How do these linguistic magicians listen and speak at the same time? How do they keep their cool when the stakes are so high, while working directly with world leaders and business moguls?
In this video, I dive deep into the world of simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, learning how these linguistic wizards work and sharing some expert tips on how you too can become an interpreter.
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FEATURED PERFORMERS:
Special thanks to the three professional interpreters who spoke with us:
①Barry Olsen
Vice President of Communications at Kudo https://kudoway.com
Former Associate Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey https://www.middlebury.edu/institute
② Martin Djovcoš
Professor of Interpreting at the Univerzita Mateja Bela in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia https://www.umb.sk/mdjovcos/
③ Andrea Millington (Tokárová)
Professional interpreter and former student of Professor Djovčoš
https://www.yaku.sk
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RESOURCES:
European Union voice reference (with interpretation)
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/sr/home
Middlebury Institute Master of Arts in Translation, Translation and Interpreting, and Conference Interpreting
https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/academics/degree-programs/translation-interpretation
TIMESTAMP:
0:00 – Introduction
0:25 – What is conference interpreting?
2:10 – The personality of a performer
17:29 – The skills of an interpreter
8:45 a.m. – Preparation
8:02 p.m. – Work
27:32 – Simultaneous or consecutive interpretation
30h30 – Translation vs Interpretation
31:42 – What type of training do interpreters undergo?
38:36 – Technology
40:39 – Problems
44:28 – The best days versus the embarrassing days
48:01 – I want this job… What next?
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Wikipedia contributors. /"Linguistic interpretation./" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. July 3, 2022. The web. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_interpretation
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Fists fly as lawmakers brawl in Turkish parliament – News 24
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?vtwCpijr_GeQ
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https://youtu.be/nldGntmE7mQ
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