As an interpreting student, I did my daily shadowing practice with this video and I can't feel my jaw right now! she speaks at light speed!!

I was only browsing randomly and then I ran into this video. The speaker is totally amazing and a little research on the web leads me to her personal website, where I learned that she speaks 9 different languages and is broadening her already jaw-dropping arsenal of acquired foreign languages even further by one more for approximately every two years, and most amazing of all, she never lived away from her home country longer than 4 months. She had basically taught herself all the languages herself. A true talent indeed.

@jeffreyd508

7 жыл бұрын

What's impressive, is that she did something so mind-numbingly boring for so long. To do a lot of shit that sucks, voluntarily, is admirable. Jealous of the result, not the process........

@LydiaHricMachova

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Deer Lukethesavior :) I don't think it's a talent though. My talent probably helps me some 15%, the rest is (hard) work and finding ways which make me enjoy the process :)

@LydiaHricMachova

6 жыл бұрын

Mind-numbingly boring? :) Are you referring to language learning? I beg to disagree. It can be fun if you do it the right way! Not only for language nerds! :) Check out www.languagementoring.com for more ;)

@schnee4094

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video,i thought i know a lot about interpreting and not much to looking into this video,and im so grateful i watched it and i learned a great deal, i like it so much and indeed i watched it a few times and it's so much more helpful from personal experiences and thoughts.and it moves at the end at the part when speaking of sometimes interpreting seemingly not-important thoughts of other people,that really make people doubt what is the point even to interpreting it i always dream to be an interpreter,and after a lot years of dreaming on that im finally on the track of taking the course and test now, but i still have a doubt and question, bec it's a stressful work on high demand of focus level, and sometimes i hear news of that some interpreters die in the middle of a conference because of high pressure, would that be a work and career that on demand for the younger people ? and that you are harder to do this job as you get older? -- i dont really believe that, because it's very exciting and fantastic job, is that really dangerous sometimes of this intense job?

@MyTelef

6 жыл бұрын

I speak 8 languages fluently which includes French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, english

While working in Russia I found out my interpreter was not telling my team what I instructed her to tell them. I finally just spoke to my team in English and they got it. I ditched my interpreter and started hanging out with people I met. They spoke a little English and I don't speak Russian, but we made it work. Had some great meals and drinks with people. Later I worked with another interpreter who was amazing and great and gave me not only what the person said but political context. They also explained to me some considerations before they translated for me.

When I was 17 I went to Taizé for a week and I was the only one brave enough to interpret from English to German for a few teens, who didn't know English. One of the brothers was giving a bible lesson for idk 40 people. It was a really rewarding experience. I think I did well.

@wheelchairssmiles5678

Жыл бұрын

Hi

i fall in love her talking, oh Lord

@tobiassaibot5417

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes. So charming 🇩🇪✌😍

Wow hands down one of the best presentations I've heard in a long time, by a presenter who's obviously extremely professional and talented and has a lot of experience in simultaneous interpretation. Thanks you're sharing those insights with us Lydia!

@LydiaHricMachova

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@isabella7858

2 жыл бұрын

The best presentation I’ve heard so far the presenter is a unique learning from you Lydia

I've been an interpreter for over 30 years. All interpreters should watch this video, experienced or novices.

I translated it to brazilian portuguese in real time in mind, everything she said

Thank you so much, i love this presentation !!

Thank you for this video!

This channel is highly interesting. Thank you very much.

I don't know why it just got me so concentrated 😂 I started watching the video by chance but finished watching every single second of it 👏 probably because of my passion for languages, pretty good video 👌

Fascinating video!

Great presentation. Brilliant.

Really nice conference Lydia, thank you so much I enjoyed it and learned a lot form it.

I really enjoyed this presentation. Thank you very much.

Thank you so much for sharing this presentation. Very informative.

Wonderful presentation, thanks for these interesting informations

wonderful and informative, especially for an amateur interpreter like me.

@Caramel1806

6 жыл бұрын

Block Kingdom How did you train to become a interpreter? I am in a program learning Spanish and eventually an introduction to interpreting.

@Correctrix

6 жыл бұрын

Well, presumably Block Kingdom did not train, since they said they were a mere amateur.

amazing tips. Thanks so much Lydia

An excellent presentation.

Great presentation Lydia! I learned a whole bunch and gained a newfound admiration of the work my interpreter colleagues do.

Greetings from Tashkent! Thank you Lýdia for a wonderful presentation!

This is just excellent !

Inspiring and practical sharing - keep up the good work ! I am a court interpreter - intense and requiring - love it ... Thank you!

Very interesting, great presentation..

