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 Lauren Walker Gouwens - Speech I - Period 7/8 Career Speech Outline SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To tell the class what it takes to become a foreign language translator or interpreter. THESIS STATEMENT: I plan to inform everyone on the description, requirements, lifestyle and working conditions of these careers.  SPEECH TITLE:  INTRODUCTION I. Have you ever listened to someone speak another language? It seems like they don’t even pause between words as you struggle to keep up and translate the little you may know. Fortunately, there are people who take these foreign languages and decode them into familiar vocabulary. II. Today I plan to inform you of the advantageous career of foreign language translating and interpreting. III. Through detailed description I will explain the process of learning, obtaining, and keeping these careers.  BODY I. I will start with the basic definitions. A. A foreign language interpreter is a person that converts spoken languages into another, and a translator is one who does the same, but using reading and writing. B. As an interpreter one must be able to listen sharply and speak clearly in another language without a heavy accent. A translator should be able to do the same, as well as read and write more proficiently. C. Both careers require proficient grammar skills and large vocabularies. However interpreting demands very good hearing and an exceptionally quick mind for translation is usually done right on the spot. D. [|Interpreters] can be hired for as much as tour guides, teachers, tutors, or group/personal escorts. [|Translators] can be hired to decode foreign texts such as legal documents, historic papers, etc. Both can work in multilingual customer service areas, which cover a large range of [|employment] opportunities. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">E <span style="color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">. Job outlook for these careers are faster than average, <span style="color: rgb(155, 187, 89);"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">F <span style="color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">. However, with advanced placement and higher profiles, job competition and requirements (i.e. number of languages) is fierce. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(75, 172, 198);">II. Now I will cover the education needed to pursue these careers. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">A.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"> Interpreters and translators are expected to complete enough required courses to speak and comprehend given languages as fluently as possible. Having a major or minor in the language is a plus. [|Study abroad programs] [|are] [|beneficial] because it shows that you took the time out to learn the culture for yourself and therefore can understand the colloquial language. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(192, 80, 77);">1) Generally one spends 4-6 years after high school learning languages. However, those who want to obtain many languages, and usually advance more in their careers, can literally spend the rest of their lives learning. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(247, 150, 70);">a) Some schools that offer programs for these careers include [|Truman University] and [|Clark-Atlanta University]. Also [|Howard University] in Washington, D.C. offers minors and majors in <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(247, 150, 70);">b) French, Spanish, German, and Russian. They also offer an undergrad program leading to secondary education certification in French and Spanish. Additionally, they have 4 semester sequence classes students can take in Arabic, Japanese, Swahili, and Portuguese.  <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(247, 150, 70);">c) Most jobs require at least a bachelor’s degree in one or more languages, but it is not always required as long as one can prove fluency in given language. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">B. [|Certification or licensing] isn’t always needed, but is recommended. <span style="color: rgb(75, 172, 198);">III. Job conditions vary greatly in these kinds of careers. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">A.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"> Hours per week range so greatly that it would be pretty much impossible to set an average statistic. Because there are so many different employers in the fields, (i.e. government work, self employment, tutors, courtrooms, conference meetings, personal escorting, tour guides, etc.) given hours are anywhere from 10 to 80! <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">B.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"> The working environment also varies from but most are indoors in an office of some sort. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">C.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"> Beginning salary for [|government jobs] starts at the GS 7 level with about $33,000-$43,000 a year. Then one can get promoted to higher levels. GS 9 for example, pays about $45,000-$55,000. GS 11 pays about $49,000-$64,000. The highest, GS 15, pays about $98,000-$127,000 a year. Other [|non-government jobs] pay anywhere from $11.00-$60.00 an hour, depending on the situation and skill. There are also [|short term interpreters and translators] that work 60 days or less for a employer and receive $200-$500 daily. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">D.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"> There are many great benefits in these careers. If you like to travel, this would definitely accommodate that lifestyle. There are many opportunities to go all across the world at any time. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">E.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"> In these careers I see a path to a good government job, or even self employment. I would love to be able to go to any given country and be able to communicate with the people there. I know that it is for me because I have genuine interest and desire to learn. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">F.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"> Though there are disadvantages, such as the bad starting pay and the stiff competition, I am willing to work to my goals. <span style="color: rgb(128, 100, 162);"> CONCLUSION <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(75, 172, 198);">I.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"> Interpreters and translators bridge gaps and cover ground by making communication barriers less complicated. <span style="color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">A.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"> The jobs require good communication and learning skills, especially since most professionals spend their entire lives learning new languages. <span style="color: rgb(155, 187, 89);">B.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"> Usually a bachelors, licensing, or certification is required, but some places want more education proof, and some want nothing more but proof of fluency. Job conditions are rather normal and comfortable unless a tour guide experiences bad weather. <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(75, 172, 198);">II.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;"> No one can learn all the languages in the world. However, I will spend my the rest of my life trying to learn as many as I can.