Conversations: Interpreting and Translating's Podcast
Episodes
S06E07 - Catherine Orian Weiss, Charles Sturt University
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Elvira welcomes Catherine Orian Weiss to the podcast to discuss the critical role of effective communication in disaster situations, p...
S06E06 - Interpreting in the Perinatal Mental Health Setting with Shadow Toke
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ineke Crezee, Professor of Translation and Interpreting at Auckland University of Technology, speaks with Shadow Toke. Shadow is a Ph...
S06E05 - The Language Service Provider (LSP) Endorsement Model
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leigh has recently joined NAATI on secondment from the Department of Home Affairs to implement the new Language Service Provider Endorsement Model. To...
S06E04 - Interpreting in Mental Health Settings with Dr Jim Hlavac
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Conversations Podcast, Ineke is joined by Dr. Jim Hlavac, author of comprehensive guidelines on interpreting in mental health s...
S06E03 - Ask NAATI July 2025 with Michael Nemarich, NAATI
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest Ask NAATI episode, Michael Nemarich answers your questions and discusses various aspects of NAATI certification—from challenges in t...
S06E02 - Interpreting in Speech Therapy Settings with Host Ineke Crezee & Assoc. Prof Uldis Ozolins
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Conversations Podcast episode, we’re excited to introduce our New Zealand podcast host, Professor Ineke Crezee, who is joined by Associate P...
S06E01 - Introducing Elvira Bianchi as Host with Special Guest Fatih Karakas, Project Manager, NAATI
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Conversations: Education, we’re thrilled to introduce Elvira Bianchi as one of the new hosts of the podcast series. As a NAATI Ce...
S05E11 - Carl Gene Fordham, AUSIT National President
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this engaging episode of "Conversations: Translation and Interpreting," we sit down with Carl Gene Fordham, the newly elected National Pr...
S05E10 - Ask NAATI Live from the 37th AUSIT National Conference
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ask NAATI, November 2024, was recorded live at the 37th AUSIT National Conference in Melbourne and features Aurélie Sheehan, Manager, Certification P...
S05E09 – Dr Vanessa Enriquez, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University Translation and Interpreting Program
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an insightful episode of "Conversations: Translation and Interpreting Vodcast" as we chat with Dr. Vanessa Enriquez, senior lect...
S05E08 - Magdalena Rowan, Chair - National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI)
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month on Conversations: Translation and Interpreting, we’re thrilled to welcome Magdalena Rowan, Chair of the NAATI Board and an industry leade...
S05E06 - Professor Marc Orlando, Department Director T&I, Macquarie University, NSW
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marc is a distinguished figure in the Translation and Interpreting field, serving as Professor and Director of the Translation & Interpreting Prog...
S05E05 - Professor Sandra Hale, UNSW
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sandra shares her inspiring journey from the early days of her career to becoming a leading figure in interpreting research. She disc...
S05E04 - Leigh Cox, Director of the Language Services Policy Section, Department of Home Affairs
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of "Conversations: Interpreting & Translating," Fatih chats with Leigh Cox, Director of the Language Services Policy Sec...
S05E03 - Dr Holly Silvestri, SAFE AI Task Force
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dive into the forefront of language innovation with the ground-breaking study on automated interpreting and discover how AI is revolutionising our fie...
S05E02 – Kilian Seeber, Professor & Vice Dean, Faculty of Trans&Interp, Uni Geneva, Switzerland
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Conversations Podcast, Fatih chats with Kilian Seeber who is the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting at th...
S05E01 - 2023 AUSIT Excellence Award Winners - Amy XiaoXing Wang and Cintia Lee
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Conversations Podcast, Fatih chats with 2023 AUSIT Excellence Award winners Amy XiaoXing Wang for her Outstanding Contribution ...
S04 E06 – Translanguaging on the Streets of Hong Kong. Nick Wong & Max Lee
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Conversations Podcast Fatih interviews two academics from Hong Kong. Max Lee from Hong Kong Baptist University and Nick Wong fr...
S04 E05 - Ask NAATI October 2023 - Michael Nemarich, Trang Do
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NAATI and All Graduates have collaborated in an initiative that aims to provide information to practitioners directly from a NAATI representative. Twi...
S04E04 AUSIT News - J. Angelo Berbotto, AUSIT National President
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Conversations Podcast, Fatih chats with AUSIT National President Angelo Berbotto about the latest news from AUSIT, including Learnb...
