Annual Professional Conference for Sign Language Interpreters & Translators 🌟 Join us & embrace the power of #SignProfConf2025 #SignLanguage #LetsGetTogether🌟

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When is it professionally responsible to say, “I don’t know”? Our latest blog reflects on Dr Emma Ferguson-Coleman’s #SignProfConf2026 keynote about Deaf people with dementia, changing language, uncertainty, rapport and interpreter wellbeing. buff.ly/BkRmNxy #Dementia
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How sustainable is your working life: balanced, stretched or unsustainable? What would improve it? #SignProfConf2027
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What happens when communication is part of the risk? Our latest blog reflects on Professor Jemina Napier’s #SignProfConf2026 session on domestic abuse, Deaf and hearing families, trauma-informed interpreting, safeguarding and professional support. buff.ly/BkRmNxy
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An attendee at our 2026 conference asked: what helps interpreters make good ethical choices under public pressure? #SignProfConf2027 #InterpretingEthics #ProfessionalJudgement #MediaInterpreting
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Who is EDI actually for? Our latest blog reflects on Layne James Whittaker’s #SignProfConf2026 session, exploring tick-box training, lived experience, allyship and why inclusion needs to be part of everyday interpreting and translation practice. buff.ly/BkRmNxy
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What creates trust? Trust grows when interpreters and translators… Finish the sentence. What builds trust in practice? #SignProfConf2027 Trust is not created by a job title/registration badge alone. It develops through preparation, communication, honesty, and accountability.
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Are your skills ahead of your confidence? Our latest blog on Nene Ekufu’s #SignProfConf2026 session, exploring self-doubt, imposter feelings, the “Toxic 10” and why confidence may grow through appropriate action rather than waiting to feel ready. buff.ly/BkRmNxy
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Can AI really sign? buff.ly/BkRmNxy Our latest blog reflects on Dr Ben Saunders’ #SignProfConf2026 session, looking at AI-generated BSL, what the technology still finds difficult and when it may add access rather than replace human expertise. #SignLanguageAI #BSL
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Are trainees getting the feedback they need? Who creates opportunities for feedback? What responsibilities sit with training providers, agencies, and practising professionals? Share one practical thing that could help trainees receive better feedback. #SignProfConf2027
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When language alone is not enough, what else helps create meaning? Our latest blog reflects on Dr Russell Aldersson’s #SignProfConf2026 session on translanguaging, visual resources and interpreters as meaning makers. buff.ly/BkRmNxy #Translanguaging #ReflectivePractice
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If reflective practice is essential, why is supervision still optional? What support has helped you most? #SignProfConf2027
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