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by Tatiana Kaplun
The idea of compiling a short list of books on Diplomatic Interpreting first came shortly after this year's absolutely brilliant TerpSummit edition, but, as always, it took a while. And then social media helpfully reminded me that I'd started working on a similar list - but of books on interpreting in general - last year in… Continue reading Diplomatic Interpreting. An Introductory Bibliography
This has been a busy week, and the first three days have been particularly long and intense, but also remarkably rich and rewarding. The one and only Sophie Llewellyn Smith a.k.a. The Interpreting Coach has successfully pulled off the third edition of her incredible TerpSummit, and it has proven to, yet again, be a resounding… Continue reading Diplomatic Interpreting comes to TerpSummit
When work and pleasure (a.k.a. a fabulous learning and networking opportunity) coincide, and Brussels happens to you, it can, truly, feel like a dream come true, on so many levels. And it makes it all the harder to leave once it is all over, the dream comes to its end, and it is time to… Continue reading When Work and Pleasure Coincide, and Brussels Happens to You
Students often ask me about who the speakers we get to interpret throughout our professional careers are more likely to quote. If you know a simple and direct answer to this question, you definitely know more than I do. True, there are some 'usual suspects' for every language and culture. Shakespeare, Churchill, Gandhi & MLK would probably make… Continue reading Surviving Interpreting Quotes
The image above is the perfect of illustration of what has become a regular commute, and one that never fails to disappoint, even though more often than not it looks just as sleepy as you feel. These days meeting colleagues in person - and getting to spend almost an entire day with them without the… Continue reading When Your Morning Commute Looks as Sleepy as You Feel
What the French call la Rentrée is a curious little thing. The start of the new year for some, a token of new beginnings for others, and an excuse to complain about it all for most. This year perhaps even more so, and for good reason too, for a change. The holidays - if you… Continue reading The True Meaning of the French Rentrée
It's Valentine's Day. And this, too, is a love story. A story of deep and ever-growing affection for that beautiful, enigmatic, and often elusive creature, the English language, for reading in general, in all my languages, and a few I am not quite yet ready to call that, and for interpreting, a profession I am… Continue reading Happy Valentine’s to my Fellow Terps and Book Lovers
This was my first AIIC General Assembly, and I know some were worried I would come back disappointed, given the somewhat reduced format, and the complicated nature of some of the topics up for discussion. And yet... I don't think I could ever go with that. I was indeed disappointed to go back, but only… Continue reading It’s not all about Chocolate
Some commutes are better than others. And I think I am going to take it as a good sign that my last assignment of the season took me outside of Strasbourg... Especially as The Economist keeps insisting that "this era of unpredictability is not going away soon", and nothing that's been in the news lately… Continue reading Not all Commutes Are Created Equal
You live for days when you get speakers that actually care, seem to have a decent understanding how interpreting works, and are ready to jump in and reign in their over zealous and more unruly colleagues: "The problem, you see, is that while I and the rest of us are just here to listen, our… Continue reading Clients and Sunsets to Remember
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