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...

This September, we had the pleasure of interpreting at an international youth conference on Climate Justice organised by Kindernothilfe...

I recently accompanied an American delegation on a visit to a German subsidiary of one of the Big Five American technology companies,...

The slow-down button is a relic of old times, I find. It is said that, back in the day, when simultaneous interpreting equipment was...

As an interpreter, I am a multi-tool, generally slipping into the role of the respective speaker. I wear their different hats, so to...

Before every assignment interpreters will spend several hours to familiarise themselves with the topic and vocabulary. But what happens...

You want to make recordings of events or video conferences, radio and TV interviews, promo videos, online content videos or online...

Some of my clients are always curious to take a look at my notepad when I interpret consecutively, wondering what all these doodles could...