Episode 6: Interpreters translate, translators interpret – or the other way round?

About this episode

Stefanie Selmer from the European Commission discusses the differences between translation and interpretation in high-level EU meetings.

Our guest is Stefanie Selmer from the European Commission Directorate-General for Interpretation, invited to clear up the classic confusion between translation and interpretation. Step into the interpreters' booth for a flavour of the teamwork, the confidentiality and the adrenaline of being “there when it happens” in high-level EU meetings. Music: Title:Days Past. Author: In Closing. Source: In Closing - Days Past (auboutdufil.com) . Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.fr

People in this episode

Guest: Stefanie Selmer

Topics covered

• translation
• interpretation
• EU meetings
• language services

Keywords

• interpreters
• translators
• European Commission
• confidentiality
• teamwork

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Days Past, In Closing, In Closing -

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