Consecutive interpreting explained 1 0 Basic definition n

Consecutive interpreting explained

1. 0 Basic definition n n After the source language utterance As the source language text being presented Long CI or Classic CI: note-taking Short CI

n n Be efficient: three quarters of the speaker’s time Wide application: Ø Ø Ø slow but complete and accurate less equipment community interpreting

2. 0 Basic principles of consecutive interpreting n Three stages Ø Ø Ø understanding analysis re-expression

2. 1 Understanding n The Understanding we refer to here is not of words but of ideas, for it is ideas that have to be interpreted. Ø Ø Single word or expression missed Guess or deduce the key word Not encyclopedic dictionary, no betray Constant Concentration

2. 2 Analysis n Speeches may be of different kinds. They can present logical arguments showing both points of view on a question before arriving at a synthetic conclusion, they can be a sequence of logical deductions leading to an obvious conclusion according to the speaker's point of view, and they may simply be descriptive, focusing on an event, a scene or a situation.

2. 2. 1 n n Analysis of speech type Polemical speech Deductive speech Narrative speech Descriptive speech

2. 2. 2 n n n Identification of the main ideas Accuracy: significant points, no details Summary Who does what and when

2. 2. 3 n Analysis of links The object is always to make the interpretation more clearly structured and therefore easier to be followed by the audience

2. 2. 4 n mnemonic techniques ü ü ü • Memory visualizing the content series of numbers / sequential order location beginning and end

2. 3 Re-expression n n Eye contact Effective presentation: steady rhythm, pauses, stresses, changes of tones Register or manner Working language enhancement