Thank you for this video, it was very usefull for me .

I'm studying for my GCSE's and I'm studying interpretation and translation. I would love to do this as a career! I am also looking at becoming a flight attendant and doing free lance interpretation. That would be amazing!

@ilive4anime.

4 жыл бұрын

How's your studying going?

@paulwilliamdixon3674

3 жыл бұрын

Golf Oscar Oscar Delta / Lima Uniform Charlie Kilo!

@user-kv5ig1td9m

3 жыл бұрын

I also wish become flight attendant and l am interpreter now.

@GrayWithMe

2 жыл бұрын

I was a flight attendant. It gets old quickly. Passengers are jerks. All you do is serve food and beverage.

thank you for the video, it is very fast but very informative, interesting :)

Aboslutely loved this video! My mother tongue is English and currently learning Canadian French and soon sign language. I want to pursue a career as an interpreter between English/French/Sign Language and this video gave a lot of insight and tips for what to expect.

@user-qr4hr8vb7z

2 жыл бұрын

it's been five years... are you an interpreter?

Also as an SI (ThaiEnglish), this is a wonderful, to-the-point presentation. My respect.

you are the best lydia

A good presentation worthy of any rewards! Thank you Lydia for presenting your extraordinarily professional abilities in Consecutive interpreting❤I'll go for it!

Hi Lydia :-) Very good presentation I must say. I wish you all the best 🙂🙂👍👍

Informative and insightful. You touched on many points I can relate to in terms of pleasures and pains of interpreting. I especially liked your list of interpreting skills needed: • Language • Translation • Memory • Ability to split attention • Concentration • Public speaking • Stress resistance Thank you very much for a well thought out presentation :)

She is amazing!

Thank you! that was really helpful!

It was an enjoyable presentation. I would really like to know more details or tips about learning more than three languages and how to not forget any of them.

what a great conference and what a great polyglot

I just watched La Vita e Bella!!! Marvelous (sad) film! Haha I love that scene!

this is the best video i have seen in a long while ! any other videos from this woman speaking?

@LydiaHricMachova

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks :) You can look at my other Polyglot Gathering talk(s), as well as the Polglot Conference one, but these are more about language learning than interpreting.

Amazing informations!

Amazing presentation!

@user-xx7ox9cu2m

3 жыл бұрын

When I was 17 I went to Taizé for a week and I was the only one brave enough to interpret from English to German for a few teens, who didn't know English. One of the brothers was giving a bible lesson for idk 40 people. It was a really rewarding experience. I think I did well.

Thank you for this eloquent presentation. You are an excellent interpreter and presenter. all the best! I love working as SI especially for motivational live events!

@MrLimpsy

7 жыл бұрын

agree

@LydiaHricMachova

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Connie :) That's exactly the type of events I enjoy most of all. I've learnt so much in them.

@gda295

6 жыл бұрын

admirable

Great talk

funny and revealing. great presentation.

Thank you for the great presentation. This is a such a difficult job and I guess sometimes it can be very embarassing to interpret someone else's words like it was said at he end of the video. I remember a couple of months ago when the Brittish prime minister was on a visit to my country (Bulgaria) and our prime minister was showing him pictures and was boasting of how he has seen so many ''important people' and he said '3 папи са ме галили по главата' laughing which literally means '3 popes have fondled my head''. So, the interpreter didn't know what to do and she said ''3 popes tapped me on my head'' And I guess the Brittish prime minister could've been thinking ''Is this some kind of a joke? Did these people really elected this guy to present them?' And of course in these situations the interpreter can't do anything.

@LydiaHricMachova

8 жыл бұрын

+cannibalsaaa Yeah, I could tell you about such situations.. It's just part of the job, unfortunately. But then, that's what makes it even more interesting and challenging :)

Thanks for the presentation. I recently did a preselection exam for UN freelance Interpreters. I am waiting for results. I have never done an Interpretation course. I need to get in touch for more advice

It was easy for me to understand your talk. Your explanations,advices and ideas are very clear and useful,even though I'm not an interpreter, and your english is excellent. You speak like a native speaker! Thanks a lot!

