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Interpeting at the German Dance Award
This October, my fellow interpreting colleague Andrea Wilming from Proscenium and I had the great honour and pleasure of offering our...
Nadine Hegmanns
Oct 21, 20243 min read
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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...
Nadine Hegmanns
Mar 10, 20244 min read
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Mahlzeit!
I recently accompanied an American delegation on a visit to a German subsidiary of one of the Big Five American technology companies,...
Nadine Hegmanns
Sep 5, 20231 min read
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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...
Nadine Hegmanns
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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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...
Nadine Hegmanns
Mar 25, 20222 min read
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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...
Nadine Hegmanns
Feb 22, 20222 min read
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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...
Nadine Hegmanns
Nov 25, 20211 min read
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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....
Nadine Hegmanns
Nov 8, 20211 min read
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Handmade
This year on International Translation Day I want to share some professional advice: When preparing for an interpreting assignment, I...
Nadine Hegmanns
Sep 30, 20211 min read
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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...
Nadine Hegmanns
Aug 20, 20211 min read
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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...
Nadine Hegmanns
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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It's oh so quiet
Professional interpreters usually prefer to drink still water during an assignment. The reason is quite simple: sparkling water will...
Nadine Hegmanns
May 3, 20211 min read
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Equipped with notepad and mask
Clients are currently booking consecutive interpreters as well – under strict hygiene conditions and only for small groups of people,...
Nadine Hegmanns
Mar 24, 20211 min read
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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...
Nadine Hegmanns
Sep 7, 20202 min read
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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...
Nadine Hegmanns
Aug 3, 20201 min read
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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...
Nadine Hegmanns
Jun 4, 20203 min read
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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...
Nadine Hegmanns
Feb 19, 20181 min read
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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...
Nadine Hegmanns
Feb 7, 20161 min read
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