Name: Becoming the Surrogate
Start: 2022-4-13T17-17-00-00
End: 2022-4-13T20-20-00-00

april, 2022

13apr5:00 pm8:00 pmBecoming the Surrogate0.3 PS5:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT Virtual Workshop - Zoom

Time

(Wednesday) 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT

Location

Virtual Workshop - Zoom

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ASL with English Interpretation

Cost

$30.00 for all registrants

All workshop registrations are final. No refunds.

CEUs

0.3 Professional Studies Program

ASLIS is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for a total of 0.3 CEUs at Some Content Knowledge Level.

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Event Details

Storytelling has the ability to transport the participants to another world. By looking past the words of a story to the meaning, an interpreter can ensure the same experience for Deaf audiences. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the analytical process utilized by ASL storytellers to ensure concept retention and character personification. The presenter will discuss the importance of developing a meaning based interpretation and the use of character perspective.

Educational Objectives:

In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the analytical process utilized by ASL storytellers to ensure concept retention and character personification. The presenter will discuss the importance of developing a meaning based interpretation and the use of character perspective.

Presenter Bio

Director, Actor, Performer, Writer, Producer, Father, Husband, Christian. Certified CI CT in 1996 and NIC:Master in 2006. Interpreting career includes Department of Defense Overseas, DEA, FEMA, Mental Health, and Broadway. Keith Wann has been performing since 2002, starting with a Sign Language Improv group, and then in 2004 his solo career quickly took off due to several parody music videos going viral. He semi-retired his live stage comedy show in 2017 to focus on web/studio projects (www.SignItASL.com).

Combining side splitting physical humor, with heartfelt real life stories from his childhood as a hearing child with Deaf parents, has become his comedic trademark among the ASL Community, and is an original breakthrough performing ASL artist who has been featured in several short films with ASL and currently stars in a popular ASL Children’s APP called Signed Stories. He has also done several commercials for Pepsi, appeared in High Maintenance, Quantico, Law and Order, and several short films with Deaf Directors and Actors.

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