will have two choices:  One Handshape, Movement, Location, Palm Orientation and Facial Expression for One ASLWord by Art Dignan and Topic Comment??? Rhetorical Questions??? What is All This??? by Patricia Chun.

Intermediates will have five choices: Deaf Culture – From the Outside In by Jon Barr (11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a break for lunch); Lexicalized Fingerspelling:  How Did She doThat!?!? by Trix Bruce; Acronyms by Dennis Buck; How to Use Classifiers in ASL? by JoyAnn DiGiovanni (in Salon 2) and Who Said Deafs Don’t Like Music? by Ronnie Mae Tyson.

Advanced will have four choices:  Italian Gestures as an Enhancement to ASL Conversation and Interpreting by Mike Ernest; Try Walking a Mile in My High Heels by Marta Belsky and Brenda Cartwright (Forum); Out With the English, In With the ASL by Alysse Rasmussen; Who Said Deafs Don’t Like Music? by Ronnie Mae Tyson (Forum).

1:30 p.m. Friday is period four

Beginners will have three choices:  Focus on Fingerspelling by Art Dignan; Conceptual Accuracy … HUH?!?!?!? You Mean I Can’t Sign “My Nose is Running”? by Patricia Chun and Using ASL to Sign Songs by Keith Wann (Forum).
            

Intermediates will have six choices: Deaf Culture – From the Outside In by Jon Barr; Can You See What I Saw? by Crom Saunders (1:30 to 3:45); ASL Slangs by Dennis Buck; Using ASL to Sign Songs by Keith Wann; How to Use Classifiers in ASL? by JoyAnn DiGiovanni (in Salon 2)  and Spirit Filled Church, from Depression to Deliverance by Ronnie Mae Tyson.

Advanced will have four choices:  Interpreting Movie Sound-Bytes, or How do you Interpret, “You had Me at Hello” by Mike Ernest; Out With the English, In With the ASL by Alysse Rasmussen; Using ASL to Sign Songs by Keith Wann and Spirit Filled Church, from Depression to Deliverance by Ronnie Mae Tyson.

                                                                          

2:45 p.m. Friday is period five
 

Beginners will have a plenary session Creativity and ASL Which? by Peter Cook or a special choice The Holy Bible by Renee Jackson (Forum).

Intermediates will have five choices: City & State & Country Signs by Jose Granda (2:45 to 5:00); Can You See What I Saw? by Crom Saunders; Culture Sensitivity by Dennis Buck; Signaoake! by Keith Wann (Forum) and The Holy Bible by Renee Jackson (Forum).

Advanced will have five choices: How do You Express That in ASL? by Brenda Aron; Frequently Overlooked, But Vital Signs by Art Dignan; PMS in ASL by Alysse Rasmussen; Is it Bigger than a Breadbox?  ASL Grammatical and Visual Expansion Techniques for the Signer/Interpreter by Mike Ernest  (forum) and The Holy Bible by Renee Jackson (forum)

 

4:00 p.m. Friday is period six

Beginners will have a plenary session Creativity and ASL Which? by Peter Cook

Intermediates will have three choices: City & State & Country Signs by Jose Granda; Drug Vocabulary 101 by Dennis Buck; Signaoake! by Keith Wann (forum) and Teaching Bible Study to the Deaf by Marietta Patchin (Forum).

Advanced will have five choices: How do You Express That in ASL? by Brenda Aron; Frequently Overlooked, But Vital Signs by Art Dignan; PMS in ASL by Alysse Rasmussen; Is it Bigger than a Breadbox?  ASL Grammatical and Visual Expansion Techniques for the Signer/Interpreter by Mike Ernest  (Forum) and Teaching Bible Study to the Deaf by Marietta Patchin (Forum).

                                            

8:30 a.m. Saturday is period seven

Beginners will have a plenary session:  Classifiers…Making ASL so Much More Efficient and Beautiful by Patricia Chun

Intermediates will have two choices: Creativity and ASL Which? by Peter Cook (8:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.); Analysis, Expression and Translation in Comparison from English Brief Narrative into ASL by Art Dignan (Forum) (8:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.)

Advanced will have five choices:  Hearing Idioms:  How to Translate That? by Jon Ziev (8:30 – 10:45); English Equivalents: Whoa!  Train Zoom Gone.  Did You See What She Sign?  What Did She Meant by That? by Trix Bruce (8:30 – 10:45); Black Deaf Culture by Ronnie Mae Tyson (Salon 1); Analysis, Expression and Translation in Comparison from English Brief Narrative into ASL by Art Dignan (Forum) (8:30 – 10:45) and Church Interpreting 101 – Conceptually Accurate Church Interpreting by Jon Barr (Forum) (8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a break for lunch).


9:45 a.m. Saturday is period eight

Beginners will have two choices:  The Rules of Noun and Verb Pairs – What’s the Movement in ASL? by JoyAnn DiGiovanni and Putting It All Together … Signing Without Talking or Mouthing!!! by Patricia Chun

Intermediates will have two choices: Creativity and ASL Which? by Peter Cook and Analysis, Expression and Translation in Comparison from English Brief Narrative into ASL by Art Dignan (Forum)

Advanced will have five choices:  Hearing Idioms:  How to Translate That? by Jon Ziev; English Equivalents: Whoa!  Train Zoom Gone.  Did You See What She Sign?  What Did She Meant by That? by Trix Bruce; Black Deaf Culture by Ronnie Mae Tyson (Salon 1); Analysis, Expression and Translation in Comparison from English Brief Narrative into ASL by Art Dignan (Forum) and Church Interpreting 101 – Conceptually Accurate Church Interpreting by Jon Barr (Forum) (to 2:30 p.m. with a break for lunch).

