Panoltia's Virtual Classroom Programs

(Not Your Run of the Mill Webinars!)

Over the last 15 years people have traveled from all over the United States to attend classes in our learning center. And as much as we love it when they come to visit, we know travelling is hard - and expensive!

That's why we've developed new, state of the art, web based interpreter training that you can attend from the comfort of your own home or office.

What makes Panoltia virtual classroom programs different?

These aren't your run of the mill webinars. Our on-line seminars are very different, and here's why:

• Small class size means you get lots of personal attention. Your success is our business. That's why every student gets our personal attention - lots of it! Every Panoltia webinar is limited to only 5 students, so no matter what your experience level, whether you're a beginner or an experienced professional, you get the individual attention you need from your instructor.

• Every session is a complete learning experience. Our virtual classroom technology means every seminar is a complete multi-sensory learning experience; an interactive, live video and audio seminar where students and instructors communicate with each other in real time. You can ask questions, make comments, participate in live discussions, and lots more.

• We don't compromise on skills reinforcement, and neither do you. Unlike most web based training, our programs include interactive exercises that allow you to immediately practice what you learn. Our virtual classroom technology allows you to work in small groups with other students on role plays, interactive exercises, discussions, and lots more. 

• Our programs are designed for busy people. Our interpreter training programs are divided into weekly sessions and are available at different times so you can easily fit them into your schedule. And if you miss a session, it’s no problem. Each one is recorded so you can go back and watch it later. You’ll be able to see and hear everything the instructor has to say, the interaction with the other students, the questions, the answers, the discussions, everything, just as if you were there.

• Our instructors are the best in the business. Each one is an experienced professional instructor who is also a state or federally certified interpreter with a wealth of real-world experience. And besides their professional credentials, each of them immigrated to the United States as an adult. That means they not only understand the language of the immigrant; they also understand the culture and the immigrant experience because they live it every day.

• Our content is the highest quality you will find anywhere. We develop all of our own material, based on more than 50 years of experience as professional interpreters, educators, and immigrants. And we don’t just give you theory. We show you how to immediately apply what you learn in the real world.

• Every student’s success is important to us. Whether you are just beginning your interpreter studies or you have been interpreting for years, our purpose is to make you successful, not only in the seminar but as an interpreter.

Questions and Answers

Here are a few of the questions we received from our clients about our new online interpreter training programs:

Question: Are your on-line seminars the same as your on-site seminars?

Answer: Yes, they cover exactly the same content as our on-site seminars, but they have been re-designed for web delivery. 

Question: Doesn't quality suffer when training is delivered over the web?

Answer: It can, if it isn't designed specifically for web delivery. That's why every online program we offer is based on the same content as its traditional on-site counterpart, but designed from the ground up for delivery in our state of the art virtual classroom.

Question: I have attended two of your on-site seminars, and one of the best things about them was that they are very interactive and it was easy to talk to the instructor. Won't that change when the training is on-line?

Answer: Absolutely not! The heart of all of our seminars has always been great communication between students and instructors. That's why we use state of the art technology that allows us to freely communicate with our students virtually the same way we would if we were in the same classroom together.

Question: Online seminars usually have big audiences. Won't that make it hard to ask questions or talk to the instructor?

Answer: In a word, no! In fact, class size for our on-line training is much smaller than for our traditional on-site seminars. Students actually get more personal attention in our virtual classroom. 

Question: Most of your seminars are one or two days long. Isn't it going to be hard for people to sit in front of a computer for that long?

Answer: Yes, for most people it would be difficult. That's why all of our online training programs are offered as a series of one or two hour segments that are delivered over a period of time, usually once or twice a week for several weeks.

Question: I work all day and can't take time for training. Are any of your seminars going to be in the evenings or on weekends?

Answer: Yes. We will offer all of our programs with evening or weekend options.

Question: If I sign up for a seminar that is spread out over multiple weeks and I miss a session can I make it up?

Answer: Yes, and you can do it when it's convenient for you. Every session will be recorded and you will be able to watch it when it fits your schedule. That way you never have to miss a single minute of training.

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