Interview with New AIIC President Linda Fitchett
Communicate! - Letter from the Editor - Posted on 14 Mar 2012 - Updated 16 Mar 2012
What drives AIIC’s new president? What does she see as the main challenges facing our profession today? What would she like to accomplish in her 3-year mandate? We delved into these and other matters in a recent talk with Linda.
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Fair Winds: AIIC Assembly Highlight
Communicate! - Articles - Posted on 14 Mar 2012 - Updated 15 Mar 2012
AIIC members travelled to the banks of the River Plate in great numbers and their Argentine hosts had them dancing in the conference room and the streets. Speeches were heard, cheeks were pecked, issues debated, steaks eaten, and legs well and truly shaken.
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AIIC Statshots: Numbers Worth A Thousand Words
Communicate! - Articles - Posted on 12 Mar 2012 - Updated 15 Mar 2012
The data has been processed and up-to-date pictures of how, where and how much AIIC members work are now available.
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Exploring Media Interpreting
Communicate! - Articles - Posted on 13 Mar 2012 - Updated 15 Mar 2012
Interpreting for the media differs from interpreting at a conference, and working for live news programs brings into play critical factors that must be taken into account. Let’s take a closer look at what’s involved.
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Media Interpreting: A Passion for Being There
Communicate! - Articles - Posted on 12 Mar 2012
The work is intense, the demands great, and the schedule sometimes exacting. What keeps a media interpreter going? It’s the exhilaration of communicating breaking news stories.
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Equipment Suppliers and Technicians Talk to Interpreters
Communicate! - Articles - Posted on 13 Mar 2012
If interpreters often feel overlooked, how must our neighbors behind the sound desk feel? I’ve always wondered how these people who keep everything running see their work, so I started asking. At the top of their wish list: lighter booths and easy room access. Along the way I noticed they also appreciate considerate interpreters.
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Book Review: The Interpreter’s Journal
Communicate! - Articles - Posted on 14 Mar 2012 - Updated 21 Mar 2012
Benjawan Poomsan has dedicated the last 15 years to fostering mutual understanding, even while building a career as a legal interpreter. This latter aspect of her professional life is the subject of The Interpreter’s Journal, a thoroughly enjoyable book for anyone with an interest in interpreting, languages, Thailand, and inter-cultural issues.
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Lightweight Glossary Solution: Interplex for iPad
Communicate! - Articles - Posted on 12 Mar 2012
Interplex is what I used for years to manage my glossaries on my laptop. Then last year I started getting tired of the weight of my computer bag and the space a laptop takes up in the booth. As soon as I heard that the iPad version of Interplex was about to be launched, I headed straight for the Mac store to get an iPad. And am I glad I did!
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La traducción a primera vista: el primer paso en el camino de la interpretación simultánea
Communicate! - Articles - Posted on 14 Mar 2012 - Updated 15 Mar 2012
La traducción a primera vista agiliza los procesos cognitivos que se ponen en marcha tanto en la interpretación simultánea como en la consecutiva. Su práctica constante permite resolver estructuras gramaticales que presentan dificultades en la combinación lingüística en cuestión.
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AIIC Staff Interpreters Meet in Africa
Communicate! - Articles - Posted on 14 Mar 2012
For the first time in its history, the AIIC Staff Interpreters’ Committee held its annual meeting on the African continent. In September 2011, superb hosts at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda welcomed a large group of staff and freelance interpreters, including delegates from over ten organizations.
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