 

11:00 a.m. Saturday is period nine

Beginners will have two choices:  Conceptual Accuracy and Idioms by Marietta Patchin (11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a break for lunch) and Numbering Systems in ASL by JoyAnn DiGiovanni

Intermediates will have two choices: Funny in Deaf, About Deaf Humor by Brenda Aron (Salon 2) and Various Groups of Signed Words that have More than One Meaning in ASL by Art Dignan (Salon 2).

Advanced will have five choices:  Making Faces by Crom Saunders (Salon 3); Is It Bigger than a Breadbox?  ASL Grammatical and Visual Expansion Techniques for the Signer by Mike Ernest; Signaoake! by Keith Wann (Forum) (11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a break for lunch); Stories by Paul Jones (Forum) and Church Interpreting 101 – Conceptually Accurate Church Interpreting by Jon Barr (Forum) (to 2:30 p.m. with a break for lunch).

                                                                                                              

1:30 p.m.  Saturday is period ten

Beginners will have two choices:  Conceptual Accuracy and Idioms by Marietta Patchin and Animal Crackers by Alysse Rasmussen
                                                                                           

Intermediates will have two choices: Thinking on Your Feet (and Hands) by Crom Saunders and Sex Vocabulary 101 by Dennis Buck (Forum).

Advanced will have five choices:  Funny in Deaf, About Deaf Humor by Brenda Aron; Confessions of a Miss Black Deaf America by Ronnie Mae Tyson; Signaoake! by Keith Wann (Forum); Sex Vocabulary 101 by Dennis Buck, and Church Interpreting 101 – Conceptually Accurate Church Interpreting by Jon Barr (Forum)


2:45 p.m. Saturday is period eleven
 

Beginners will have two choices:  Making Faces by Crom Saunders and Understanding Visual Space – the Basics by Kris daCosta (Forum).

Intermediates will have two choices:  Improv – Can’t I Just Make it Up? by Keith Wann and Conceptual Accuracy in a Church Setting by Marietta Patchin.

Advanced will have three choices:  Narrative Development of Personal Storytelling in ASL by Peter Cook (2:45 to 5:00); Mathematical Terminology by Dennis Buck and Conceptual Accuracy in a Church Setting by Marietta Patchin (Forum).

 

4:00 p.m. Saturday is period twelve

Beginners will have a plenary session:  Improv – Can’t I Just Make it Up? by Keith Wann

Intermediates will have four choices:  Making Faces by Crom Saunders; Italian Gestures as an Enhancement in ASL Conversation by Mike Ernest; Training Interpreters/Signers for Church Settings by Renee Jackson (Forum) and Stories by Paul Jones (Forum)

Advanced will have three choices:  Narrative Development of Personal Storytelling in ASL by Peter Cook; Computer Terminology by Dennis Buck and Training Interpreters/Signers for Church Settings by Renee Jackson (Forum)


Presenters and Topics Described

Brenda Liebman Aron  -- from Bellevue, Washington -- she has presented previously

What Are Those X#$*& Signs? Introducing ASL Expressions Part I -- for advanced/interpreters to be offered Friday period 1 and for intermediates Saturday period 7
       There are a great many ASL expressions that do not always have equivalent English words in translation however those are frequently used expressions by ASL signers. This workshop introduces participants to those expressions, their meaning and how these are used in context. 55 ASL expressions of slang and colloquialisms will be introduced in Part 1.

What Are Those X#$*& Signs? Introducing ASL Expressions Part 2 -- for advanced/interpreters to be offered Friday period 2 and for intermediates Saturday period 8
       There are a great many ASL expressions that do not always have equivalent English words in translation however those are frequently used expressions by ASL signers. This workshop introduces participants to those expressions, their meaning and how these are used in context. Part 2 covers 58 signs

“How Do You Express That in ASL?" -- two hours – to be offered Friday periods 5-6 for advanced/interpreters
       Using segments of short stories in English, Participants will learn and choose best techniques in applying ASL classifiers, spatialization, role-shifting and non-manual signals  to express concepts and ideas.

“Funny in Deaf, About Deaf Humor” – to be offered Saturday period 9 for intermediates and period 10 for advanced/interpreters
      Participants will be introduced to four categories of Deaf Humor, along with several examples. Participants will learn and understand about the kinds of Deaf humor.

Ethics of Interpreting -- to be offered Friday night from 7 to 9 p.m. for advanced/interpreters.
Through interactive activities, we will go over the meaning of values and ethics and discuss selected scenarios from education, religion, medical and other situations etc. It will be a good review to prepare interpreters for the local and national tests.


Jon Barr – new presenter -- President of  Silent Word Ministries from Georgia:


Deaf Culture -- From the Outside In  – to be offered Friday periods 3-4 for intermediates.
     Often Deaf Culture is defined by experiences common to Deaf people.  This workshop is an in-depth overview of Deaf Culture from a hearing person’s perspective, using principles to define the culture.  Participants will learn four elements that define a culture, four main differences between Deaf and hearing culture, differing views of Deafness, and will discuss over thirty specific examples of situations from Deaf culture.

