My hearing audiences were usually very small groups, and at times just a single guest. I liked this because small groups allow for more questions and interaction. The tour can also be more personalized this way with questions like “what’s your favorite play from Shakespeare?” Which I cannot do with a group of 15 guests, as time does not permit it. The main challenge with hearing guests was that I worked through an interpreter. Since I am hearing, the audience member spoke to me directly, but I still responded in ASL. The dynamics of any situation changes the moment you use an interpreter. Using an interpreter influenced how I signed and even controlled my word choices. My pacing became a lot slower, with extended pauses after comments to give the interpreter time to process the information. This is not something that I usually do if only one language is being used. Working with an interpreter that I socialize with outside of the classroom was far easier. Since we socialize often, she does not have to work so hard to process my language, which allowed me to have a more natural
My hearing audiences were usually very small groups, and at times just a single guest. I liked this because small groups allow for more questions and interaction. The tour can also be more personalized this way with questions like “what’s your favorite play from Shakespeare?” Which I cannot do with a group of 15 guests, as time does not permit it. The main challenge with hearing guests was that I worked through an interpreter. Since I am hearing, the audience member spoke to me directly, but I still responded in ASL. The dynamics of any situation changes the moment you use an interpreter. Using an interpreter influenced how I signed and even controlled my word choices. My pacing became a lot slower, with extended pauses after comments to give the interpreter time to process the information. This is not something that I usually do if only one language is being used. Working with an interpreter that I socialize with outside of the classroom was far easier. Since we socialize often, she does not have to work so hard to process my language, which allowed me to have a more natural