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...

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...

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,...

I was recently asked to emcee my close friends‘ wedding anniversary. One would think that, as a conference interpreter, I‘d be...

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...

I just returned from an interpreting assignment in Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, where - according to the locals - they are...

With collective bargaining negotiations for the German public sector in full swing, town hall meetings are now being held with the...

I'm trying something new this year: a virtual advent calendar on interpreting, presenting you with 24 tips, facts and anecdotes on my...

Last Saturday, the DolTec interpreting hub celebrated its opening in The Science Park Gelsenkirchen. After a musical prelude, founding...

Last week, on September 30, we celebrated International Translation Day. For the second year in a row, Germany’s Association of...

In-person events are back! Clearly, you can tell that organisers, participants and interpreters alike are beyond excited to be back on...