"Interpreting Sensitive & Difficult Topics in Scripture" – to be offered Friday period 1 for advanced/interpreters
       Many interpreters feel inadequate interpreting the Bible into Sign Language.  This workshop discusses strategies and solutions for interpreting hard-to-understand verses and passages in the Bible, Biblical subjects that could be considered offensive in today’s culture, and archaic wording in the Bible.  The following topics will be discussed:  Archaic Wording, Prophesy, Slaughter, Sexual Matters, Subjects Differing from Interpreter's Viewpoint or Society's Norm, Strategies to Accurately Interpret These Topics.

"Church Interpreting 101 - Conceptually Accurate Church Interpreting" – to be offered Saturday in four separate chunks periods 7-8-9-10 for advanced/interpretrers.         
       Church interpreting is no easy task.  Yet, much is expected from the church interpreter.  This workshop covers a wide variety of topics including Understanding the Goals of a Church, The Role of a Church Interpreter, Preparing to Interpret the Church Service, Getting the Message Across, Making Music Interesting, Special Service Parts, and Interpreting Bible Passages.

Marta Belsky and Brenda Cartwright – new presenters --  from Michigan State University co-presenting

"It's All in your 'Tude" ." – to be offered Friday period 1 for intermediates.
       This workshop will focus on both receptive and expressive fingerspelling skills in new and creative ways.  Participants will have the opportunity to get individual feedback in a fun and stimulating environment

"No One Ever Told Me I'd Have Days Like These!" – to be offered Friday period 2 for advanced/interpreters
       During the course of this presentation, we will have an opportunity to review some of the hysterical and sticky ethical situations in which interpreters and Deaf people who work with interpreters find themselves.  In addition, participants will also have a chance to share their own situations." <>

"Try Walking a Mile in My High Heels"
– to be offered Friday period 3 for advanced/interpretrers
       This workshop uses both lecture and skill-building activitites to focus on the topic of team interpreting.  Participants will explore what types of information are generally needed in a "feed" and how it can be both elicited and produced.".

Trix Bruce  -- she has been with us the past several Silent Weekends

TRIX'S ASL KARAOKE COMPETITION – to be offered after orientation Thursday evening – for all levels!
       Step right into the spotlight! What, you need a microphone? No way, you've got to use your hands to sign your heart out for a chance to win! Do a song in ASL! Which song? Don't you worry about songs! Relax, there will be a closed-captioned screen right in front of you to read the lyrics. Let your hands do the dance, become a famous singer, express emotions and go wild! The winning secret is to impress Judge Trix and make a great connection with your audience! With audience voting and Judge Trix to determine winners, you'll have a chance to earn one of Judge Trix's Karaoke Competition T-Shirts. The Top Winner takes home Trix's DVD Award! 

Trix Upon A Time: An ASL Storytelling Handbook – to be offered Friday period 1 for beginners.
            Create your own visual storytelling! Brainstorm the steps needed to put a story together. List all the details of the play that affect the body's senses ( vision, sound, smell, taste, and touch). Imagine yourself as a member of the audience ( both deaf & hearing). What do they really want to see?  Exercises that help you learn how to make clearer body language, gesture, and signs.
          Finalizing the story and narration in ASL. Participants will learn the following aspects of ASL Storytelling: Role Shifting, Eye Gazing, Characterization, Classifier Usage, Building a story in ASL.

Close-Up Views: Zoom in With Classifiers Under the Microscope
– to be offered Friday period 2 for intermediates.
            English speaker you work within a linear language, but ASL uses space and movement through classifiers to show a visual picture.  When using Classifiers, are you able to clearly portray the English message into ASL?  This workshop provides participants with an overview of using Classifiers’ Close up in 3-D. Participants are able to show three ways of visual picture with a object or human’s body.
      This workshop will also provide hands-on experiences & skill building activities needed for appropriate classifier use applied to complex descriptions and images.

Lexicalized Fingerspelling: How did she do that!?!? – to be offered Friday period 3 for intermediates.
      It is a method of communication that is used in ASL for names, places, obscure or unknown signs. It could be useful in many situations during dialogue, conversation, or slang.  ASL usually borrows words and signs from the English language and incorporates them in its sign vocabulary.  Lex Fingerspelling is "like a word" or "word-like" as an independent unit.  It describes the process of fingerspelling because the separate signs do seem become like one.  Trix will demonstrate several examples of using fingerspelling during conversation, sentences, stories, etc. 

ASL SEMANTICS: Precision of Expression Series Focus Word: HAVE – to be offered Saturday period 9 for advanced/interpreters
      Semantics is defined as the study of meanings expressed by the elements of a language or a combination of the elements.  A concept expressed in an ASL sign often cannot be conveyed by a single all-purpose English word. Likewise, English words and phrases may have variations in meaning, which require translations using different ASL signs. This workshop helps the the student advance skills in translating the languages of ASL and English. This workshop will focus the word of HAVE.

ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS: Whoa! Train Zoom Gone. Did You See What She Sign? What did she meant by that? – to be offered Saturday periods 7-8 for advanced/interpreters
         English Equivalents help the student take signs that do not have just one translation in English and help the participant become aware of idiomatic English translations along with some technical vocabulary associated with particular signs.  English Equivalents in ASL will help you confidently continue the flow of information exchange from ASL to English and from English to ASL.