@anneonimous9306

5 жыл бұрын

Pardon me, she doesn't speak like a native English speaker at all. Her English is very good but she makes mistakes sometimes and her accent is very strong. It's obvious from what you have written that you are not a native English speaker yourself (no native English speaker would say "advices" or spell "English" without a capital letter). The fact that you're a non-native English speaker is probably why you think her English is better than it really is. I am rather sick of non-native English speakers telling other non-native speakers "your English is perfect. You speak just like a native speaker" when as non-native speakers themselves, they are neither qualified nor able to make that assessment. She is fluent, yes. She has a wide vocabulary, yes. But she does NOT speak like a native English speaker. You are seemingly deaf to her strong foreign accent and apparently can't hear all the mistakes she is making because you're not a native English speaker yourself so you don't even realise that they are mistakes. (I'm not criticising her; it's not her fault she doesn't speak 100% perfect English. It's not her native language, so it's natural that she doesn't speak 100% perfectly. Her high level of fluency is commendable. I am merely correcting your false statement that she talks like a native English speaker, when she doesn't). Examples of pronunciation errors: she says "udder" instead of "other" and "keleeg" (emphasising the second syllable) instead of "colleague" (emphasising the second syllable). The first time she said the word" colleague" she pronounced it so badly that I didn't know what word she had said. I thought at first she was trying to say "click". It wasn't until she repeated the word and I got more context from the situation she was describing that I realised what word she was actually trying to say. She also says "many people thing" instead of "many people think". Listen to 6:13 Another example of a mistake: at some point she said "how is it?" instead of "what is it like?" That's a very common mistake for non-native English speakers to make. As another commenter has pointed out, she makes a rather unfortunate mistake at 5:52 when she says "one word from what he says was not true". She should have said "Not one word of what he said was true." There is a very big difference in meaning between those two statements! The fact that she got the verb tense wrong and used the wrong preposition are just minor problems. The main problem with her statement is that her intended meaning was different from what she said. She meant to communicate the idea that NOT ONE word was true (i.e.all the words were lies). Unfortunately, she instead said that ONE WORD was NOT true (i.e. all the words were true except one).

@dibujodecroquis1684

4 жыл бұрын

Anne Onimous I understood "one word was not true". I think that's what she meant.

I am just amazed of the Host's ability on languages too. And just wanted to mention that I recently started my interpreting job and I enjoy it really much. 🤗🙏

@renan8699

Жыл бұрын

Hey, what kind of job did you get interpreting?

@hakanozdemirci

Жыл бұрын

@@renan8699 Language Link job; over internet you interpret two sides of the call from medical to insurance many different fields.

@renan8699

Жыл бұрын

@@hakanozdemirci I've got the same job, different company! How do you like it so far?

@hakanozdemirci

Жыл бұрын

@@renan8699 Good, i like it. Whats your company name?

Finally a useful study

well done!

Peace and love from Egypt :)

insightful

Nice presentation! Thank you. Could I please get the names of the books mentioned towards the end of the presentation?

Awesome presentation! Where was this recoreded, though?

I've studied two languages by myself just because I loved, until today I don't know how people get so surprised by that! And I really don't know how I do memorize things the way I do.

really my sweety interpreter doesn't work with words but with ideas...we call it also meaning translation...so cute English accent...love it

very nice presentation, and really helpful, a short movie i can say, for those who want to be an interpreter, translator, professionally, its sounds very good for me this video is 5 on 5, thanks :)

@LydiaHricMachova

8 жыл бұрын

+Haris Masood Thank you, Haris! I'm very glad you liked it. I tried to make it as practical as possible :)

@harisdon007

8 жыл бұрын

you are most welcome, and thanks to you you motivated me alot, i wish and hope to be in touch with you take care keep it up (Y)

@Imamprams

8 жыл бұрын

+Lýdia M. Thank you for a Nice presentation. By the way, do you have channel explaining step-by-step method to do interpreting? And what book do you recommend?

@LydiaHricMachova

8 жыл бұрын

+Imam Prams: Hi Imam, nope, unfortunately, I do not have such a channel. If I ever decide to create one, I'll let you know :)

@Imamprams

8 жыл бұрын

Lýdia M. By the way, I just read an article of your interview. You said, "I use a lot of back translations, meaning that I translate textbook texts into Slovak and then translate those sentences back into the foreign language (just orally, no writing) until I can do it fluently. Those phrases then get stuck in my mind and I can use them pretty effectively in my own conversations." My questions 1. How do you deal with the different structures between L2 and L1 when translating back? 2. And what about the idiomatic expressions?3. Do you translate dialogs or texts (paragraph)? And what if you find tht the sentence is long? Thank you. Greetings from Indonesia.

I'am Indigenou from Brasil, my oficial lenguage is Tupi-Guarani, when i was children i've been learn portugues to comunic with other people that are not indigenou, and today i'm learnig Inglish, it's very cool.

Thank you very much! The first paragraph you talked lasted 39 seconds before you handed the microphone to the interpreter. May I know if it is normal for an interpreter to listen that long before he/she starts to speak. I just try to learn to remember so that I can interpret without missing any idea.