S04E03 - NAATI Specialist Health and Legal Interpreter Credentials
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Overview:In 2018, NAATI introduced two new credentials, Certified Specialist Healthcare Interpreter and Certified Specialist Legal Interpreter. These ...
S04E02 - Professor Ineke Crezee, Auckland University of Technology
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Fatih chats with New Zealand's first professor if interpreting and translation, Ineke Crezee about the latest edition of her book Intr...
S04 E01 – J. Angelo Berbotto, AUSIT National President
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the first episode of Season 4 of the Conversations: Podcast, Fatih welcomes AUSIT National President, lawyer & translator, J. Angelo Berbotto....
S03E09–AUSIT’s In Touch Magazine –Summer Issue, Cristina Savin, Editorial Committee Member
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Touch is the official magazine of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators. In this episode, Cristina gives Fatih a sneak preview o...
S03 E08 - Ask NAATI December 2022 - Aurelie Sheehan & Michael Nemarich, NAATI
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ask NAATI, December 2022, features NAATI National Certification Policy and Development Manager Aurelie Sheehan and NAATI National Operations Manager M...
S03E07 - Mary Gurgone, Vice Chair, Association for Culturally Appropriate Services.
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Association for Culturally Appropriate Services (AfCAS) is a not for profit organisation based in Western Australia with a focus to enhance the qualit...
S03E06 - Magdalena Rowan, TAFE SA - Australia's 1st Fully Online Diploma of Interpreting Program.
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Overview: TAFE SA, located in Adelaide, South Australia is launching Australia's first fully online Diploma of Interpreting program catering to s...
S03E05 – Dr Erika Gonzalez Garcia, RMIT University T&I Program Manager, AUSIT National President
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Overview: Interpreters and translators work in demanding and specialised settings that require solid linguistic skills. As part of their research p...
S03 E04 AUSIT’s In Touch Magazine – August 2022 Issue, Hayley Armstrong, Managing Editor
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Touch is the official magazine of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators. In this episode, Hayley gives Fatih a sneak preview of ...
S03 E03 Ask NAATI - July 2022
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NAATI and All Graduates have collaborated on an initiative that aims to provide information to practitioners directly from a NAATI representative. Eve...
S03 E02 – Yue Hu, Director Transcultural & Language Services TALS - Northern Health
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Overview: On 3 June the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing hosted the Cultural Diversity in Ageing Excellence Awards. The Excellence Awards reco...
S03 E01 - International Mother Language Day Special Edition - In Collaboration with NAATI
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and t...
S02 E15 – Ask NAATI November 2021, Certification Policy and Development Manager, Aurelie Sheehan and National Operations Manager, Michael Nemarich
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NAATI and All Graduates have collaborated in an initiative that aims to provide information to practitioners directly from a NAATI representative. Eve...
S02 E14 Interpreter experiences on the implementation of the Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals - Cintia Lee & Silvia Martinez, Certified Interpreters -
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Conversations Podcast, Fatih chats with practitioners Cintia Lee and Silvia Martinez about some of their recent court int...
S02 E13 AUSIT National Conference 2021 - Dr Erika Gonzalez Garcia, AUSIT National President
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Fatih chats with AUSIT National President Dr Erika Gonzalez about this year's national conference held in Perth in N...
S02 E12 – AUSIT’s In Touch Magazine – Winter Issue, Hayley Armstrong, Managing Editor
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Touch is the official magazine of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators. In this episode, Hayley gives Fatih a sneak preview of ...
S02 E11 - A/Prof. Holly Seale, UNSW - Multilingual COVID-19 Vaccination Glossary
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On 16 Jul 2021, NSW Health launched a new multilingual resource on immunisation and vaccination in 31 languages to assist community leaders and organi...
Season 2 Episode 10 - Ask NAATI July 2021, Part 3 - Certification Policy and Development Manager, Aurelie Sheehan and National Operations Manager, Michael Nemarich
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ask NAATI July 2021, features Certification Policy and Development Manager, Aurelie Sheehan and National Operations Manager, Michael Nemarich on the p...
Season 2 Episode 10 - Ask NAATI July 2021, Part 2 - Certification Policy and Development Manager, Aurelie Sheehan and National Operations Manager, Michael Nemarich
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ask NAATI July 2021, features Certification Policy and Development Manager, Aurelie Sheehan and National Operations Manager, Michael Nemarich on the p...
