For 25 years, Zollverein has held UNESCO World Heritage status, and this milestone was celebrated in style on UNESCO Wold Heritage Day on June 7, with the opening of the new World Heritage Forum in Essen. For me, however, Zollverein is much more than a World Heritage Site. It has also been the setting for some of the most memorable assignments of my professional life over the past two decades. Over the years, I have had the pleasure of: • providing interpretation at the exhib

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