Mila Atanassova and Desislava Todorova, freelance interpreters in the Bulgarian Booth, talk about their experience and what there is for the young in the profession. Tune in for an insight on what it takes to be an interpreter, what it is like

Self-training for students

Mar 4th, 2016 6m 56s

Paolo Torrigiani, interpreter in the Italian Booth, defines what is self-training for interpretation students...(06:56)Link to the video HERE

Speechmaking for Interpretation Teachers

Feb 29th, 2016 14m 3s

Andrew Upton, interpreter in the English Booth, gives some interesting ideas on how to put together a good speech to test students' abilities, knowledge, skills, etc.(14:02)Link to the video HERE

Head of European Commission's English interpreters interviewed

Feb 24th, 2016 18m 13s

John Swales, the Head of the European Commission's English interpreters, is interviewed by Matthew Perret about the interpreting profession, what it's like, what you need to have in order to practice it and how to get in.(18:13)

Speak your mother tongue where possible!

Apr 27th, 2015 31m 5s

"Let the experts on taxation deal with the taxation part and the experts on communication deal with the communication part" EC Interpreters Carlos Hoyos (ES) and Jarek Król (PL), in a slightly paradoxical move, speak (in English) about the impo

Freelances

Apr 27th, 2015 23m 12s

In this episode, we hear from 2 freelance interpreters from the English Booth, Joanne O'Donnell and Ed McGregor. They discuss what it is like to work as a freelance interpreter in Brussels.(23:12)

Public Service Interpreting - An interview with Dr Raquel Lazero

Dec 23rd, 2014 6m 21s

This episode launches a new format for the podcasts. We begin with a principal topic in the section called "Interpret this" before moving on to the section called "European Whispers" where common myths and misconceptions about interpreting are

What is interpreting?

Nov 17th, 2014 10m 17s

Dick Fleming, former SCIC interpreter and trainer, explains: "As I see it, interpreting is the art of enabling people of different mother tongues to communicate with one another"... (10:16)

Speech making.

Oct 30th, 2014 13m 32s

Andrew Upton talks about how to put together a "good" speech. A "good" speech is intended to test analytical skills of the students, their ability to understand an argument. It can test vocabulary as well, idiomatic expressions... (13:30)

Tests d'interprétation : le candidat idéal et la structure des épreuves

Oct 22nd, 2014 8m 55s

Un entretien (2012) avec Claude Durand, actuel chef de l'unité "Relations interinstitutionnelles et coopération internationale" à la Direction générale de l'interprétation, par Lourdes De Rioja, tiré de son blog "A word in your ear": http://lou

Performance assessment and training objectives.

Oct 2nd, 2014 10m 24s

Neil Munro, who has been an interpreter at the European Commission for 35 years : "For those of you involved in training, I would say that the key message to remember is : objectives. You need to set objectives which will vary according to the

How important is general knowledge for interpreting ?

Sep 29th, 2014 7m 18s

Christopher Burin, SCIC Interpreter, explains why general knowledge is important when it comes to interpreting. General knowledge is crucial, regardless of the language used, due to the broad range of topics covered in various meetings... (07:1

How important is the mother tongue? Part 2

Sep 22nd, 2014 5m 48s

How can interpreters acquire a perfect command of their mother tongue? John Swales answers this question...(05:46)

How important is the mother tongue? Part 1

Sep 22nd, 2014 6m 55s

John Swales, Head of the English Interpreting Unit and interpreter trainer : "... the interpreter's main tool is in fact his or her mother tongue..." (06:52)

Interpreter training over the centuries - Part 2

Sep 12th, 2014 7m 53s

In this second part, Dick Fleming focuses on the XXth Century. So called "Conference Interpreting in Consecutive Mode" was used for more or less the first time at the Paris Peace Conference at the end of the 1st World War... (07:53)

Interpreter training over the centuries - Part 1

Sep 12th, 2014 8m 52s

Dick Fleming, retired SCIC Conference Interpreter, talks about the early history of interpreter training (09:07)

Deux qualités essentielles d'un interprète.

Jun 26th, 2014 6m 10s

Phillipe Vanden Bossche, interprète de langue française à la Commission européenne, décrit l'importance de la langue maternelle et de la curiosité chez les interprètes. (06:10)

Pourquoi prendre des notes?

Jun 18th, 2014 4m 32s

Michael Picq, interprète de langue française à la Commission européenne, explique l'importance de prendre des notes pendant l'interprétation consécutive. (04:32)

Quelles sont les qualités d'un bon interprète?

Jun 6th, 2014 10m 24s

Paule Kekeh, interprète de langue française à la Commission européenne, donne des conseils d'apprentissage de l'interprétation et explique comment maintenir un haut niveau de connaissance linguistique. (10:24)