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Interpreters: “Can you make sure the participants also have good sound conditions or at least use some earbuds?” Moderator/organizer:

#RSI #1nt #r1nt #languages #webinar #zoom #skype #webex #interpreting #remotesimultaneousinterpreting #VRI #workfromhome #interactio #interprefy #KUDO #headset #rashida jones #covid19

RSI Pains: Besides interpreting the actual message, you find yourself adding in instructions on how to actually use the platform.

#rsi #1nt #interpreters #Interprefy #ablio #interactio #headsets #covid2019 #hotsauceinterpreters

VIRTUAL MULTILINGUAL MEETINGS:

The interpreters:

The Participants:

#RSI #headsets #1nt #webconferencing #webinar #soundcheck #interpreters #KUDO #interprefy #distance interpreting #skype #league of legends #fortnite #covid #quarantine #lockdown

RSI PAINS: When the participant has an echo and won’t mute the mic

#RSI #1nt #distance interpreting #zoom #interprefy #kudo #mute your mic #remote simultaneous interpreting #quarantine #covid-19 #pandemic #coronavirus

REMOTE SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING

Terps who have been about that life for years:

Terps just getting into it because of COVID19:

#1nt #rsi #simultaneous interpretation #KUDO #interprefy #ablio #interactio #coronavirus #covid19 #pandemic #lockdown #quarantine

When you REALLY want to stab the condescending and unprofessional facilitator but you need to stay calm and neutral (and professional) while interpreting his [expletive] remarks.

so you flip on the mic like

#1nt #languages #conferences #aoc #i want to stab you #for real they can be such d*ckheads #the one this post is about never even thanked the interpreters

When you’ve tirelessly prepared for a meeting reading all the background documents, stalking all the participants on youtube, know *everything* about the topic and yet you arrive at the meeting and start reading the points on the agenda like

#1nt #interpreters #languages #wtf #i did all that studying for nothing #i am screaming right now #seriously why weren't the terps informed #pheobe

Me talking about literally any assignment for a social movement:

#bill nye #the world is on fire #1nt #penang tolak tambak #interpreters #languages #crisis #seriously someone do something #leonardo dicaprio save us

Watching Marie Kondo and seeing how they all speak to her very...slowly...when... her interpreter* is RIGHT THERE.

*NOT TRANSLATOR

**who is a BOSS btw

#marie kondo #interpreter #languages #1nt #seriously she can here you #does no one tell them how to interact with an interpreter?#can she tidy up my glossaries #all my languages have a kami

When your VIP boothmate keeps making conversation with you and you want to make a good impression because you’re starting out but you also really want to follow the meeting and make sure you’re not blind-sighted because you’re starting out and you want to make a good impression

#languages #conference interpreting #booth etiquette #the struggle is real

Turning on the mic at an accreditation test when you’re not mentally ready feels like

#conferenceinterpreting #languages #anxiety got me like #say something

When interpreters find romance on off-shore assignments

#interpreters #languages #volunteer #activist me off my feet #tongues are my specialty #your booth or mine

My anxiety the night before a technical conference/high profile conference/conference where I share the booth the the chief of staff

(Basically 9/10 nights before a gig)

#languages #conference interpreting #interpreters #1nt #my anxiety #be like #sin pijama

Delegates when you say hello to them in the hallway and couldn’t POSSIBLY know their voice has been inside your head a million times

#1nt #conference interpreting #interpreters #languages #dude we were in like a 5 hour meeting

When delegates start their speech in one language...then switch into another...then back into the other language....

meanwhile in the interpreting booths:

#conferenceinterpreting #not cute #1nt #speeches #interpreters

Starring at the main speakers of a conference you studied for by binge-watching any and all youtube interviews they did

(interpreters are just stalkers with languages)

#1nt #interpreter #languages #stalker #we all do it #any views on youtube you have is from an interpreter who has to work for you #seriously who else would watch your awkward AF interview

When one of the main speakers is just so beautiful

and you’re sitting there in the booth like...

(thank god for dark booths...)

#1nt #interpreter #languages #wink #i see you

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