PMQ’s
What is PMQs? Prime Minister’s Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday that the House of Commons is sitting and gives MPs the chance to put questions to the...
April 24, 2020
Be prepared!
Domain – Setting – Role. Where you interpret, who you interpret for and how you interpret are considerations interpreters need to think about and prepare for. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing...
February 22, 2020
BBC News BSL Interpreter
I’m one of a team of interpreters who are part of a larger group of translators. Together, we provide a British Sign Language (BSL) version of the day’s news and current affairs for the Deaf...
November 19, 2019
Accuracy and meaning
What is accuracy? Accuracy is the requirement for an interpreter to deliver information within a message “in the same spirit, intent and manner of the speaker, with no additions, deletions or alterations to...
August 17, 2019
Peer to peer feedback
In life as much as in work, it’s important to know how to provide feedback to others, effectively and constructively without causing offence.
May 10, 2019
Recognise dilemmas
A dilemma is a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable. A thinking technique can help navigate decision making...
February 5, 2019
