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Description

Every four years Americans vote in a presidential election while the rest of the world watches and tries to understand a unique, to some incomprehensible way to elect a president. In a world where democracies operate based on popular vote elections, the concept of an electoral college can be confusing. Tony has presented on American federalism for international delegations visiting the United States and has written on this subject. He will analyze the historical circumstances that motivated the creation of the electoral college, its evolution to a fairer and more inclusive system, the criticisms of its existence in the 21st century, and its evolving justification as the appropriate system for a country like the United States. Tony will explain the risks of this system in light of America’s current situation, show step by step how votes are cast and counted, and explain who decides how many electoral votes go to each state and the reasoning behind it.

This is a topic that language professionals must often deal with, but because of its complexity, it can be challenging to correctly render the terminology and concepts. Participants will come away with an understanding of some of the terms used by American media and politicians when referring to the presidential election and an insight on the American electoral system and culture that will be helpful in many fields and for years to come.

Date 7 September
Time 09.00 - 11.00 EDT / 06.00 - 08.00 PDT / 15.00 - 17.00 CET
Fee 15 CHF

Who is this workshop for?

Conference interpreters, diplomatic interpreters, media interpreters, international organization interpreters, and students of interpreting working in international affairs, politics, finance, law, and economics who deal with global affairs and United States issues, especially those covering the U.S. presidential debates, political conventions, and the presidential election.

Meet the trainer

Tony Rosado has experience interpreting all over the world. He has a law degree and has worked internationally in high profile conferences, court proceedings, sports events, and TV broadcasts, including presidential debates and political conventions. Tony is the author of two books on court interpreting, a lecturer at many universities, a United States Department of State independent contractor accredited at the conference level, the current Chair of AIIC-USA, a court certified interpreter by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and several States, a member of AIIC, TAALS, ATA, IAPTI, ASETRAD, OMT, ITI & NAJIT, and the author of the popular blog “The Professional Interpreter.”

Accessibility

ATPD strives to make its workshops accessible to all conference interpreters. Should you require any support to participate in this workshop, please complete our accessibility request form no later than 14 days before the event.