Conference Interpreting Explained by Roderick Jones

Author:Roderick Jones [Roderick Jones]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781317641810
Publisher: Routledge

The ‘Golden Rules’ of Simultaneous Interpreting

Before moving on to more detailed questions of simultaneous interpreting technique it is useful to take stock at this stage on a number of very basic ideas presented so far. Some might feel it pretentious to present these as ‘golden rules’, but if all of them are followed, the interpreter will be in a much better position to apply the techniques we are about to discuss.

The simultaneous interpreter must:

remember they are communicating;

make the best possible use of the technical facilities;

ensure they can hear both the speaker and themself clearly;

never attempt to interpret something they have not heard or acoustically understood;

maximize concentration;

not be distracted by focussing attention on individual problematic words;

cultivate split attention, with active, analytical listening to the speaker and critical monitoring of their own output;

use, where possible, short, simple sentences;

be grammatical;

make sense in every single sentence;

always finish their sentences.

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