Presenter:
Maureen Longo Tuccelli
A native of the Hudson
Valley in NY, Maureen has been an educational and freelance interpreter
for
more than 20 years. She has a national
RID Certification of Interpretation, holds a Florida EIE3, earned a
superior rating
in the SCPI and is presently employed full-time as an interpreter at
Florida
Community College in Jacksonville for whom she also interprets the
Broadway
plays that come to the city. She is on
the Quality Assurance Administration Team of Florida Registry of
Interpreters
for the Deaf, is an adjunct professor at FCCJ and travels as a guest
lecturer
and workshop presenter. She was honored
by FRID with the Distinguished Service Award in 2003.
In her role as a mentor Maureen has been
praised for her ability to relate theories of professional practice to
real
life situations and is noted for providing a safe learning experience.
You’ll see demonstrations of
how experiential knowledge influence style and sign choice. Ideas on ways to facilitate clear transferal
of information will be shared. Hands on
activities will help heighten awareness of problem areas and lead to
improvement in skills.
Ever flee from the wolf
smack into the tree you just established?
Ever clap to show the
mouse’s great joy only to have the kids ask what happened to the cheese
you
were holding?
Of so, this is a seminar for
you. A workshop that concentrates on
visual integrity in storytelling. Learn what the audience sees when you
sign. Practice thinking visually.
Gather tips on how to
improve your skill.
Come watch, share, learn and
do in an atmosphere of camaraderie
In the Eyes
and Out the Hands; Owning ASL (6 hours)
Languishing
In Linear Language Is Lethal! (2 hours)
How are you going to sign in
ASL when you're still thinking in English?
This workshop will discuss
four big stumbling blocks hearing people have when trying to sign in
ASL. It will also provide suggestions and
activities for "letting go " of the English.
“Oh See Can
You Say…..” (6 hours)
Participants will:
Develop knowledge and skill
in the areas of grounded mental space, grammatical use of space,
characterization and vocabulary variation.
Discuss peripheral vision,
self monitoring and idiomatic expectations.
Understand the danger of
“dictionary conditioning” and learn ways to manage the amount of “dead
air”
with out using fillers.
This is NOT a receptive
workshop! Maureen will explain what is being signed. This workshop is
designed
to help participants realize the choices interpreters have when voicing
and to
teach ways to practice this skill.
When
"Duck" Is Not Enough (2
hours)
1.
Deaf Culture: The Key
to Reach the Third Largest Nation
by Mike Tuccelli -- a three-hour
presentation.
What is
Culture?
Why Learn
About Deaf Culture?
Role of
Education and Deaf Culture
The
Language Controversy
Criteria
for Best Education
Rules of
Behavior
2.
Deaf Awareness: Meet
the Third Largest Nation in the World
by Mike Tuccelli -- a three- or
four-hour presentation.
Myths and
Misconceptions
Legal
Issues
The Deaf
Population
Audiological
and Medical Information
Communication
Options
Improving
Communication
Visual
Devices
How to
Identify a Person as Being Deaf
How to
Establish Initial Communication
Setting Up
for a Potential 12,500% Increase of Contacts
3.
ASL for Hearies ... A Guide for the Rest of
Us by Mike Tuccelli -- A four-hour presentation
Parameters
of Signs
Conceptual
Accuracy
ASL
Principles such as ...
(a)
Directionality
(b) Noun/verbs
(c)
Space references
(d)
Topicalization
(e)
Indexing
(f)
etc. -- about 25 more!!!
4.
On Fire With Classifiers! by Mike
Tuccelli -- A two-hour
presentation, depending if it is a review (2 hours) or an introduction
for new
signers only -- meaning no intermediate signers (3 hours).
Not only are
classifiers covered, but movement roots such as contact, stative
descriptive,
etc. The importance of four other
parameters of signing in the use of classifiers are also emphasized. This is a must for aspiring interpreters and
for those who wish to obtain advanced on the SCPI.