Webinar Description

Whether you’re new to simultaneous interpreting or a seasoned professional looking to fine-tune your skills, this 2.5-hour interactive webinar offers something for everyone. We’ll start with the core principles of simultaneous interpreting—managing split attention, controlling pace, and maintaining accuracy—before moving into advanced strategies for handling rapid speech and complex legal arguments in immigration court.   

Through targeted drills, real-world case studies, and expert coaching, you’ll gain practical techniques to enhance fluency and precision at any experience level. From mastering the basics of decalage (ear-voice span) to applying sophisticated reformulation techniques-- without adding or omitting anything-- this session is designed to help interpreters at all levels build confidence and efficiency in immigration proceedings.

Key Takeaways:

Whether you’re refining your technique or taking your skills to the next level, this dynamic, language-neutral training will help you interpret with clarity, accuracy, and confidence in immigration court.

  • Review essential skills like active listening, split attention, and controlled delivery.

  • Develop strategies for managing fast-paced testimony and complex legal discourse.

  • Strengthen real-time problem-solving for handling ambiguities, false starts, and fast talkers.

  • Elevate your performance with expert tips on pacing, stress management, and courtroom presence.

Continuing Education

Continuing education credits are approved for the following states: 

2.5 CEUs: (States pending approval)

For states not listed, students can individually apply for CEUs in the specific state or states where needed by submitting all necessary information required by state prior to attending.


Questions? Contact us!

(407) 677-4155 | email: [email protected]

Meet the Presenter

Federally Certified Interpreter

Katty Kauffman

Katty Kauffman is a conference and legal interpreter, a graduate of Pedro de Valdivia School of Law in Santiago, Chile and the Certificate Program in Comparative US/Latin American Legal Reforms at Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, DC. A member of NAJIT and AIIC, she is a contributing author to the 2nd Edition of Fundamentals of Court Interpretation and a member of the Editorial Board of the 2nd Edition of Sandro Tomasi's Criminal Law Dictionary. A frequent speaker nationwide on the criminal procedure reforms that have swept Latin America, a former staff interpreter with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and federal exam rater, she is currently working as a freelancer from her home base in Miami.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • Webinar Description
  • 2

    Webinar

    • The Simultaneous Mode in Immigration Court - Webinar and Resources
  • 3

    Certificate of Completion

    • Final Quiz

    • Final Quiz

    • Feedback Survey

    • Thanks for Watching!

Student Access

Student access on this platform is limited the same as if attending a live class.

  • All SOSi courses include 30 days of access. Our 40 hour courses include 6 months of access. All other courses can be accessed for 3 months.

  • We want to help you get the most out of our classes. If you need additional time please contact us.

  • 407-677-4155

  • [email protected]