How Interpreters Learn Languages Fast

Published: 22 July 2022
on channel: Olly Richards
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https://bit.ly/freeslkit_fastinterpre... 🤯 Interpreting is one of the most challenging language jobs in the world. But it's also one of the most rewarding and well-paid language professions.

How do these linguistic magicians listen and speak at the same time? How do they keep their cool when the stakes are so high, all while working directly with world leaders and business magnates? In this video, I take a deep dive into the world of simultaneous and consecutive interpretation, uncovering how these linguistic magicians work, and sharing some expert tips on how you too can become an interpreter.

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🎤 FEATURED INTERPRETERS:
Special thanks to the three professional interpreters who spoke with us:

① Barry Olsen
VP of Communications at Kudo 👉🏼 https://kudoway.com
Former Associate Professor at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey 👉🏼 https://www.middlebury.edu/institute

② Martin Djovčoš
Interpreting professor at Univerzita Mateja Bela in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 👉🏼 https://www.umb.sk/mdjovcos/

③ Andrea Millington (Tokárová)
Professional interpreter & former student of Professor Djovčoš
👉🏼 https://www.yaku.sk

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📚 RESOURCES:

European Union Speech Repository (with Interpretation)
👉🏼 https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/sr/home

Middlebury Institute Master of Arts in Translation, Translation and Interpretation & Conference Interpretation
👉🏼 https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/...

⏱ TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro
0:25 - What is Conference Interpreting?
2:10 - The Personality of an Interpreter
5:29 - The Skills of an Interpreter
8:45 - Preparation
20:02 - The Job
27:32 - Simultaneous vs Consecutive Interpreting
30:30 - Translating vs Interpreting
31:42 - What Kind of Training Do Interpreters Do?
38:36 - Technology
40:39 - Problems
44:28 - Best Days vs Embarrassing Days
48:01 - I want this Job… What Next?

📜 SOURCES & ATTRIBUTIONS:

Wikipedia contributors. "Language interpretation." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 3 July 2022. Web. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languag...

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