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 I'm Sophie Llewellyn Smith, conference interpreter (EN<>FR(C), DE, EL), interpreter trainer and creator of Speechpool. I see the site both as a useful source of practice material and a place where interpreters can foster a sense of community by working together.
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Hello, Visitor!
I'm excited to share with you Speechpool's very first newsletter. You are receiving it because you are a registered user. I hope you'll enjoy it: it's not very long, and it's full of useful features, including a list of all the speeches uploaded in the past week, with clickable links. As ever, I welcome feedback. If you'd rather not receive updates, you can Unsubscribe, but I'd be sorry to see you go!
Word count: 550
Time to read: 4 minutes
Guest speaker
A brand new feature on Speechpool is a 'guest speaker of the week' slot, ably filled today by Matthew Perret. Matt is a conference interpreter (EN<>ESP, FR, IT, PT, GL, CA), inspirational interpreter trainer, comedian extraordinaire, and all round good egg.
This week he has kindly agreed to speak to you about 'Why Speechpool is a Bad Idea!'. 'The lunatics have taken over the asylum'... click on the photo and see if you agree!
If you would like to feature as a guest speaker, get in touch!
Word of the week
This week's word, intended as an uploading prompt, is INDEPENDENCE. This is a word open to many interpretations, from the philosophical to the political. If you feel inspired, upload your speech on the subject of INDEPENDENCE to Speechpool today!
New this week on Speechpool
When you're looking for fresh material, do you check Speechpool in case someone has uploaded a new speech, and sometimes leave disappointed? No more! Here is a list of all the speeches uploaded in the past week. The links are clickable if you are already logged on to the site. Many thanks to the authors.
La teoría de cuerdas
Diabetes
Presidenta Argentina en la ONU
British History (1)
British History (2)
Bicyles in Calcutta
Wet Dogs and Space Travel
Violence against women in Nordic countries
Britain's stormy winter: is climate change to blame?
Obama e Renzi
Consumo collaborativo
La faillite de Brussels Airlines et le destin de Zaventem
L'Afrique et l'homosexualité
بدائل علاجية لمرض السرطان
الجوع الطبيعي والجوع العاطفي
فيس بوك وواتس آب
حلول إبتكارية لمكافحة التغير المناخي
Top Training Tip
A classic, for this first newsletter. When I was a trainee interpreter, my trainers offered the following advice for improving my general knowledge: turn first to the pages of the newspaper that least appeal to you. That way, you will fill in the gaps in your general knowledge, instead of becoming even more knowledgeable in a narrow range of subjects.
Interpreters in the Media
I happened across this podcast in French the other day on RFI about the functioning of the European Institutions. At the end, there is a short section about the work of the hundreds of interpreters and translators employed by the European Parliament.
'Les élections européennes auront lieu dans moins de deux mois, le 25 mai 2014. C'est ce jour-là que les 400 millions d'électeurs des 28 pays membres de l'Union, choisiront les 751 membres du Parlement. Et pour la première fois, les europarlementaires pèseront véritablement sur la désignation du président de la Commission européenne.'
Listen to the podcast here.
Technical troubleshooting
Some users occasionally have trouble registering or logging in. If the site persists in refusing you access, please empty your browser cache. If you use Safari, go to the drop-down Safari menu and click on 'reset Safari'. With a bit of luck, this should solve the problem!
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