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IAPTIMES ARTICLE
Back in April I was invited to write an article in the IAPTI quarterly newsletter. It has a regular feature meant to give advice to our colleagues. The question this time was from a translator...
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ATTENDING: DAVID BELLOS WEBINAR
Translation and the Meaning of Everything will be presented by award-winning translator David Bellos on Friday, January 4, 2013. The webinar is organised by the International Association of...
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OXFORD DICTIONARY FOR WRITERS AND EDITORS
I consult the New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors quite often in my translation work. I refer to it when I need help with capitalization, compound or italicized words, or abbreviations. It...
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ATTENDING: EWANDRO MAGALHÃES WEBINAR
"Things a Chief Interpreter Wishes You Knew - An Insider's View on the Dos and Don'ts of Freelance Interpreting" will be presented by seasoned conference interpreter, interpreter trainer and author...
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ON THE JOB: FEEDBACK
As translators we hardly ever receive feedback on the projects we've worked on. As interpreters however, we receive it on every single assignment, in one form or another, from patients who ask for us...
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CPD EVENT: BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS INTERPRETER
Interpreters never stop working on improving their interpreting skills. This is why, although I work in public service interpreting exclusively, I decided to find out what business interpreting...
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DPSI ENGLISH LAW COURSE: I'M COMING SOON TO A COURT NEAR YOU
As the seven months of this course are coming to an end, I thought it might be time to analyse where I have improved. Revision classes have already started and the exam is in a month's time. The goal...
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I AM NOW ON THE NRPSI
The first day of June has brought great news: I have been accepted to the National Register of Public Service Interpreters. What a great seal of approval to have! Acceptance shows that my experience...
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THE MURDER TRIAL
A British criminal court has allowed for the first time ever for a case to be filmed. The trial in its entirety will be featured in a documentary called ''The Murder Trial'' on Channel 4 on Tuesday,...
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LINKS FOR CONFERENCE INTERPRETING STUDENTS - TRAINING RESOURCES
Some of you may know that this year I will be studying for a Master's degree in conference interpreting. While I've been working as a public service and consecutive interpreter for a few years now,...
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Diploma in Public Service Interpreting - results and thoughts on the exam days
Greenwich University (exam building on the left) Now that the DPSI exam results are in, I decided to write a short account about the exam days, as I thought it might be useful for future candidates to...
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IAPTI's first international conference: personal highlights
As IAPTI's UK chapter co-head I'm very happy to say ''We've done it!'' It's been about ten months of (virtual) meetings, research, emails and inevitable bumps in the road, but in the end I think we...
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IAPTIMES article
Back in April I was invited to write an article in the IAPTI quarterly newsletter. It has a regular feature meant to give advice to our colleagues. The question this time was from a translator...
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On the job: feedback
As translators we hardly ever receive feedback on the projects we've worked on. As interpreters however, we receive it on every single assignment, in one form or another, from patients who ask for us...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CPD event: becoming a professional business interpreter
Interpreters never stop working on improving their interpreting skills. This is why, although I work in public service interpreting exclusively, I decided to find out what business interpreting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DPSI English Law course - I'm coming soon to a court near you
As the seven months of this course are coming to an end, I thought it might be time to analyse where I have improved. Revision classes have already started and the exam is in a month's time. The goal...
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I am now on the NRPSI
The first day of June has brought great news: I have been accepted to the National Register of Public Service Interpreters. What a great seal of approval to have! Acceptance shows that my experience...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The murder trial
A British criminal court has allowed for the first time ever for a case to be filmed. The trial in its entirety will be featured in a documentary called ''The Murder Trial'' on Channel 4 on Tuesday,...
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Links and TRAINING RESOURCES for conference interpreting students
Some of you may know that this year I will be studying for a Master's degree in conference interpreting. While I've been working as a public service and consecutive interpreter for a few years now,...
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