CONFERENCE INTERPRETER

Abstract

In this paper we are going to point out the most important aspects of the conference interpretor’s praxis. As an important part of the modern world, the conference interpreter faces every day to different challenges. To fulfill his/her tasks he/she need to possess some knowledge and abilities. The most important knowledge and abilities are following: excellent knowledge of the active (target) and the passive (source) language, university degree, knowledge of current affairs, ability to analyze and construe facts, speed of reaction, power of concentration, above average physical and nervous staying-power, pleasant voice and public-speaking skills, intellectual curiosity, intellectual integrity, tact and diplomacy to deal with difficult situations ets.