Dennis Buck – a returning presenter – Author of "Deaf Peddler" and a highly acclaimed storyteller at the 2007 ASL Storytelling Festival in Gainesville

Acronyms – to be offered Friday period 3 for intermediates
           Display variety of acronyms. Show the popular acronyms that Deaf people use and how to recognize if it is acronyms or not. Also create new acronyms to speed up the conversation instead of fingerspelling every time the word is brought up. Have audience come up with new acronyms and will let them practice using their acronyms as their hands-on assignment.

ASL Slangs – to be offered Friday period 4 for intermediates
          Write English slang and show how to convert English slang into ASL slang. Demonstrate English Slang and ASL Slang and discuss their differences. Also show how specific ASL slang is used to convey accurate concept using appropriate facial expressions. Will have participants do short hands-on tasks.

Computer Terminology – to be offered Saturday period 12 for advanced/interpreters
         Demonstrate useful computer terminology and explain why the sign is formed. List of variety of computer terms and how it is used in accurate concept. Variety of signs is applied such as E-mail, CD-burn, Internet, etc. Have audience involved by giving the terms to presenter then presenter will demonstrate the signs.

Concept vs. Context – may be offered if space opens up
          Why do some signs have more than one meaning? A better question for audience to ask is, “Why are there so many words in English that means the same thing?” Wondering why signs have more than one meaning most likely results from matching one English word to just one ASL sign. Rather than thinking this way, try to understand the meaning of a concept, whether it is an ASL sign or an English word. Display variety of English concepts and context is translated into ASL.                                 

Culture Sensitivity – to be offered Friday period 5 for intermediates
           Discuss the analogy of two different cultures – hearing and deaf. Learning ASL is not sufficient to be part of Deaf culture. Thus, culture is essential to understand why Deaf people use specific signs to reflect the true meaning. Give examples of variety of culture sensitivity.                                        

Drug Vocabulary 101 – to be offered Friday period 6 for intermediates 
          Demonstrate list of drugs and have a specific word choices to apply the accurate concept. Give examples if specific signs that are used in a setting environment such as formal and informal conversation. Have audience come up with drug words and presenter will provide the accurate signs.                                      

Mathematical Terminology – to be offered Saturday period 11 for advanced/interpreters         
        
Can’t image to sign mathematical terms in front of a math student and teacher where you feel you are lacking knowledge in mathematics? You don’t have to become an “expert” in mathematics to interpret. Demonstrate Algebra, trigonometry, geometry, calculus, and differential equations terminology into ASL visually and explicitly. Encourage audience to participate and see if they can be creative with signs. 
                                                                        
Sex Vocabulary 101  -- to be offered Saturday period 10 to advanced/interpreters
          The signs shown in this session will enhance your ability to identify and understand specific word choices that are not used in normal daily conversation. This session can be used by anyone who has a strong sign language foundation and is looking to heighten their awareness of explicit sexual signs to facilitate communication between individuals/groups in Medical/Interpreting fields. Most courses in Interpreting Training Programs (ITP) may not include these specific necessary terms in their curriculum. You will enjoy these provocative and sexually explicit signs as they are presented in this presentation.                                        

Patricia Chun – a returning presenter – a teaching assistant at the University of Florida's ASL Program

I know some signs…. now what do I do???? – to be offered Friday period 2 to beginners
       This class is for beginners who have a good vocabulary, but want to be able to put it all together to form sentences and communicate with the deaf.  I will be giving you verbal direction (i.e. I will be talking, but shhhh don’t tell Dr. Tuccelli). 

Topic comment???  Rhetorical questions???  What is all this??? – to be offered Friday period 3 to beginners
        This class is for beginners who know how to sign in ASL, but now would like to advance those skills.  We will focus on signing more fluently and using grammatical principles used by the deaf.  Once again, verbal instruction will be given.

Conceptual Accuracy…HUH?!?!?  You mean I can’t sign my nose is running? – to be offered Friday period 4 to beginners
          This class will focus on teaching the conceptual inaccuracies of the English language and how to translate that to ASL.  For example, I will explain how to translate:  my nose is running, I feel blue, coffee break, and I’m onto you.   Also, we will go over deaf idioms.  Yes, there will be verbal instruction.

Classifiers…Making ASL so much more efficient and beautiful. – to be offered Saturday period 7 to beginners
         In this class, you will learn what a classifier is and how to use them.  You will cut down on your signing time and sign much more clearly.  Plus, it’s TONS OF FUN!!!!!  Do you have to ask????

Putting it all together… Signing without talking or mouthing!!!!! – to be offered Saturday period 8 to beginners
         This class will focus on conversational ASL and bring everything that has been taught in the 4 previous classes together.  You will get individualized practice signing with a partner. 

Peter Cook – from Chicago -- after missing the last two Silent Weekends --- he’s back!

Narrative Development of Personal Storytelling in ASL – to be offered Saturday periods 11-12 to advanced/interpreters
      The purpose of this workshop is to explore the role of Narrator and Character in storytelling. The participants will have the chance to exercise role shifting between Narrator and Character. Features such as Body shifting, Eye gazing, Physical features, Positions, and Power shifting will be discussed. The participants will create stories through their personal experiences and will be given assignment during the course of the workshop.
        The participants will learn how to use role shifts through the characters in their stories. ASL classifiers predicates will be greatly used. The critical mass such as 3D in space, non-manual signals, space mapping, temporal aspects, memorizing, and preparation will be utilized during the workshop.

