Alexander is a trained conference interpreter, working in the EU bubble. On this podcast, he speaks in a purely private capacity and does not represent the views of his employer.
Alexander Drechsel has hosted 67 Episodes.
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19: 2017, A Troublesome Year In Review
25 January 2018 | 1 hr 12 mins
hosts-only, year-in-review
The three troublemakers sit down to look back at a rather troublesome year. We talk about the episodes we put out in 2017 and about trends and developments in the interpreting space. Plus: The very first edition of our Tops and Flops Awards!
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18: UTIC Live Webinar - Machine Interpreting Revisited
20 January 2018 | 1 hr 6 mins
hosts-only, machine-interpreting, technology
Revisiting the subject of our very first episode, we will fulfil our brief to cover the topics that keep interpreters up at night. In this webinar, we tackle the controversial topic of Machine Interpreting. “Universal translation” apps, gizmos and gadgets from small startups and even heavyweights like Google have been mushrooming recently. Many people in our industry are wondering whether it is only a matter of time before interpreters made of flesh and blood will be replaced by machines. Jonathan and the two Alexanders confront the ghosts of interpreting past, present and future and give their two cents (or pence, plus VAT) on how technological progress will impact professional interpreters.
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17: Mental Health For Interpreters
20 November 2017 | 56 mins 26 secs
Jonathan and the two Alexes have invited Justine Mason, formerly a mental health nurse and currently senior lecturer in health and social care at Wrexham Glyndwr University. She has completed a part-time MA in translation studies and written a dissertation about public service interpreters in health settings, particularly emotional difficulties and coping strategies. Justine and the Troublesome Terps discuss the mental health that interpreters can face in their profession.
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16: The Social Media Muppet
22 September 2017 | 59 mins 33 secs
social media
The three troublemakers have invited interpreting student Hugo Menendez to discuss social media and how interpreters should or should not use it.
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15: Remote interpreting with a cat on your lap
22 August 2017 | 1 hr 22 secs
interpretation, interpreting, remote, technology
The three troublemakers discuss the ins and outs of the different kinds of remote interpreting, sharing their own on-the-job experience along the way.
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14: Roberta Barroca delivers the golden package (2)
11 May 2017 | 25 mins 37 secs
booth manners, boothmate, client, customer, interpreting
[Part 2 of 2] Jonathan and the two Alexanders are joined by Brazilien interpreter Roberta Barroca to chat about her wonderful LinkedIn articles.
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13: Roberta Barroca delivers the golden package (1)
28 April 2017 | 30 mins 20 secs
booth manners, boothmate, client, customer, interpreting
[Part 1 of 2] Jonathan and the two Alexanders are joined by Brazilien interpreter Roberta Barroca to chat about her wonderful LinkedIn articles.
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12: Trumpslation with Franz Kubaczyk
19 April 2017 | 38 mins 41 secs
interpreting, media, news, trump
With Jonathan away on assignment, the two Alexanders sit down with fellow German interpreter Franz Kubaczyk to talk all things Trump and interpreting.
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11: Gender In Interpreting (Part 2)
8 March 2017 | 29 mins 1 sec
gender, interpreting
Camille and the three gentlemen continue their discussion of gender issues in interpreting with a deep dive into Camille's research on the topic.
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10: Gender In Interpreting (Part 1)
16 February 2017 | 30 mins
gender, interpreting, language, research
The three gentlemen have invited Camille Collard, an interpreter and researcher at Ghent University, to join them for a conversation about gender issues in interpreting. Is our profession female-dominated? Do men and women work differently? Listen in and find out.
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9: A Christmas Extravaganza
15 December 2016 | 32 mins 12 secs
hosts-only, year-in-review
Jonathan and the two Alexanders come together for a final 2016 episode and look back at their first troublesome year in podcasting. Listen in as we revisit and rethink the topics we've covered this year and get a sneek peak at what's coming in 2017! Also featured: mulled wine, IKEA furniture and the Pound-Euro exchange rate.
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8: All about conferences
24 October 2016 | 43 mins 7 secs
Jonathan and the two Alexanders discuss conferences - the ones they did or did not attend, why interpreters should attend them, the difference between and "academic" and "practical" ones and much more.