Presented at the 2021 Summit

Passive Voice

0.25 CEUs, PS

If you heard the sentence: “I was fired.” or “My son was bitten by another child.” and you’re not cognizant of passive voice constructions inherent in those sentences, you should come to this workshop. These oversights are more than likely affecting your interpretations, as well! The goal of this presentation is to make participants aware of passive voice and its usages in English. Passive voice is used for very specific purposes in English. These purposes coupled with American phone culture make for a sticky situation for interpreters. This workshop will teach participants about passive voice, and ways to interpret messages into passive and active voice.

Workshop Curriculum

  1. 1

    • Welcome

    • Workshop Handout
  2. 2

    • Watch

    • Watch
  3. 3

    • Watch

    • Watch

    • Quiz

Reviews from The Summit

Average Rating

4.9/5.0The activity provided opportunities to develop skill and/or awareness.

4.8/5.0The learning materials used were effective and complimented the goals of the activity.

4.8/5.0This activity will contribute to my professional growth.

4.9/5.0The instructor interacted with the participants in a professional manner.

  • Summit Attendee

    Daniel did an excellent job keeping everyone engaged and learning. He was enthusiastic and his high energy made a virtual workshop very enjoyable. The practice material was excellent and helpful in analyzing passive voice.

  • Summit Attendee

    I’ve wanted a workshop on Passive Voice for decades. Yes, decades!! I’m thrilled that I experienced it AND that I had a great instructor. He was prepared with extra practice materials if needed. He was very encouraging, not just in a cheerleader way. He knew what the common experiences were for students and explained how it was common and why. THEN he encouraged us to work through the materials. I’ll be keeping an eye out for more workshops from him!

  • Summit Attendee

    Thank you for a wonderful workshop! What a great way to work on something so specific. I appreciated the examples and dialog with colleagues. This was done well considering the virtual platform. The pre-test vs. post test helped tremendously to look closer at my work and see what I did and what I could work on. Thanks again!

Meet Your Presenter

M.A., NIC

Daniel Maffia

Currently I work as a program director and senior lecturer for my alma mater (RIT/NTID) in the Department of American Sign Language & Interpreter Education. Prior to being a lecturer I served as a staff interpreter at RIT on the College of Liberal Arts Core Team. In addition to being a full time lecturer training future interpreters, I continue working as a practicing interpreter part time at Sorenson Communcation and Strong Memorial Hospital. In addition I have also taught as an adjunct professor at RIT/NTID's interpreter training program and Onondaga Community College. I have also had the privilege to work as a support staff person for the RID National Conference in 2009 and currently serve on the board of directors for our local RID affiliate chapter . I became a Nationally Certified interpreter with my NIC in March of 2010. Most recently I graduated with my Masters in Interpreting with an emphasis in teaching from Western Oregon University in 2014.. My research interests are focused on the Demand-Control Schema Decision Making model along with structured Supervision. I am a facilitator of supervision and facilitate supervision sessions both online and in person at Strong Memorial Hospital, RIT for both students and staff, out in the community, and for signed language interpreters in Austrailia. Besides interpreting I enjoy playing tennis and am a certified Turbo Kick and Insanity instructor as well as being a certified Group Fitness through the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA). In addition I am a home based fitness business owner helping other's get FIT and healthy as well as helping those who want to start their own business promoting fitness!
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