Creativity and ASL Which? – to be offered Friday periods 5-6 for beginners (plenary session) and again Saturday periods 7-8 for intermediates (plenary session)

Kris DaCosta – new presenter – teaches ASL at a high school in Virginia

MIND  SET  ENGLISH  FINISH !  THINK  MEANING  SIGN  ASL – to be offered Friday periods 1-2 for beginners and intermediates
      I have to go to…. No you don’t!  YOU  #DO WHAT ?!   Generally students learning ASL spend a fraction of their time in a visual language environment – English traces show up in their hands.  The limited exposure is not enough to build your ASL skills. Your goal is to break away (DISCONNECT) from your dependency on English by identifying the common habits of first language influence in ASL  and by understanding the proper linguistic use of each.  This workshop covers modals, negative quantifiers, rhetoricals, possessives, #DO, HAVE, and ASL responses. 

Understanding Visual Space – the Basics  -- to be offered Saturday period 11 for beginners
     This workshop is simplified for beginners.  Your goal is to understand visual space from an English grammar standpoint.  Why is the visual space an important element in ASL?  Signed information is not only on the hands and non-manual cues, but also in the signing space.  This workshop provides activities for you to transform the visual space into ASL and interpret your English comprehension.  

Art Dignan – a returning Deaf presenter from Missouri

One Handshape, Movement, Location, Palm Orientation and Facial Expressions for One ASL Word  -- to be offered Friday periods 2-3 for beginners
        It will help you remember every ASL sign better.  The participants will gain the understanding and feeling of confidence when they observe that there are more than one signed word that have the same handshape but would express different meaning when their location, movement, palm orientation and facial expression are demonstrated.

Focus on Fingerspelling – to be offered Friday period 4 for beginners
        It will help make receptive skills easier in fingerspelling based on how the way the fingers are moved when fingerspelling.   If you practice fingerspelling on your own, it is possible that the kinesthetic message of fingerspelling from the hand to the brain can establish a visual memory. The more often you fingerspell words that are commonly fingerspelled, the more likely you are to be able to read it when it is fingerspelled to you.

Various Groups of Signed Words that have More Than One Meaning in ASL – to be offered Saturday periods 9-10 for intermediates
        You will realize that ASL offers more meanings in phrases while English phrases usually  have limited meanings.  After focusing on two or three different groups of brief phrases which are expressed with one same signed word but are different in its own meaning in expression that usually occurred in ASL.

Frequently Overlooked, But Vital Signs (Signs that are directly influenced by context) – to be offered Friday periods 5-6 for advanced/interpreters
         It will help you pick up many  new signs that are rarely seen in ASL I-IV classes.  These signs or phrases occur within the context of ASL discourse.  It generally follows either the grammatical link or the narrator’s own personal opinion or emotion in a negative or positive manner.  It can be just facial expression and/or mouthing alone without the signed word, a kind of derivational approach.

Analysis, Expression and Translation in Comparison from English Brief Narrative into ASL  -- to be offered Saturday periods 7-8 for advanced/interpreters
        Interpreters who are trying to translate from an English idiom into ASL expressions tend to still interpret in English manner. This is a workshop  to understand and practice their ability to transliterate hearing idioms into ASL. 

  Participants, will be divided into a smaller group and help each other by translating a brief story from English to ASL. Then, they will demonstrate the story in ASL to the class. And compare how ASL is acceptable with some different expressions in signed words but still reveal for the same concept of the same story in English.        (Note: will discuss in Signed English context first before express in ASL during teaching)

JoyAnn DiGiovanni – a new presenter – she has taught at Palm Beach Community College for 12 years and is their deaf ASL instructor.

Fingerspelling in the Real World – to be offered Friday period 2 for beginners and intermediates
        One of the most challenging aspects of ASL is fingerspelling. Here are the lessons for you to improve your fingerspelling, to practice and to become a good fingerspeller.  Examples: What do you do if you miss the fingerspelling? What do you do when you make a spelling error? How to prevent receptive motion injuries? How do you form good habits- the whole sign space?

The Rules of Noun and Verb Pairs - What's the movement in ASL? – to be offered Saturday period 8 for beginners
        There are many nouns and verbs which are related to each other in meaning and form and differ only in movement. These are called noun-verb pairs. Some verbs have a single movement and the related noun has a smaller, repeated movement.  How can you sign the sentences using the sign for" rain" as a noun and sign for "rain" as a verb. 

How to Use Classifiers in ASL? – to be offered Friday periods 3-4 for intermediates
        There is a fairly large set of signs in ASL which are called classifiers. These classifiers can be divided into two groups (a) classifiers that are made with a particular handshape and that represent a noun and indicate the location and possible actions of that noun and (b) classifiers that indicate something about the size, shape, texture and so forth of a noun as well as its location in space. Classifiers which substitute nouns have inseparable nouns and verbs in them. They are used to represent the motion and /or location of the noun.

