How Interpreters Learn Languages Fast

Olly Richards December 19, 2022
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Hola, bonjour, konichiwa. I’ve learned 8 languages (and counting!), and I’m here to show you how to do it too—faster. I’m an author, teacher, and founder of StoryLearning®, where I teach languages through the power of stories 📚✨—because I believe storytelling is the secret to mastering any language. On this channel, I’ll share my best tips and language hacks. If you love discovering new cultures, figuring out how people learn, and want to become fluent without drowning in grammar books, you’re in the right place.

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https://bit.ly/freeslkit_fastinterpreters 🤯 Interpreting is one of the most challenging language jobs in the world. But it's also one of the most rewarding and well-paid language professions. How do these linguistic magicians listen and speak at the same time? How do they keep their cool when the stakes are so high, all while working directly with world leaders and business magnates? In this video, I take a deep dive into the world of simultaneous and consecutive interpretation, uncovering how these linguistic magicians work, and sharing some expert tips on how you too can become an interpreter. ⬇️ GET MY FREE STORYLEARNING® KIT Discover how to learn any foreign language faster through the power of story with my free StoryLearning® Kit 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/freeslkit_fastinterpreters 🎤 FEATURED INTERPRETERS: Special thanks to the three professional interpreters who spoke with us: ① Barry Olsen VP of Communications at Kudo 👉🏼 https://kudoway.com Former Associate Professor at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey 👉🏼 https://www.middlebury.edu/institute ② Martin Djovčoš Interpreting professor at Univerzita Mateja Bela in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 👉🏼 https://www.umb.sk/mdjovcos/ ③ Andrea Millington (Tokárová) Professional interpreter & former student of Professor Djovčoš 👉🏼 https://www.yaku.sk 📺 WATCH NEXT: How U.S. Diplomats Learn Languages Fast 👉🏼 https://youtu.be/11FpXVRHeUg 📖 LEARN A LANGUAGE THROUGH THE POWER OF STORY Want to master a language so you can become an interpreter some day? Stories are the best way I have found to learn ANY language. Forget the boring textbooks and time-wasting apps and learn a language the natural, effective way with one of my story-based courses. 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/storylearningcourses 📷 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM Get daily language tips, comics, reels, and more on Instagram (@iwillteachyoualanguage) 👉🏼 https://www.instagram.com/iwillteachyoualanguage 📚 RESOURCES: European Union Speech Repository (with Interpretation) 👉🏼 https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/sr/home Middlebury Institute Master of Arts in Translation, Translation and Interpretation & Conference Interpretation 👉🏼 https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/academics/degree-programs/translation-interpretation ⏱ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - What is Conference Interpreting? 2:10 - The Personality of an Interpreter 5:29 - The Skills of an Interpreter 8:45 - Preparation 20:02 - The Job 27:32 - Simultaneous vs Consecutive Interpreting 30:30 - Translating vs Interpreting 31:42 - What Kind of Training Do Interpreters Do? 38:36 - Technology 40:39 - Problems 44:28 - Best Days vs Embarrassing Days 48:01 - I want this Job… What Next? 📜 SOURCES & ATTRIBUTIONS: Wikipedia contributors. "Language interpretation." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 3 July 2022. Web. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_interpretation “UN General Assembly session.jpg” by Yuryi Abramochkin is licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RIAN_archive_828797_Mikhail_Gorbachev_addressing_UN_General_Assembly_session.jpg “Interpreters.jpg” by IAEA Imagebank is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interpreters_(01113765)_(9840848393).jpg “Rousseff UN General Debate.jpg” by Roberto Stuckert Filho/PR is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rousseff_UN_General_Debate.jpg Spanglish or Code-switching? https://youtu.be/e7ISZCE-Q6E 25 Accents in 5 Minutes! https://youtu.be/nmliUhR5T_c Jurgen Klopp Excited By Translator's 'Erotic' Voice https://youtu.be/4UtUnOareTo “Interpretation booth at the 2018 G7 Environment Ministers Meeting in Halifax.jpg” by Indrid is licensed under Cold CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interpretation_booth_at_the_2018_G7_Environment_Ministers_Meeting_in_Halifax.jpg Fists Fly As Lawmakers Brawl In Turkish Parliament | NBC News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwY3sm47nvc Interpreter Breaks Down How Real-Time Translation Works | WIRED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twCpijr_GeQ Zoom Simultaneous Interpretations for Meetings and Webinars https://youtu.be/nldGntmE7mQ “Nastupeni povstalci.jpg” by Pavel Pelech via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nastupeni_povstalci.jpg

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