As a conference presenter and keynote speaker, Dr. Marty Taylor is respected and known on an international scale. A global thinker, she’s quick to find common ground with interpreting communities worldwide, and able to adapt her presentations to address local issues wherever her travels take her. She has presented extensively across Canada and the US, and as far away as Sweden, Switzerland and Australia. Below are presentation highlights of recent years.

      2008      Goshen, Indiana, Goshen College

• Can you Understand Your Own Interpretation: English to ASL?

      2008      Edmonton, Alberta, Sorenson Communications, Inc.

• NIC Preparation: Are You Ready? Parts 1-4

      2007      Kansas City, Kansas, Sorenson Communications, Inc

• Teaching the Purple Book to Mentors: ASL to English

      2007      San Francisco, California, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
                     National Conference

• Can You Understand Your Own Interpretation: English to ASL?

• Assessing Your Interpretation Skills in Interactive Settings,
  with Sharon Neumann Solow

• Video Relay Interpreting Task Analysis Research Findings,
  with Leilani Johnson and Anna Witter-Merithew

• Measurable Learning Outcomes for ASL and Educational Interpreting Courses, with Marilyn Mitchell and Carol Patrie

      2007      Edmonton, Alberta, Deaf Alberta Expo

• Leader Collaboration

      2007      Edmonton, Alberta, Sorenson Communications, Inc.

• Teaching the Blue Book to Mentors: English to ASL

      2006      San Diego, California, CIT 16th National Convention

• Video Relay Interpreting Task Analysis Research Findings, with Anna
  Witter-Merithew

• A United Front? Opening a Dialogue on Effective Practices for Educating Interpreters to Work in Medical Settings, Panel with Laurie Swabey, Wilma Alvarado-Little and Claudia Angelelli

      2006      Toronto, Ontario, AVLIC 16th Biennial Conference

• Leadership: Are You a Driver or a Passenger?

• Video Relay Interpreting Task Analysis Research Findings, with
  Leilani Johnson

      2004      Stockholm, Sweden, Critical Link Conference

• Beyond the Consumer: Professional and Ethical Conduct Among Interpreters, with Brenda Nicodemus

      2004      Osage Beach, Missouri, 11th Annual Missouri Interpreters Conference

• Time for a Change: Think Outside the Box

      2003      Portland and Bangor, Maine, Maine Chapter of the RID

• How to Talk About Your Work

• Developing a Strategic Self-Development Plan for Educational Interpreters

• Using Space Effectively in Educational Settings: English to ASL

• Major Features Associated with Effective ASL to English Interpretation

      2002      Zurich, Switzerland, Hockschule fur Heilpad

• Introduction to the Educational Interpreter: Trends and Tendencies within the Educational Environment