This week I organised my first Zoom remote interpreting assignment from my own language lab. Not only did I translate the meeting, but I...

Last weekend and for the first time, the 18th Annual Members’ Meeting of the VKD professional association for conference interpreters was...

In this YouTube video, the members of Germany's professional association for conference interpreters would like to wish you a merry...

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...

In times of remote interpreting, con calls and online meetings, high sound quality is crucial. Now is the time to try out different...

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...

Blogging is quite practical: anything I write down I can look up later. It helps me to keep my memories of pleasant interpreting...

On 22-24 November 2019, the 3rd international conference of the BDÜ Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators took place in...

Sometimes you get the opportunity to do an assignment that makes you beam with joy. Like last night, when I had the pleasure to translate...

During my studies I got to interpret countless speeches simply to practice or to prepare for exams. And I always kept score. Most...

If you want to stay fit for demanding assignments you need to train your concentration and response in the booth. With simultaneous...

As interpreters we will hardly be closer to anyone but our spouses or co-workers. After all, a standard interpretation booth measures...

Did you know that the German city of Essen has 376 kilometres of cycle tracks and is the third greenest city in Germany? Now, Essen has...

It’s hard to believe, but I’ve been a freelancer for 10 years now. In June 2006 I started my own business. So much has happened since. I...

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...