Benjamin T. Barclay

Conference Interpreter (AIIC | APIC) & Translator. English-Italian-German-Portuguese Living in Lisbon. Travel junkie & chatterbox. Coffee & chocolate addict.

[Benjamin T. Barclay @BarclayBtb]

@SarahTranslate @oninterpreting @helen__jukes @Lighthousebks @gabrinterprete @GabiSuzanne @lucisol8 @lucanuto74 @AliceCLG @interpreterpaul @MariniInterp @Comunica_Marzia And another German book to the list ;)

[Benjamin T. Barclay @BarclayBtb]

Caffè e cornetto al cioccolato? Sì, ma arricchiamo la colazione del sabato con un po' di sana terminologia!

[Licia Corbolante @terminologia]

Cosa si può imparare dalla traduzione senza senso
pleasure yacht ➝ yacht di piacere
fatta dal ministro #Toninelli: https://t.co/bGAzRJ6a9Y (un punto di vista terminologico)
#SeaWatch3 #t9n #t9y

[Benjamin T. Barclay @BarclayBtb]

@MSEInterpret @jsentamans_ @aidagda @Scheherezade_SL @gpinillagallego That only happened once - but it was a consec moment, so voice and face could be seen, so client was happy with our explanation. It's all about negotiating: you win some, you lose some!

[Teresa López González @teresa_logo]

En interpretación (y en traducción) se habla mucho de la importancia de rechazar encargos mal pagados, de defender nuestras condiciones y respetar tarifas dignas. Y no puedo estar más de acuerdo. Pero y lo que duele hacerlo cuando quieres trabajar +... ¿eh? Porque doler, duele.

[Benjamin T. Barclay @BarclayBtb]

@jsentamans_ @MSEInterpret @aidagda @Scheherezade_SL @gpinillagallego Aye, agreed. But when I see a camera crew or a hashtag, I go into a hypervigilant mode. Doesn't always work though!

[Benjamin T. Barclay @BarclayBtb]

@elusiveterp It's a fairly recent trend, true enough, but you see newcomers and senior members alike 'oversharing'. So training is only part of the problem.

[Benjamin T. Barclay @BarclayBtb]

Interesting thread on confidentiality in and out of the booth. Unfortunately, such deplorable behaviour (as seen by the OP) is on the rise. Baffled, to say the least. When in doubt, post nothing and move on. #1nt

[Bichitovski @bichitovski]

(HILO VA)

Hace como 1h he entrado en Instagram y han aparecido las historias de una intérprete de conferencias cuyo nombre no voy a compartir.

Lo que he visto me ha sorprendido muchísimo, hasta el punto de parecerme incluso vergonzoso y, sobre todo, *muy poco* profesional.

[Benjamin T. Barclay @BarclayBtb]

@gpinillagallego @MSEInterpret @aidagda @jsentamans_ I didn't know I was hobnobbing with the royals ;) I'll be sure to bring a crown next time - or a hamper full of pasteis de nata. :P
On a serious note, nothing to add: it all boils down to common sense, NDAs, and the main tenets of our profession.

[Benjamin T. Barclay @BarclayBtb]

@jsentamans_ @MSEInterpret @aidagda @Scheherezade_SL @gpinillagallego Streaming: sometimes it's as easy as visiting the event's FB Live page, company website or the link provided by organisers. That's how I found the stream. Contract had a 25% clause (there's specific copyright fees in different countries) or we negotiated 50% of the day's fee.

[Benjamin T. Barclay @BarclayBtb]

@terminologia Facendo riferimento a "foto strappata", forse in inglese hanno utilizzato "snatch"? Non ho avuto il tempo di leggermi l'originale, ma mi pare un'ipotesi plausibile...

[Benjamin T. Barclay @BarclayBtb]

@TamTan_DS_MG Or as we say in Lisbon, 'Quem não viu Lisboa, não viu coisa boa' ;) Bom trabalho!

[Licia Corbolante @terminologia]

Nelle notizie su #shutdown USA i media italiani non hanno chiare le differenze tra
1 #administration, il governo con funzione esecutiva: Trump+ministri
2 #government, le attività della pubblica amministrazione ≠ governo 1
Spiegato qui: https://t.co/pTkjiHlG1H #falsiamici

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

I will never get bored of the word ‘apricity’, the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day. If you’re lucky enough to luxuriate in it for a while, you are apricating.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Niffle-naffling, fudgelling, and pingling: three old words for working feebly and ineffectually because you’d really rather be doing something else.

[Benjamin T. Barclay @BarclayBtb]

@elusiveterp IT DEPENDS.

[Licia Corbolante @terminologia]

Sarà interessante vedere come verrà tradotto #TheGuardians dai media italiani.
#TIMEPOY

[Licia Corbolante @terminologia]

➘ riferimento utile per media italiani. Guardian non è un addetto alla sorveglianza come il guardiano italiano!

[Benjamin T. Barclay @BarclayBtb]

@InterRausch Ha! If there's a cat, it must be Udo's. :)

Keep up the good work, you two!

[Benjamin T. Barclay @BarclayBtb]

@Ben_Aaronovitch A ii for sure!!!