Three little interpreters
... 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…
Liaison interpreting in its purest form and maybe a new business idea
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…
An AI experiment – and some thoughts on the future of our profession
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…
Secure future
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…
Can I brag a little?
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,…
Back in the booth
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…
A glimpse into the wonderful world of interpreting
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…
A matter of the ears
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…
Meet Count Smorltalk
A little while ago I came across an absolutely wonderful blog called InterpreterSoapbox. It is a blog about interpreting, translation and multilingualism, created and edited by Monika Kokoszycka. There are…
It’s not too late!
The incredible, awesome, information-packed, fun... (I could go on and on with the positive adjectives here) Innovations in Interpreting Summit 2021 might be over - and that is sad, but…