[NABS-L] Your advice and expertise is deeply appreciated

[Elizabeth Mohnke]

Hello Ayoub,

I use JAWS as my screen reader, but I am sure these suggestions should work for Voice Over on a MAC computer as well.

First, if you are not already using a headset for the phone, then I would suggest using one. This would allow you to use the computer more freely as you are typing.

Second, there should be options as to how the computer announces things as you type them. In JAWS you can select an option that allows you to hear the characters, words, character and words, or none as you are typing on the computer. Perhaps you can adjust these options to see what works best for your situation.

Finally, practice typing things as you are listening to them in real time. There are countless things you can find online. Or something as simple an audio book could work. I would suggest starting with something that is familiar to you and then progressing to something similar to what you would be doing for the job.

Lerning new skills and adopting to change can sometimes be challenging. But a little hard work, creative problem solving, and practicing a new skill are all things that can be done in any situation.

I hope you can find a strategy for success that works for you.

Warm regards,
Elizabeth
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Subject: [NABS-L] Your advice and expertise is deeply appreciated

Hello family,
I want to make this short, but I want to explain the issue properly, so please read carefully :-)

I was able to get a part-time job as a consecutive interpreter on the phone. Here's the problem. I do not use braille, I can only type on my computer using voice over. Typing notes while using voice over and while you're on the phone is very difficult.
The notes must be very brief because the interpretation is consecutive and quick. Voiceover cannot be overheard on the phone because that's unprofessional, and I cannot type quickly enough and then go back over the sentence so that my computer would read the note for me to remember the smaller details and then make the interpretation. The company wants me because I am perfectly fluent in both languages that they need, so they are hanging on to me. I've already failed one assessment because of this issue. I have another assessment in three weeks. Can anybody help? Can anyone give me any pointers on how to take brief notes using voice over without losing my mind? Does anyone have any experience doing this?
Blessings
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