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IPO: note-taking, sight interpreting, OPI and your wellbeing

IPO: note-taking, sight interpreting, OPI and your wellbeing

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Question 1 of 5

1. Question

If you take notes during the assignment, what should you do with your notes afterwards?

email them to Translit
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keep them for 12 months
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give them to the officer or destroy them due to the confidentiality rule
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Question 2 of 5

2. Question

What should you be careful about when you are taking notes during an interpreting assignment?

Not to be so busy writing that you fail to pay attention to what is being said while you are writing
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Not to let anyone see your notes
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Not to rush so much that you end up with wrong spelling of words
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Question 3 of 5

3. Question

What is the main thing you should watch out for during an OPI session? (OPI – over-the-phone interpreting)

that you are in a private place so that no confidential information is heard by those around you
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that you have the latest IPhone model for this job
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that you are near a socket in case your battery needs charging
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Question 4 of 5

4. Question

What should you do if you are given a Birth Certificate and the officer asks you to do sight interpreting?

Tell the officer you are not a translator; the document should be translated by a certified specialist
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Read the document out loud line by line, interpreting everything as you go along
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Quickly look through the document and give the summary of the main points to the officer; than find any other information in the document that the officer may ask for
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Question 5 of 5

5. Question

You feel sad and traumatised after interpreting a particularly gruesome session. What should you do?

Don't ignore your feelings, talk to a friend or a colleague, or seek help otherwise
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Nothing. It's a normal part of interpreters' work
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Next time, don't interpret everything, skip the parts that you find upsetting
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