Are there any known interpreters with poor short-term memory? Thread poster: Łukasz Gos-Furmankiewicz
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Hi. This isn't really a serious question, let alone anything to do with career advice, but I'm wondering if there are any known, successful interpreters notorious for the brevity of speech segments they need to impose on their speakers. Say, just one sentence or something like that.
| | | | papybrico
France
Local time: 13:08
Romanian to French
yes it is, but where are they? it is not me that's sure!
yec'hed mad !
| | | | | I doubt it, Lukasz. | Jun 16, 2013 |
It would be almost like a singer without the sense of rhythm, or a good singing voice, or perhaps even worse.
Like a painter allergic to paint.
| | | | Erik Freitag 
Germany
Local time: 13:08
Member (2006)
Dutch to German
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| Singers without sense of rhythm | Jun 16, 2013 |
LilianBNekipelo wrote:
It would be almost like a singer without the sense of rhythm
Really, you've no idea how many of those there actually are! Seriously.
[Bearbeitet am 2013-06-16 20:30 GMT]
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Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 16:38
Member (2006)
English to Hindi
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SITE LOCALIZER | Singers or Interpreters? | Jun 17, 2013 |
efreitag wrote: LilianBNekipelo wrote:
It would be almost like a singer without the sense of rhythm
Really, you've no idea how many of those there actually are! Seriously. [Bearbeitet am 2013-06-16 20:30 GMT]
Singers or interpreters?
| | | | Liviu-Lee Roth
United States
Local time: 07:08
Romanian to English
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| well, I am one of them ... | Jun 17, 2013 |
and it doesn't bother anybody. Stop imaging that an interpreter must memorize long, long paragraphs.
I have been working as a federal court and medical interpreter for more than 15 years, and never heard a single complaint; quite the opposite - many, many times judges, attorneys, doctors, nurses ... came afterwards to thank me for the job.
I have a real difficulty to remember names and numbers ... but I have a notebook !
Therefore, it depends in what field of inter... See more and it doesn't bother anybody. Stop imaging that an interpreter must memorize long, long paragraphs.
I have been working as a federal court and medical interpreter for more than 15 years, and never heard a single complaint; quite the opposite - many, many times judges, attorneys, doctors, nurses ... came afterwards to thank me for the job.
I have a real difficulty to remember names and numbers ... but I have a notebook !
Therefore, it depends in what field of interpreting one works.
Best,
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