Ok, let‘s be honest: we all have used DeepL once or twice in our everyday (business) lives. Interpreters and translators do, too (we have to do our research, don’t we?). DeepL is not new, and there were times when we were rather surprised at how natural and fluent the output seemed at first glance. Lately, however, we’ve noticed that AI translations are getting worse rather than better. There is an increased number of inconsistencies, it struggles with maintaining accurate gr

AI has changed our everyday lives. Artificial intelligence has become indispensable in our professional lives, and especially in our private lives. Most of us take it for granted; we ask our smartphones to set the timer, let fitness trackers count our steps and analyse our sleep, have Netflix recommend movies according to our viewing habits, and turn on the sat-nav to get to our destination. Professionally, I also sometimes use AI when preparing for an assignment, provided I

To mark today's International Translation Day, which I am celebrating for the 19th time this year as a member of the BDÜ, I had to dig...

Another year, another KNH youth conference! Since 2018, we‘ve been supporting the German children’s relief organisation Kindernothilfe...

It's that time of year again! 2024 is coming to a close, and that's my cue to post my BestOf, looking back on my most favourite and...

This October, my fellow interpreting colleague Andrea Wilming from Proscenium and I had the great honour and pleasure of offering our interpreting services at the German Dance Award at the Aalto Theatre in Essen. The German Dance Award is considered the most prestigious prize for dance in Germany.We decided to start a series on LinkedIn to offer (potential) customers and anyone interested a glimpse behind the scenes. This summary of said series shall give you an overview of

On 29th May, the RVR Association celebrated 25 years of Industrial Heritage Route with a kick-off event at Zollverein UNESCO World...

If you thought we would go back to living in a pre-COVID-like world, you were wrong. A few things have changed permanently, and people...

There comes a day when, after weighing up the pros and cons, the local conditions and the interpreting requirements, you will be working with a wireless tour guide system (aka "whispering equipment" or, much to the interpreters‘ regret as it is quite misleading, "audio guide"). As the name suggests, it was designed for guided tours, and not simultaneous interpreting. So, working with a portable tour guide system is rather unfortunate for conference interpreters, because inste

It’s time to say goodbye to 2023. And it’s time for my BestOf, looking back on the best and most memorable assignments of the year. In...