Getting Inter It – Matthew Perret

By Tamara Muroiwa Comment Closed
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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Getting Inter It – Sophie Llewellyn Smith

By Tamara Muroiwa Comment Closed
It was an honour and a delight to launch the Getting Inter It series (and the Message Across podcast!), in conversation with Sophie Llewellyn Smith. Sophie is an interpreter with years’ worth of experience working at the EU, as well as a seasoned interpreting trainer. In this episode she shares a sneak preview into what’s coming next for her practice-material-collaboration site, Speechpool, exciting new initiative The Interpreting Coach and thoughts on achieving work-life balance while juggling various ventures. What, though, do chocolate roses have to do with all this? Listen below to find out! Links mentioned in this episode: Speechpool The Interpreting Coach Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to get new episodes automatically. ...
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