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The technique of note-taking: tips and tricks Part 2

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Xuan Zhao
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Spain
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Member (2016)
Chinese to English
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Letters and sentences noting or just note some marks in a simulteous interpreting Jun 3, 2016

Dear profesor:

I'm a freelance interpreter/translater. I'm wondering if is helpful to train myself on writing down marks in stead of words or sentences. Do you have any snuggestion? Thanks.
 
Jasmina Djordjevic
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Serbia
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German to Serbian
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Letters and sentences noting or just note some marks in a simulteous interpreting Jun 9, 2016

Dear Xuan,

I am sorry for not answering earlier. I have only now seen your message.

In simultaneous interpreting, time is more limited than in consecutive. This means that notes are easier made if they are really short so that I suggest signs/ illustrations and very concise abbreviations. In consecutive interpreting, we can use a combination of signs, symbols, abbreviations and simple illustrations.

I hope this helps.... See more
Dear Xuan,

I am sorry for not answering earlier. I have only now seen your message.

In simultaneous interpreting, time is more limited than in consecutive. This means that notes are easier made if they are really short so that I suggest signs/ illustrations and very concise abbreviations. In consecutive interpreting, we can use a combination of signs, symbols, abbreviations and simple illustrations.

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
Jasmina ▲ Collapse
 
Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
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Thailand
Local time: 07:08
English to Thai
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Simultaneous interpretation Aug 24, 2016

Xuan Zhao wrote:

Dear profesor:

I'm a freelance interpreter/translater. I'm wondering if is helpful to train myself on writing down marks in stead of words or sentences. Do you have any snuggestion? Thanks.


I find note-taking of any kinds is not effective since simultaneous interpretation aims at quickest and most accurate translation verbally. I practice how to mentally remember hard-to-do phrases better e.g. those related to figures, equation, foreign terms.
Consecutive/phone/whisper interpretation is more accurate and note-taking is quite effective for me.

Soonthon L.
 


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