Being a Successful Interpreter

by Jonathan Downie

Being a Successful Adding Value and Delivering Excellence is a practice-oriented guide on the future of interpreting and the ways in which interpreters can adjust their business and professional practices for the changing market. The book considers how globalisation and human migration have brought interpreting to the forefront and the subsequent need for interpreters to serve a more diverse client base in more varied contexts. At its core is the view that interpreters must move from the traditional impartial and distant approach to become committed to adding value for their clients. Features Being a Successful Interpreter is a practical and thorough guide to the business and personal aspects of interpreting. Written in an engaging and user-friendly manner, it is ideal for professional interpreters practising in conference, medical, court, business and public service settings, as well as for students and recent graduates of interpreting studies. Winner of the Proz.com Best Book Prize 2016.

124 pages, Paperback

First published February 5, 2016

Reviews

[Blake · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very inspiring. Just reading this through (and guiltily skipping the practice questions) gets you firing on all cylinders about new things to try out and what you can do to improve things for yourself and the industry. When you’re head down bum up, you can tend to forget that there’s more to the profession than creating incredibly long lists of terminology, so it’s great to have an entertaining and well written “wake up call”.

[Allyson · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is not often that someone finds something new to say on interpreting but this book is full of ideas on professional development and growing your business that I have never heard. It really adds value to our industry.

[Andrew Gillies · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Jonathan Downie has produced the first ever CPD book for conference interpreters - all the existing literature being aimed at students, trainers or researchers. And for that and other reasons, it's a must read. Downie suggests we rethink such basics as our attitude to continued training; how we interact with our associations; how we see and sell our service to customers; and how we eat. It's thought-provoking and in places radical stuff..."

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