The latest ProZ.com podcast episode features Dr. Jonathan Downie's conversation with with ProZ.com head of training Paul Urwin around topical issues for interpreters.
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Downie covers a number of topics including some tips on work as an interpreter including
Other issues covered in the conversation include "Are we going back to the booth?". Downie, always ready with a quip better than the one before, hopes so because he "misses the free food" but believes remote interpreting is here to stay and recognizes its role during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He does hope to get back to the booth because Downie, also a researcher and PhD, recognizes that when interpreters feel distant, they make different decisions regarding their interpretation. It also limits one of the conference interpreter's great skills - reading the back of people's heads.