“the language of europe is translation"
– Umberto Eco
interpreting
conference interpreters work with the spoken word, inside the meeting room.
translation
translators work with the written word in offices adjoining the meeting room.
multilingualism
participants speak and understand each others’ langugages reciprocally.
Edward Maxwell Crisp is a conference interpreter and translator in Geneva. He has worked for UNESCO, WIPO, WHO, WMO, ILO, WTO and many other high profile institutional clients. His areas of expertises are translation, conference interpreting and language policy, particularly in the context of multilingual negotiations.
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