Getting Inter It – Andrea Alvisi

Freelance interpreter Andrea Alvisi talks to us about his background, routes into the profession and finding work. Get ready for some excellent tips on networking, making good use of social media and contributing to the interpreting community, from making the most of Twitter to sharing your own experiences with colleagues! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts to access new episodes automatically. ...
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Getting Inter It – Peter Llewellyn-Jones

Our guest for this instalment is British Sign Language interpreter and trainer Peter Llewellyn-Jones. There's a mountain of insight in this interview: prepare for an adventure into the world of British Sign Language interpreting, blurring the lines between conference interpreting and PSI, what to do with the rule book and so much more! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts to access new episodes automatically. ...
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Getting Inter It – Matthew Perret

Matthew Perret is a seasoned freelancer and has trained budding and aspiring interpreters across the globe for over a decade. If that wasn't enough he also works as an actor and comedian, having repeatedly appeared at such events as the Edinburgh Fringe. In today's episode Matthew speaks to us about adding B or new C languages, making the most of the plethora of digital interpreter training resources and bringing your other activity and broader perspectives with you into the booth. Trombones may or may not feature... Links mentioned in this episode: https://orcit.eu (Online Resources for Conference Interpreter Training, or ORCIT.) https://mattperret.wordpress.com (Matthew's blog, Fun with the Foreigners. The blogs tell a chronological story, so you may wish to avoid my mistake by starting with the earlier posts...) https://beta.interpretimebank.net (Mentioned in passing; a space to manage collaborative interpreting practice.) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts to access new episodes automatically. ...
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Podcast launch

The Message Across podcast has officially launched! Our debut series is Getting Inter It, where we talk to practicing interpreters about their route into the profession and the world of language services, with plenty of other fascinating topics of discussion thrown in to boot. Find us on iTunes; coming soon to other platform providers. ...
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