Numbering Systems in ASL – to be offered Saturday period 9 for beginners.
       Numbers play an important role in everyday life. We constantly communicate numbers relating  to time, age, money and everything.  Definition in ASL, Incorporation in time and sequence, Incorporation in Money Systems, Review of Cardinal system, Incorporation in Age, Incorporation in nouns and pronouns using whole entity classifiers.  Sometimes its useful or necessary to express an appropriate number. There are several ways of doing this in ASL. Number representation is an important part of ASL structure. These signs use a number handshape with modified motion or location or a noun to express a meaning.

Mike Ernest – a returning presenter – former Interpreter Training Program in Tampa's Director, now from Virginia

Italian Gestures as an Enhancement to ASL Conversation and Interpreting – to be offered Friday period 3 for advanced/interpreters and Saturday period 12 for intermediates.
        From 1870 to 1920, millions of immigrants from Eastern Europe and Italy came through the Port of New York to begin their lives in a new country. They brought a rich cultural history of gesture and body language, which was incorporated into American gestures. Many of these gestures found there way into the American Sign Language used by Deaf Communities in New York, and eventually spread through the American Deaf Community. You will be astonished to see how many of these “Italian” Gestures are used in ASL! Spice up your signing and interpreting by incorporating these “natural” gestures and facial expressions into your sign communication.

Is it Bigger than a Breadbox? ASL Grammatical and Visual Expansion Techniques for the Signer/ Interpreter – to be offered Friday periods 5-6 for advanced/interpreters and Saturday periods 9-10 for intermediates
      
This will describe the use of Space in ASL and the use of ASL Expansion as an advanced technique for sign language interpreters. Recent research in ASL interpretation has identified ten specific techniques that highly skilled interpreters use to present information in clear grammatical and visualized forms. These interpreting techniques clarify information to Deaf consumers the use of three-dimensional spaces, Nesting, Faceting, Look back summaries and other specific techniques of visual expansion. The workshop will introduce, define and give examples of expansion techniques and allow group and individual practice of these techniques with audio and video materials.

 Interpreting Movie Sound-Bytes, or how do you interpret, “You had me at hello” – to be offered Friday period 4 for interpreters/advanced.
      How do you interpret, “You had me at hello”, or “I’ll be back”, or “Frankly, my dear – I don’t give a damn”? When platform interpreting at public appearances, conferences or political rallies, speakers often sprinkle their speeches with movie sound-bytes, or clichés. Let’s look at a list of my favorite movie lines (and yours), and analyze the meaning for appropriate ASL interpretation.

Jose Granda  -- a returning Deaf presenter from Miami

City & State & Country Signs – to be offered Friday periods 1-2 for advanced/interpreters and periods 5-6 for intermediates.
       Will cover geographical signs ... general and native signs.

Children's Story (Manual Alphabet) & Deaf Folklore – to be offered Saturday periods 10-11 for advanced/interpreters
      Participants will learn facial expressions and handshapes related to manual alphabet made by a variety of characters in children’s stories.

Sex Signs  -- to be offered Friday night 9:00-11:00 in Forum 2 ballroom
     Participants will learn new signs … two different ways from informal and formal.  Also facial expressions and dramatic movements.   This is an educational class and will focus strictly on signs of sexual behavior.

Renee Jackson – a returning presenter –  Her presentations are geared to those in the deaf ministry.

Bible Pictures – to be offered Friday period 2 for intermediates and advanced/interpreters  

  Using classifiers and hand-shapes to ignite a visual of people, places and things in the Bible.  Fingerspelling c-e-n-t-u-r-i-o-n "soldier" does not render an effective visual of what Roman Soldiers looked like (vs. American Soldiers).  Sign the difference, not the norm.  That's what adept interpreters do.

      You DON'T have to be a "good" signer to learn from this class...push yourself to the edge.  Come join us!

Training Interpreters/Signers for Church Settings – to be offered Saturday period 12 for intermediates and advanced/interpreters
       This class is specifically designed for Christian/Evangelical/Charismatic Deaf ministry coordinators, leaders and well-trained interpreters.  Nitty-gritty expectations and the reasons why you need structure on-site training for your novice interpreters.  The "How-To's",the "What Fors", the "When-If's"...all need to be planned for.      Growth is ESSENTIAL in any department.  Keep yourself and others accountable to the ministry by carving out time for reflection, teaching, learning and sharing.

The Holy Bible – to be offered Friday period 5 for all levels
     During our time together we will take an expository look at the books of the Bible.  How the (KJV) is setup.  How to understand the purpose of writings within the Bible is the focus.  We will explore sections of the Bible in summary format. Interpreters... are you listening?  It is EQUALLY important you understand Bible expressions BEFORE you get carried away interpreting the Word.     This session is more like a Bible study.  The intent is to equip signers with fundamental background knowledge of God's word.  The Holy Bible:  It's Good for Anyone.  <>

The Deaf Ministry Coordinators C.O.D.E
– to be offered Sunday at 8 a.m. for all levels
   “Christians Organizing Deaf Evangelism”.  A guide to organizing your Deaf Ministry...this includes interpreters, choir signers, deaf souls, and church leadership.  A supplemental workbook will be available to purchase for you to utilize.  The workbook includes blackline masters for financials, attendance records, anecdotal notes, fundraising ideas to build your account and etc.

Signing Church Music
– to be offered Friday period 1 for all levels.
     Let's learn some Christian songs together! 

