Have you ever wondered what interpreting for a live TV show feels like? Do you want to know some of the tips and difficulties related to interpreting for the media? Then look no further.
In this video we will hear first hand about some of the challenges and tricks of the trade regarding this kind of interpreting.
Starting from a clip of an interview with actress Millie Bobby Brown in the Spanish late night show El Hormiguero, we will find out how the lack of direct feedback impacts your performance as an interpreter, how you never know where an answer to a question may lead you or how any background information you may have about the speaker’s life can be an invaluable asset.
Being very close to the speaker and understanding that any error you may make will be heard by thousands of people are also two of the things you have to bear in mind when the microphone is open and the audience are watching the show or gala at their homes and that are dealt with in this video. And at the same time the interpreter needs to understand that errors will happen and are part of the job, that one has to roll with them and enjoy the exhilarating sensation of being prepared for the most unexpected answers and living in the moment.
Diego GARCÍA CRUZ.