@LydiaHricMachova

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, Khue, that part could easily be said in one piece and only then does the interpreter get the floor. It can sometimes be longer, officially up to 5 minutes. If the speaker is telling an anecdote, like I was, it is even easier for the interpreter like this. If they're saying lots of numbers and facts, poor interpreter :D

I would like to translate. Preferably from my first to my second language though. My written English is better than my written German, because I read more English books than German ones. When I put a lot of effort into my writing, it can sound quite elegant. I do not think I could make much money with it, but it would be a great hobby.

Nádherná baba !! :)

it seems that the speaker did the same thing at 44:21 as that Polish guy when he was talking about the free tickets? :D could it be because you can actually infer the conditional from the context both in Slovak and Polish?

Lýdia's accent is so cute

@deadbydawn745

4 жыл бұрын

Above all, Lydia is cute :)

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS VERY-VERY USEFUL VIDEO!!!! ALTHOUGH I'VE BEEN INTERPRETING IN THE MEDICAL FIELD BUT THESE TIPS ARE FOR EVERYBODY!!!! THUMBS UP AND A NEW YT SUBBIE HERE!!!

great presentation! im just about to start interpreting on a smaller scale(nhs mostly)... russian - english pair, but haven't got any formal qualification yet(planning to do the dpsi this year though). im a little worried that my vocab isnt quite up to par, and i may have to substitute quite a few words to get the message across. any advice? :)

@hunkydory3521

3 жыл бұрын

How did it go?

@town944folk

3 жыл бұрын

How are you getting on Kerry?

Hi I just wanted to thank you for bringing to my attention that sometimes when we speak in another language we don't inturpet correctly be cause we're to focused on our selves to see the language. When I was say in your class about I UT the white board Had colors wblinking on it dawned on me that afternoon of what it really was saying to me and it came a time when I needed it the most. I AM B going to be more aware of what is being said to me so I will not focus on my self so I can be more aware of what language is bein spoken. was funny because when I was hiding from that that board thinking it was hypnotizing me or whatever it was actually the same board that they use you know what I mean the TV

Being Russian I understood the main idea of what she said in Slovak in the beginning. Our languages are quite similar, I assume.

@daumoro

7 жыл бұрын

Ю асьюм

@BoothBrennanLovers

6 жыл бұрын

maybe is because the slavic languages share an amount of vocabulary just like the latin languages between them.

@shalunishkaify

6 жыл бұрын

All slavic languages are related to each other, russians can understand Polish, Belarus, Slovac and Ukranian languages without studying them, of course speaking would be a challenge...

@BoothBrennanLovers

6 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha OMG what insane thing are you saying?

@blackeyedpeas2011ilo

6 жыл бұрын

Bitch please! yeah, Im Polish and I understood 90% haha

I was not understanding any word of the first language she spoke until I listed to Perú, Jungle, Ayahuasca

im a native french speaker im haitien actually im living in chile i speak four languages my goal is become an interpreter for the ONU im native of haiti the poorest contry of america and the contry who received the most interventions of the ONU are about 5 in total im 22 years old id like study tranlator and interpreter in a canadian university

Consecutive interpretation is not always public… a fear of public speaking should not be a deterrent in the pursuit of this path (I’m a consecutive interpreter 😂)

@fazialado9194

Ай бұрын

Hey , can you give me any help plz , i struggle so bad to remember what the speaker has just said even if it's only about a 1m speech , and the note taking is just terrible i find myself writing instead of symbolizing ideas

I like your speaking really nice

Can you ask for clarification? Being a good interpreter it isn't easy. I do prefer written translation. I can set my own time 😜 even if I am working under pressure to meet a dateline. I usually charge more 🌞 when the job at hand is urgent ☺️

So amazing! you are really talented Lydia congratulations! I admire you so much, I will contact you to lead me on how I can be successful an interpreter just like you, Thanks!

Thanks, I have one question, can interpreter listen to the speaker and his self 'while interpreting' at same time? I thought that interpreter increase the level of sound of his headphone so hi/she can not hear his/her sound, right?

@LydiaHricMachova

6 жыл бұрын

Nope, it's crucial that you hear yourself. Otherwise you'd be talking nonsense soon. You need to learn to listen to two things at the same time - both the speaker and your own version of their talk, a few seconds later. That's what makes it a bit more difficult :)

Well done!

Dear Lidya :-) I do know that you are very busy but would you mind writing the title of books that you mentioned at the end of your presentation? I will much appreciated for it 🙂🙂🙂 All the best 👍👍👍

@LydiaHricMachova

6 жыл бұрын

Sure. Roderick Jones: Conference Interpreting Explained. Andrew Gillies: Conference Interpreting.