Paul Jones – a returning Deaf presenter who was one of the stars at the 2007 ASL Storytelling Festival
       Master storyteller, will be signing stories for advanced on Friday, periods 9 and intermediates period 12.
       He will be preaching at 10:20 a.m. Sunday -- open for all levels.

Marietta Patchin  -- A long time presenter since the 1980s.  She became deaf late in life after she became an interpreter – such an unusual perspective from providing interpreting services to receiving interpreting services!  She is the East Coast Ephphatha Deaf Ministry Director.

Conceptual Accuracy and Idioms – to be offered Saturday periods 9-10 for beginners
       Most beginning signer become confused and frustrated because they cannot think of or recall the sign for a particular word.  Hearing minds tent to rely on their native which is based on sound and is not a conceptual language.   ASL is not a word for word system of communication.  ASL is a CONCEPTUAL system.   Individuals who want to become skilled singers must become conceptual signers and not WORD signers.   In this class we will take a good look the meaning of CONCEPTURAL ACCURACY and learn ways to train the mind to SEE rather then HEAR.    Join us for the fun as we also throw in a few English idioms to make that signed word for  word will blow your mind !!!!

Conceptual Accuracy in a Church Setting  -- to be offered Saturday period 11 for intermediates and advanced/interpreters
        How many concepts are there in the scripture for the word “glory”?   Are you using the same sign for all of them?  What about phrases like: “the carnal mind”, ‘without a vision men parish” or “be ye not unequally yoked together”   How many concepts for simple words like sleep, dead, or though can you find in the scripture.  We will examine both words and biblical phrases in this class.  Knowing and understand scriptural concepts is vital for those who want to give a clear message.  As the scripture says, “If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle”.  If you want to "tune up your  trumpet" this is the class to take.

Teaching Bible Study to the Deaf – to be offered Friday period 6 for 90 minutes for intermediates and advanced/interpreters
       I started teaching bible study to Deaf individuals 18 years ago and during those 18 years the Deaf have taught me as I taught them.  In this class I will be sharing with you what both God and the Deaf themselves have taught me.  
Such as: 
1.  How the Deaf view the bible.
2.  Tips on teaching Deaf bible study.
3.  Necessary tools you can’t do without.
This class is a must for those who work in Deaf Ministry

Deaf Ministry vs. Successful Deaf Ministry  --  to be offered Sunday at 9:10 a.m. for all levels
     This class will either move you or anger you.  I will share with you some facts that have been confirmed to me by both the Lord and my experience of 27 years in this Ministry.   If you feel like you are spinning your wheels and getting no where in your ministry this class is for you.
       Why is it that only 1 or 2 % of the Deaf population goes to church???
       Why is it that when they do go we don’t always see a life change????
       How do the Deaf view the church????
       How do I go from Deaf Ministry to SUCCESSFUL DEAF MINISTRY!!!
      What constitutes a SUCCESSFUL DEAF MINISTRY???

Alysse Rasmussen – a returning presenter.  She is a doctoral student in linguistics and is acquainted/fluent in several languages.

Animal Crackers for Beginners (wh-questions) – to be offered Saturday period 10 for beginners.
        Want to curl up with a furry creature or two?  Have a secret urge to hug a Teddy Bear?  Got a craving for the MacDonalds Happy Farm?  This is place where you can do it all:  a  hands-on workshop that's truly hands-on!  Hold 'em, touch 'em, move -em around.  We'll cover vocabulary, referencing, and wh-questions ... and have a warm fuzzy while we're at it.

Animal Crackers for Intermediates (topic comment & descriptive classifiers) – to be offered Friday period 1 for intermediates.
        Remember the fun you had with the furry folk when you were learning wh-questions?  Well, now you can even more fun!  This hands-on workshop will cover descriptive classifiers and topic/comment sentences ... and have a warm fuzzy while we're at it.

Animal Crackers for Advanced (classifier predicates) – to be offered if space opens up
       What happens when Bambi meets Smokey?  Well, now’s your chance to find out!  This hands-on workshop will cover narratives, role shifting, and classifier predicates ... and have a warm fuzzy while we're at it.

Out With The English, In With The ASL – to be offered Friday periods 3-4 for advanced/interpreters
        This is an interpreting level workshop.  Participants will look at a technical script (i.e. Polar Bears in Alaska or Hummingbirds West of the Continental Divide) written in English and, working collaboratively, will develop strategies for translating and signing the material in ASL.

PMS in ASL – to be offered Friday periods 5-6 for advanced/interpreters
        PSM in ASL?  It’s definitely not what you think!  Phonology, Morphology, & Syntax – the building blocks & structural components of any language can help you improve your signing skills and nary a cramp!  Come find out just how simple (and fun!) linguistics can be at this combination lecture/hands-on workshop! .. two hours for advanced/interpreters

Crom Saunders  -- a returning presenter from Sacramento, California

Making Faces – to be offered Saturday period 9 for advanced/interpreters; period 11 for beginners and period 12 for intermediate
      Facial Expressions Are an integral part of ASL syntax come and learn some of the basic ASL facial expressions, how they are used, and improve your expressiveness.

Can You See What I Saw?
– to be offered Friday periods 1-2 for advanced/interpreters and 4-5 for intermediates.
      Learn now to use visual vernacular- to describe something or to tell a story in depth using classifiers, spatial movement, and facial expressions in addition the ASL vocabulary you already have.

Thinking on your Feet (and Hands) – to be offered Saturday period 10 for all levels.
      