Season 2 Episode 10 - Ask NAATI July 2021, Part 1 - Certification Policy and Development Manager, Aurelie Sheehan and National Operations Manager, Michael Nemarich
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NAATI and All Graduates have collaborated in an initiative that aims to provide information to practitioners directly from a NAATI representative. Eve...
S02 E09 - Lisa Tribuzio, Manager, The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing provides expertise in culturally inclusive policy and practices for the aged services sector with over 20 ...
S02 E08–Dr Mustafa Derbashi, Arabic Interpreter/Translator, Auckland, New Zealand
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Fatih chats with Dr Mustafa Derbashi, an Arabic Interpreter/Translator from Auckland, New Zealand about his fascinating and inspirational jo...
S02 E07 - NSW Interpreter Scholarship Program – George Bisas, Director, Language Services, Multicultural NSW
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how vital interpreters are in providing access to high-quality health care and advice. The NSW Ministry of Mult...
S02 E06 – Preparing for Healthcare Assignments – Dina Kerr, Certified Arabic Interpreter/Translator, Educator
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Overview:For accurate translation and interpretation, healthcare interpreters and translators need good knowledge and understanding of the anatomy and...
S02 E05 – AUSIT’s In Touch Magazine – Autumn Issue, Hayley Armstrong, Managing Editor In Touch
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Touch is the official magazine of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators. In this episode, Hayley gives Fatih a sneak preview of ...
S02 E04–The MINDSET Study - Associate Professor Bianca Brijnath, National Ageing Research Institute
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The MINDSET Study aims to improve the quality of interpreter communication in a cognitive assessment for dementia. The rationale for this work stems f...
S02 E03 - Eye-tracking & Audiovisual Translation – Prof. Jan-Louis Kruger, Macquarie University, NSW
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We come across subtitles every day; when watching videos on our phones and tablets, laptops or television, including the big screen. Subtitles are u...
Season 2 Episode 2 - Ask NAATI March 2021, Part 4 of 4 - Certification Policy and Development Manager, Aurelie Sheehan and National Operations Manager, Michael Nemarich
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NAATI and All Graduates have collaborated in an initiative that aims to provide information to practitioners directly from a NAATI representative. Eve...
Season 2 Episode 2 - Ask NAATI March 2021, Part 3 of 4 - Certification Policy and Development Manager, Aurelie Sheehan and National Operations Manager, Michael Nemarich
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NAATI and All Graduates have collaborated in an initiative that aims to provide information to practitioners directly from a NAATI representative. Eve...
Season 2 Episode 2 - Ask NAATI March 2021, Part 2 of 4 - Certification Policy and Development Manager, Aurelie Sheehan and National Operations Manager, Michael Nemarich
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NAATI and All Graduates have collaborated in an initiative that aims to provide information to practitioners directly from a NAATI representative. Eve...
Season 2 Episode 2 - Ask NAATI March 2021, Part 1 of 4 - Certification Policy and Development Manager, Aurelie Sheehan and National Operations Manager, Michael Nemarich
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NAATI and All Graduates have collaborated in an initiative that aims to provide information to practitioners directly from a NAATI representative. Eve...
S02 E01 - Professor Ineke Crezee, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand - Interpreting and Translating in Healthcare Settings
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Interpreting and translating in Healthcare settings requires excellent knowledge of everyday expressions and idioms as well as specific terminology. I...
Season 1 Episode 23 – Dr Miranda Lai, RMIT University - Ethics for Police Translators and Interpreters
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Police interpreting and translating can be regarded as a sub-field of legal interpreting and translating. Although the ethical considerations in the p...
Season1 Episode 22 - Associate Professor Mustapha Taibi, Western Sydney University - Community Translations
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Community translation” refers to the translation of different types of texts intended to facilitate communication between public services and peo...
Season 1 Episode 21 - Hayley Armstrong, Managing Editor, In Touch Magazine, AUSIT’s In Touch Magazine – Summer Issue,
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Touch is the official magazine of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators. In this episode, Hayley gives Fatih a sneak preview of ...
Season 1 Episode 20 - Ask NAATI - November 2020
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
NAATI and All Graduates have collaborated in an initiative that aims to provide information to practitioners directly from a NAATI representative. Las...
Season 1 Episode 19 - Simone Aliano, Founder, Translator/Interpreter, Contigo T&I – Graduated! Now What?
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So, you’ve just finished your studies and graduated from a Translating and Interpreting Program. Well, what do you do now? Perhaps you want to work ...
