The Compassionate Interpreter
You most likely do not know him, although you probably should if you are a jazz fan. He is a virtuoso instrumentalist who has been playing since age six. He has visited over 60 countries and performed at nearly every major jazz festival on the planet. He has recorded with virtually every Brazilian pop singer […]
Anxiety Fighting Tips from a Skydiver
In my early days as a linguist, consecutive interpreting was all I did and all I was comfortable doing. That all changed one morning. I showed up for what I thought was going to be business as usual and proceeded to greet the speaker I would be interpreting. We shook hands and engaged in casual […]
The interpreter-friendly speaker
Here is a compilation of simple yet effective tips that will make you an interpreter-friendly speaker. The idea is to make presenters aware of the subtleties involved in delivering a talk in a multilingual context. The list was put together with the help of Dr. Debora Diniz, a renowned Anthropologist and world class presenter, who […]