This is an improv workshop designed to help the signer relax and become more comfortable with conversing or interpreting in ASL within the signing community.

Ronnie Mae Tyson – a new presenter – a former Miss Black Deaf America

Confession of a Miss Black Deaf America – to be offered Saturday period 10 for advanced/interpreters
       The Deaf Ugly Duckling, Confessions of a Miss Black Deaf American.  Growing up, ridiculed, because of my looks and socially ignorance.  Even at the Deaf school, I was an odd ball.  Come and see the rest of my story.

Black Deaf Culture – to be offered Saturday period 7 for advanced/interpreters
        Famous "Educated" Black Deaf Americans.  Yes, we have some well educated black Deaf Americans with Phds, performers, lawyer, etc.  Can share my experience recruiting in the south for NTID, how students flipped out when they saw me, a Black Deaf Lady travelling alone in Mississippi, etc.  I will list famous black Deaf Americans who can be invited to present during Black History month, talk a little about NBDA and NAOBI, etc.

Who Said Deaf People Don't like Music? – to be offered Friday period 3 for intermediates and advanced/interpreters
       Deaf people like Music -- songs signed conceptually accurate. I have always enjoyed music and was involved in Dance and Theatre during college days, Prism and Company, and was a member of First Coast Signing Theatre in Jacksonville, Florida during the late 80's, I am a  music lover indeed, including Broadway, old school, and inspiritational/Christian.
       Yes, we do, especially Black Deaf people, do you ever wonder why not many black Deaf don't show up at the Deaf clubs?  Because there is no music!

Spirit Filled Church, from Depression to Deliverance – to be offered Friday period 4 intermediate and advanced/interpreters
        This workshop is about how YOU can overcome depression.  Will share personal experience of being in a hearing church for nearly 18 yrs without an interpreter.  Share the importance of church interpreting, how two support groups formed to help spiritual growth of Deaf women, Virtuous Women bible study and Sisters for Christ.  Purpose being to help ASL students and interpreters enhance their skills.

        For opening night, she will do a song, Cabaret.  The song goes like..."what good is it sitting alone in your room, come to the Cabaret,  life is a Cabaret old chum, come to the Cabaret....I may change th words and sign, come to my ASL workshop, get rid of the English, PSE and SEE, now it is time for ASL, etc. (put down the knitting, book and broom, time for a holiday), etc.

Keith Wann – a returning presenter from Brooklyn, New York

 The Evolution of Interpreting...and its effect on Global Warming! – to be offered Thursday 3 – 5 p.m. in Salon B Ballroom for intermediates and advanced/interpreters
        Keith Wann presents an edutainment look at "The Evolution of Interpreting...and its effect on Global Warming!...wait..I meant how they changed the face of the Earth!...I mean how they interfere in Deaf people's lives!...Oh whatever it is they have done and continue to do...That!" (worlds longest title of a workshop).
       We will discuss the first group of interpreters from Adam and Eve, to the modern day Interpreters Bob and Brittany.  We will see how Hollywood has made us mainstream, discuss how technology has changed the portable office environment many interpreters now use, and talk about the different opportunities now available for people who call themselves interpreters to stumble upon and cause total havoc while making good money!

Improv – can't I just make it up? – to be offered Saturday period 11 for intermediates and period 12 for beginners.
       Interactive Improv games to improve your confidence in using everything you have to be understood by the other person.  Hands, Arms, Legs, and those faces…just make it up..interpreters do!

Signaoake!  -- to be offered Friday periods 5-6 for intermediates and Saturday periods 9-10 for advanced.
         Come discover your ASL performer inside and play with songs. Along with Keith Wann learn to 'listen' to the song and decide how you will portray it on your hands, body and face. Discuss the artist's intent and the message meant for the audience. Come discover edutainment- a fun way to learn!'

Using ASL to Sign Songs – to be offered Friday period 4 for all levels.
       Discussing the use of ASL and how it applies to sign choices for songs.  Discussion and hands on practice to define the meanings of the song and how to portray it as either a character or classifier influenced theme to show meaning and intention of the artist and/or the listener. 

       Many workshops on this subject have talked about singing choices without taking into consideration the cultural impact that is involved or even missed when the song itself is not consider including the artist’s intention and his/her story behind it.  Popular culture will be also discussed in how the listener expects certain frozen register to help identify the song. 

      The workshop will involve some comedy as performance pieces from the show “My Experience…Different” are analyzed along with other popular songs. 

Educational Objectives:
Discussion on past experiences and learning from others and presenter.
Learn how to consider artistic ASL signing choices.
Learn how to “listen” for cultural references.
Analysis of songs and choosing to go narrative or acting out.
Practice skills during hands on portion of workshop.
 

Jon Ziev – a returning presenter – he’s a professional conference planner also.

“Deaf idioms, How to Translate That?” – to be presented Friday periods 1-2 for advanced/interpreters
       Participants will learn how to change conceptually accurate transliterating Deaf idioms into visually exciting and appropriate interpreting through games, observation, brainstorming and “hands on” practice.

“Hearing Idioms, How to Translate That” – to be presented Saturday periods 7-8 for advanced/interpreters
       Participants will learn how to change conceptually accurate transliterating hearing idioms into visually exciting and appropriate interpreting through games, observation, brainstorming and “hands on” practice.


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