AUSIT & NAATI Present: Effective Note-Taking for Interpreters: Memory, Meaning and Delivery (Webinar)

   

This event is proudly sponsored by NAATI – Registration is FREE for AUSIT members and all NAATI-credentialed practitioners!

Interpreting is a highly demanding cognitive process that involves a series of competing tasks such as comprehension, memory retention and language reformulation. A common challenge interpreters face with note-taking is that the more effort we spend on writing notes, the more difficult it becomes to accurately recall and deliver information, usually because less attention is afforded to listening/comprehension and language reformulation. Therefore, balancing the effort devoted to each competing task is crucial for interpreting success, especially when the source speech is long and/or complex.

Note-taking, when conducted effectively, can serve as a bridge linking source text decoding and target text delivery, thereby forming an integral part of comprehension and language reformulation. How to combine memory and note-taking skills to optimise memory retention? How to use symbols to represent and connect ideas? How to structure notes to facilitate delivery? This workshop aims to answer these questions and help participants develop an effective and meaning-based note-taking practice.

Our Presenter - Amy Wang

Xiaoxing (Amy) Wang is a NAATI Certified Conference Interpreter (English/Mandarin), Certified Interpreter (English/Mandarin) and Certified Translator (English into Chinese). Amy has been practising as an interpreter since 2011 and is passionate about sharing experiences with fellow practitioners. She was the PD Coordinator at the AUSIT NSW and/or National level for several years and has been regularly involved in organising and delivering training for both aspiring and practising interpreters and translators since 2015.

Amy received the 2023 AUSIT Excellence Award for Outstanding Contribution to Interpreting.

Joining the Webinar

The Zoom links for the webinar will be sent out 1 day prior to the session you registered to attend. Please ensure you have downloaded the latest version of Zoom in preparation.

PD Logbook

Introductory PD.

This webinar is eligible for 10 PD points under category 1.4 of the NAATI Recertification Catalogue (new catalogue due for release 2 June).

Certificates and recordings

Please note no PD certificates will be issued for this event. Please keep a copy of your registration confirmation email as proof of participation to claim your PD points.

This is a live webinar event and will be recorded. Free recordings will be made available via NAATI Learn after the event, and for AUSIT members on the members homepage of the AUSIT website.

Together, we aim to support the ongoing professional growth of NAATI-credentialed practitioners.

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