Troublesome Terps

Episode 38: Interpreting for the EU

18 July 2019  |  1 hr 33 mins

eu, european union, interpreting, languages, translation

Interpreting for the large political institutions of this world is quite separate from working on the freelance market. This is why in this episode, the Troublesome Terps take an extra close look at how working for the European Union really is. From the requirements, the scheduling, the different topics (and the lack of invoicing!), this is an episode stuffed to the brim with know how, insights and nuggets covering everything you ever wanted to know about being an interpreter at the EU.

Episode 28: Ask Us Anything 2018

31 October 2018  |  1 hr 38 mins

ama, interpreting, languages, podcast, translation

Ask and you shall receive - and ask you did! For our very first Ask Us Anything episode, we received a ton of questions that kept you up at night.

From speedy speakers to ABC language combinations, listening to your gut feeling and creating interpreting standards in the Arabic interpreting world - you sent us a wide range of questions that we relished in answering!

Thanks again to everyone who contributed to this episode and let us know what you thought of our answers and if you have any other questions for a potential "Ask Us Anything - Part 2" episode!

Episode 27: Why Bother with Interpreting Research?

20 September 2018  |  1 hr 2 mins

academia, interpreting, practice, research, theory

Certainly research is important in every discipline or field of work, but surely you have also sometimes wondered: actually, why should I care? Surely, it's not like in depth analysis of the voice-to-ear-span or complex and highly complex communication models help you be a better interpreter "out in the field", right?
Well, luckily Jonathan and the two Alexes are here to help and discuss exactly why you SHOULD care and what research does do for you. Let us know what you think and let's continue the conversation!

Episode 24: Get in Touch with Your Feelings (or Emotions)

28 June 2018  |  1 hr 13 mins

academia, emotions, feelings, interpreting, psychology, research, translation

The Troublesome Terps are all in their feelings with guest host Caroline Lehr. Caroline not only has a PhD in emotion psychology, but also a keen interest in the influence of emotions on interpreters and the interplay between them and our performance in the workplace. A heady and insightful episode!

Episode 20: We Mean Business With Judy Jenner & Ewan Menzies

15 March 2018  |  1 hr 10 mins

business development, interpretation, interpreting, marketing

Jonathan and the two Alexes have invited interpreting and translation entrepreneur Judy Jenner, co-author of "The Entrepreneurial Linguist" alongside business development expert and CEO of Castle Strategies Ewan Menzies to talk shop. In this episode we really get down to business!
Both Judy and Ewan share their insights into what makes clients tick, and discuss with the Troublesome Terps how to assert your service's worth and be the best entrepreneurial interpreter you can be.

Episode 18: UTIC Live Webinar - Machine Interpreting Revisited

20 January 2018  |  1 hr 6 mins

ai, interpreting, machine

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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.