Season1 Episode18 - Associate Professor Marc Orlando, Director T&I, Macquarie University - AIIC Research Committee
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Associate Professor Marc Orlando is a Translating and Interpreting practitioner, researcher and trainer. He is also the coordinator of the AIIC (Inter...
Season 1 Episode 17 - Karine Bachelier, Conference Interpreter - A Day in the Life of a Conference Interpreter
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conference interpreting allows communication between the speaker and a group of audience members. Conference interpreters are tasked with listening to...
Season 1 Episode 16 - Dr Miranda Lai, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University - Vicarious Trauma Among Interpreters
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When we interpret, we often immerse ourselves in the client’s emotional world in order to convey what is meant by them. It may not occur to us this ...
Season 1 Episode 15 – Stef Linder, Deaf Interpreter, translator, presenter and trainer, Expression Australia
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Disclaimer: This episode was recorded with the assistance of Auslan Interpreter, Sarah Howell and it is her voice that is heard on this podcast. There...
Season 1 Episode 14 – George Bisas, Director, Language Services, Multicultural NSW
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New South Wales is one of the most culturally diverse states in the world with residents who come from more than 307 ancestries, speak 215 languages a...
Season 1 Episode 13 – Olga Garcia-Caro, Lecturer, RMIT University - Domestic Violence Interpreting (Part 2 of 2)
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Royal Commission into Family Violence published six recommendations relating to interpreting services. The final report concluded that interpretin...
Season 1 Episode 12 – Olga Garcia-Caro, Lecturer, RMIT University - Domestic Violence Interpreting (Part 1 of 2)
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Royal Commission into Family Violence published six recommendations relating to interpreting services. The final report concluded that interpretin...
Season 1 Episode 11 - Jemma Ives, Interpreter/Translator/Teacher - VRI: An Interpreter’s perspective
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The rapid shift to Video Remote Interpreting in Community Settings due to COVID-19 resulted in practitioners, language service providers, clients and ...
Season 1 Episode 10 - Grace Feng Fang Juan, Writer/Director, “Girl, Interpreted”
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Girl, Interpreted” is a bilingual comedy web series made in Melbourne by writer/director Grace Feng Fang Juan.Lillian, A nervous Mandarin interpr...
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aurelie Sheehan, Manager - Certification Policy & Development, NAATI
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In January 2018, NAATI launched the first stage of a new online services portal called MyNAATI. I speak with Aurelie Sheehan, Manager - Certification...
Season 1 Episode 8 Hayley Armstrong, Managing Editor, AUSIT’s In Touch Magazine
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Touch is the official magazine of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators. In this episode, our conversation is with In Touch’s...
Season 1 Episode 7 - Professor Ludmila Stern, University of NSW - ARC Linkage project (Part 2 of 4)
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2: Interpreting at the International Criminal CourtThis episode, Part 2 of a series of 4 episodes, sees the return of Professor Ludmila Stern and...
Season 1 Episode 6 - Michael Nemarich - Manager, National Operations at NAATI
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 has affected all our lives and how our society operates. How has the current situation affected NAATI testing nationally and in Victoria wher...
Season 1 Episode 5 - Professor Ludmila Stern, University of NSW - ARC Linkage Project (Part1 of 4)
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is Part 1 of a series of 4 episodes where I will be talking to Professor Ludmila Stern about her ARC Linkage project.In Australia and int...
Season 1 Episode 4 - Emiliano Zucchi - Director Transcultural & Language Services, Northern Health
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 has impacted the way language services are delivered in almost all settings including hospitals and health institutions. More and more interp...
Season 1 Episode 3 - Despina Amanatidou, Healthcare Interpreter, AUSIT Vice President Events & PD
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For established languages (such as Greek, Italian, Turkish, etc.) clients with limited linguistic mastery are under the wrong impression that they don...
Season 1 Episode 2 - Mark Painting, NAATI, Chief Executive Officer - Certification System
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I spoke with NAATI, CEO, Mark Painting about the NAATI Certification System. In January 2018, NAATI introduced a new certification sys...
Season 1 Episode 1 - Dr Erika Gonzalez Garcia (RMIT University) - Importance of Formal Training for Translators and Interpreters
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our inaugural episode hosts Dr Erika Gonzalez Garcia, Program Manager, Master of Translating and Interpreting at RMIT University. In this episode we s...
Season 1 Episode 0-Introduction
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we will talk about what Conversations is and what our podcast aims to achieve.