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Languages will go a long way

Waltraud Hofer Vision and values

Having grown up in a family that ran a small service business, I realized from a very young age the importance of providing the client with a positive experience, empathizing, and identifying with the client's project. I am passionate about my job and I love preparing thoroughly for each new assignment.

I am a certified conference interpreter (simultaneous and consecutive interpreting and remote simultaneous interpreting – RSI) and translator based in Barcelona . with more than 20 years of international experience. My mother tongue is German, and I work to and from German and Italian and from Spanish, English, Italian and Catalan into German. I am an active member of AIIC the International Association of Conference Interpreters based in Geneva. I graduated from the University of Trieste in 2000 (Scuola Superiore per Lingue Moderne di Trieste) and studied at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Barcelona. I can provide language consulting for your event, be it a conference, congress, meeting, seminar, workshop, works council, board meeting, webinar or videoconference.

A face-to-face event is always more effective than a virtual event; given the recent pandemic, remote interpreting has become a stopgap I have completed training courses on remote simultaneous interpreting platforms, and I work comfortably in RSI, having acquired the appropriate skills and technical equipment. I would be happy to advise you on the remote interpreting service that meets your needs. I will help you identify your requirements and organize the team of interpreters and the audio-visual technical equipment (booth, headphones, microphones and receivers).

Growing up in a bilingual country, I was able to appreciate the importance of languages and their contribution towards overcoming linguistic barriers and bridging cultural gaps.
Translating written texts and interpreting spoken words requires a range of soft skills such as diligence, accuracy, attention, resilience, engagement, empathy, flexibility, reliability and a willingness to continue learning.
These are the materials I use to deliver value and a positive experience to my customers.
All written translations and documents are kept confidential.

I was born and raised in Bozen in the heart of the Dolomites; that is where my down-to-earth attitude and resilience come from.

I graduated from the University of Trieste in 2000 (Scuola Superiore per Lingue Moderne di Trieste) and studied at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Barcelona. I am passionate about my profession as a conference interpreter and work to and from German and Italian and from Spanish, English, Italian and Catalan into German.

I have been learning my working languages living in the respective countries, which has also allowed me to know the culture and way of thinking of my interlocutors.

That’s why I have been able to recognize and understand cultural differences, thus avoiding misunderstandings between people who speak different languages

I would be delighted to help you organize your event, be it a conference, congress, seminar, training session, meeting, or webinar. I partner with other experienced, qualified interpreters who provide interpretation into a variety of languages, including English, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Turkish. Waltraud Hofer

As an interpreter, I have more than 20 years of experience in conference interpreting. My fields of expertise include the automotive industry (board meetings, marketing events and press conferences), medicine, the pharmaceutical industry, implantology, finance, intellectual property rights and copyright, EU bodies, European works councils, European cooperation projects, food and wine and fashion brands.

I graduated from the University of Trieste in 2000 (Scuola Superiore per Lingue Moderne di Trieste).
I studied at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Barcelona
Member of AIIC, the International Association of Conference Interpreters based in Geneva

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Consecutive interpreting

CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING

In consecutive interpreting (CI), the interpreter starts to interpret after the speaker pauses. The interpreter relies on memory and note-taking.

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Liaison interpreting

FOR BILATERAL MEETINGS

Liaison interpreting is typically used during visits of delegations or at small business meetings.

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Remote Simultaneous Interpreting / RSI

REMOTE SIMULTANOEUS INTERPRETING

Remote simultaneous interpreting is a cloud-based technology that enables interpreters to work from a hub.

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Simultaneous interpreting

SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING

Simultaneous interpreters sit in a soundproof booth, receive input from the speaker through earphones and translate the spoken words into the language of the listeners.

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Translations

WRITTEN TRANSLATIONS

Descriptions of pharmaceutical products and medical devices, technical and commercial documents, pathology reports, legal texts, contracts, web pages and balance sheets.

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Whispered interpreting

WHISPERED INTERPRETING DOES NOT REQUIRE E ANY TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT

The interpreter is located next to the participants and whispers into the ear of one or maximum two people who require interpreting services. No equipment is needed for this form of simultaneous interpretation.

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Person

Languages will go a long way

Waltraud Hofer Vision and values

Consecutive interpreting

Liaison interpreting

Remote Simultaneous Interpreting / RSI

Simultaneous interpreting

Translations

Whispered interpreting

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