Although I have met colleagues who really like consecutive interpreting (where one person speaks after another), the large majority (myself included) prefer simultaneous interpreting (where the interpreter speaks with just…
I admit it: I'm a fan of Star Trek. It started with The Next Generation when I was a teenager and we finally got cable TV. Deep Space Nine was…
... are also teaching at the Fachakademie für Sprachen und international Kommunikation in Weiden/OPf., where one of their students very creatively drew them on the blackboard for this year's open…
This week I had my first liaison interpreting assignment, accompanying a delegation from India during their visit to Germany and the Biofach exhibition in Nuremberg. While I have interpreted at…
It seems like ChatGPT is popping up everywhere right now. In fact, I just read a colleague's post about using it for researching her next blog post. This inspired me…
An incident involving a fight, someone who wanted to help, a gun, police, and machine translation (MT) recently made the rounds on several social media platforms. And it only came…
Last week, I got to interpret at the registrar's office for the registration for the marriage of a German-British couple. I had only spoken with the bride on the phone,…
This week was my first assignment in a booth since the big C hit. I have interpreted since, but not in an actual physical booth, on-site, with a partner in…
I recently came across a post on the "interpretersoapbox" featuring one of the most fascinating interpreters I've ever read about. Although the interview is from 2016, the life and stories…
Last week I had my first in-person interpreting assignment in a long time, and it was just wonderful. Everyone was so happy to be able to meet again, and with…
