Nadine Hegmanns
AN EXCURSION INTO WIRELESS INTERPRETING
There comes a day when, after weighing up the pros and cons, the local conditions and the interpreting requirements, you will be working...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Sep 5, 2023
- 1 min
Mahlzeit!
I recently accompanied an American delegation on a visit to a German subsidiary of one of the Big Five American technology companies,...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Nov 17, 2022
- 1 min
A hub by interpreters for interpreters
Last Saturday, the DolTec interpreting hub celebrated its opening in The Science Park Gelsenkirchen. After a musical prelude, founding...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
Preparation is everything
Most employees have adjusted to working from home as offices are closed due to the pandemic. But now they are often faced with an...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Feb 22, 2022
- 2 min
RSI and its limitations
Now that we seem to have got used to the New Normal, our video conferencing habits have caused a shift in people’s thinking: Many...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Nov 25, 2021
- 1 min
Interpreting via Webex
I had another assignment this week and worked from an interpreting hub via the Cisco WebEx video conferencing platform. Despite a complex...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Windows shut, devices charged, headset on!
The number of Covid-19 cases in Germany has reached an unforeseen high, just in time for a usually productive autumn and winter season....
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Sep 30, 2021
- 1 min
Handmade
This year on International Translation Day I want to share some professional advice: When preparing for an interpreting assignment, I...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Aug 20, 2021
- 1 min
Listen to my interpretation
When two of my favorite things - interpreting and dance - happen at the same time, it’s like my birthday, Christmas, and Easter all...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
Interpreting via MS Teams
For my last RSI assignment the client used Microsoft Teams to meet with the partners of a large consulting firm. Unlike Zoom, which...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- May 3, 2021
- 1 min
It's oh so quiet
Professional interpreters usually prefer to drink still water during an assignment. The reason is quite simple: sparkling water will...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Mar 24, 2021
- 1 min
Equipped with notepad and mask
Clients are currently booking consecutive interpreters as well – under strict hygiene conditions and only for small groups of people,...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Sep 7, 2020
- 2 min
How to memorise vocabulary
Many people have been using quarantine as a time to learn a new language. Here are my two cents about how to perfect your memorisation...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Aug 3, 2020
- 1 min
Effective time management
Many of us have shifted to working from home to protect ourselves against potential exposure to the coronavirus. But without a proper...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
Listen and repeat
During coronavirus lockdown most people‘s work was on hold for a while (or still is). If you‘re still stuck at home, now might be the...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Feb 19, 2018
- 1 min
Train your brain
If you want to stay fit for demanding assignments you need to train your concentration and response in the booth. With simultaneous...
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Nadine Hegmanns
- Feb 7, 2016
- 1 min
Don't blow it
Test, test! Every speaker uses different techniques to check whether their mic is turned on. Some will make a lot of fuss and blow into...
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