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by Tatiana Kaplun
It is truly amazing how much you can learn in one week. The week I spent as a student observer at the Cambridge Conference Interpreting Course has been one of the most intensive weeks of learning I've ever done. It felt as if my brain was constantly at work, because it seemed interpreting was all… Continue reading CCIC Impressions
'Weeping Willow' by Claude Monet. A few days ago a friend and colleague of mine (you can take a look at her blog and thoughts on the matter here) suggested that I read an article on different interpreting styles by Cyril Flerov for The Linguist. In the article, the author draws a clear line between… Continue reading What Kind of an Interpreter are You?
As interpreters, we complain quite a lot. To be fair though, most of the complaints we have are not totally unfounded. That is why I would like to share with you today this brilliant post by Ewandro Magalhães: http://ewandro.com/public-speaking-secret-3/ It would be only fair to say that interpreters have a unique position to judge whether a speeach is… Continue reading Some useful tips from the booth
I guess there is nothing left to add to this post except that practice takes a lot of time, it's almost never easy, but is always rewarding. Maybe not right away, but most likely sooner than later. And I would also like to express my gratitude for such a thoughtful and comprehensive list of links and sources of… Continue reading Practice makes perfect – but where do I find the speeches?
It is true that learning new things, and in our case, new languages, is always a challenge. So is translation. So is interpreting. So is life in general. But I have always found that it is this challenging part that is the most exiting. At least for me. For it gives us adrenaline, it brings… Continue reading Slowly Getting Better
It is a simple truth that if you want to learn a language you should try to spend at least some time in the country where this language is spoken. And if you already know the language, being a tourist in that country may be full of wonderfully exiting discoveries, especially if you take the time… Continue reading Lost in Translation of Tourist Signs
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