Alessio Iacovoni on Interpreting and Translating: Recent Episodes
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Proof of concept of consecutive interpreting with the digital recorder of a speech by Yanis Varoufakis held at the Diem25 general assembly in Rome on January 7th 2017. On May 20 I will hold a speech on “The use of digital recorders in consecutive interpreting: tools and techniques” at the ITI Conference in Cardiff. I’m […]
La Sezione AITI Lazio ha il piacere di invitare soci e non-soci all’incontro a Porte Aperte che si terrà a Roma sabato 17 ottobre a partire dalle ore 9:00 presso l’Istituto Studi Germanici a Villa Sciarra. Orario: 9:00 Data: 17 ottobre 2015 Sede: Istituto Studi Germanici, Via Calandrelli 25 (Villa Sciarra) (Mappa). Quota di partecipazione: evento gratuito Link per […]
Hello and welcome to my website on conference interpreting and translations studies. I’m Alessio Iacovoni, a bilingual professional Italian ⇄ English interpreter with 18+ years of experience, based in Rome. Passion is what best describes my relationship with interpreting. In a world where words have turned into mere sound, where they have been deprived of […]
This is the first of a series of reviews on some ios apps that I believe can come in very handy to interpreters. Needless to say, terminology management is an interpreter’s most daunting task. In order for glossaries to be effective, they need to be updated regularly, which can be tedious and time-consuming. Among the […]
Here is a nice system you can use to prepare for conferences. Just click on the audio file. Use headphones. The ear/voice span (decalage) can be easily modified to fit your translation style. I recently used this file to prepare for a conference on migration and evangelisation. You can make your own very easily.
Here are some interesting articles on interpreting and translation studies that I collected in these past years. Database of articles on interpreting and translation studies
He who sees everything as nothing but the Self, and the Self in everything he sees, such a seer withdraws from nothing. (Isha Upanishad, translation by Alistair Shearer)
I have just returned from a one month trip to India. I was truly impressed by those wonderful people. So calm despite the extreme misery they live in, yet incredibly rich in terms of their souls, of their commitment to religion, to God. Beautiful women, especially in the more remote towns of central India where you […]
The following is a list of translation procedures developed by Vinay, Darbelnet, Newmark and Catford. Although they were developed for written translations they can also apply to interpreting. Compendium of translation procedures (edited and extended by Alessio Iacovoni, compiled by the author of the Blog Mis Trabajos de Traducción, accessed 11 February 2009)