@schnee4094

6 жыл бұрын

thank you so much ,was looking for this too!

Pretty interesting.

In her other video, she says polyglots are just average people. She's _not_ just an average person. For her, being one step (or two) ahead of the speaker is another day in the office. She didn't say this, but essentially interpreters are tapping into an improv skillset. Actual improv experience (theatre games) might not be a bad supplement in the early going. Alan Alda wrote a very interesting book on improv: _If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?_ (2017) People watching this video would probably also like this book. It's a deep meditation on public communication. His seminar worked miracles on young engineers. Reminds me, a while back I also greatly enjoyed _Borges on Writing_ (1971) due to a niche foreign language fetish I can perhaps safely divulge here. Two things I remember especially from that book: alliteration in Spanish can hardly be done, or it will be spotted as a trick (whereas major writers employ this in English); rhyme is easier in the Latin languages where the accent falls on the last syllable. I don't know why I like this stuff so much. This talk was very good, too. I was surprised.

@alalmadelguerrero5766

5 жыл бұрын

Allan Stokes can u send me the title of this book

Hahaha I'm from Peru.When lydia talked about ayawaska made me lough

What are the names of the books that she mentioned at the end ??

anyone else tried to interpret what she was saying from english in your mother tongue? emphasis on tried, cause i just couldn't keep up :D

@vidhichaudhary8998

4 жыл бұрын

BouncingBob I was successful with Hindi .

I have a question for all the interpreters out there: In consecutive interpreting is it okay to clarify some things before starting? For example: "I would like to ask you to try and use short sentences where possible and to try not to speak very fast so I don't have to interrupt you".

@LydiaHricMachova

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, you may, but you're not always given a chance to talk to the speaker before you interpret them.

Wow! You nailed it, becuse I feel like hiring someone just to listen to ME! As an interpreter I feel I'm always listening. Listening carefully, but I my self get interrupted

Some recommended books for interpretation?

I'm sure you don't encounter this a lot in conference interpreting, but what can you do if someone is using profanity or offensive language?

I'd like to work as an interpreter since the pay is much better than for translation. I tried to interpret YT videos from English (which I've known for almost 20 years now) to my mother tongue but I just can't keep up; the requirement to come up with the proper word/construction in a fraction of a second is INSANE for me, I don't know what I would have to do to reach this level of fluency in another language.

I was more impressed by how fast he could take notes...

Wow How many languge do you speak .

i love languages but am not an interpreter would never be ....just watched it because the way the girl speaks is very catchy ;)

Lydia number 1

Is there someone here to help me with languages? I've been studying english for 1 year and half and I still need improve a lot! Thanks for your time! See you.

I rely totally on my memory. I rarely take notes

my bold guess is that this video should have man-made subtitles in any language imaginable. AND a separate section of comments as to what was subtitled wrong :D

I'm working almost 2 yrs as an consecutive interpreter most of the time,I didn't had a degree before but I want now, where do I focus since I gained experience while working .

@fazialado9194

Ай бұрын

Hey , can you give me any help plz , i struggle so bad to remember what the speaker has just said even if it's only about a 1m speech , and the note taking is just terrible i find myself writing instead of symbolizing ideas

can any one provid me with the three books that she has mentions by the end of the video and thank you

@PolyglotGathering

3 жыл бұрын

Roderick Jones - Conference Interpreting Explained, 1998 Andrew Gilles - Conference Interpreting: A Student’s Practice Book, 2013

I've never heard Slovak before but I understood what she said about her trip to Peru. It is because of similarity all languages of the Slavic group.

@user-dq3ji2nl5f

4 жыл бұрын

I speak zero Slovak/other Slavic languages, but I knew what she was talking about as soon as I heard the word 'ayahuasca', which is the same in the languages I speak.

@erturtemirbaev5207

2 жыл бұрын

Вы откуда?

@erturtemirbaev5207

2 жыл бұрын

Where are you from?

@elvispresly2802

2 жыл бұрын

@@erturtemirbaev5207 UA🇺🇦

@erturtemirbaev5207

2 жыл бұрын

@@elvispresly2802 понятно. Свои, значит. Это хорошо.

very important conference.

I always considered translating one of the most difficult jobs!

@Correctrix

6 жыл бұрын

This is not about translating.

@lechat8736

6 жыл бұрын

Correctrix - I`m a polyglot myself and I know exactly what this is about.

@videofun59

5 жыл бұрын

You mean interpreting