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27/05/2022
July 2022: Consecutive note-taking refresher in Brussels
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This three-day workshop targets professional conference interpreters who feel their note-taking skills are getting rusty and would like to go “back to basics” to build up a progression over the three days.

Helen Campbell, an experienced conference interpreter and interpreter trainer, as well as an engaging public speaker, will explain her note-taking strategies to help make you feel more at ease with your next consecutive assignment.

Workshop details

This workshop will be held in English. Depending on language profiles of participants, other languages may be used, in which case some speech preparation by participants would be needed.

Venue:

KU Leuven, Brussels campus (near Gare Centrale)

Dates and times:

Thursday 7 July 9:30-17:00
Friday 8 July 9:30-17:00
Saturday 9 July 9:15-12:15 (morning only)

Total contact hours over three days: 15

Participants: min. 8, max. 12

Early bird rate until 10 June:
AIIC members & candidates: 185 CHF       
Non-AIIC members: 235 CHF

Course fee after 10 June:
AIIC members & candidates: 235 CHF       
Non-AIIC members: 285 CHF

Contact: Michelle Hof  - m.hof@aibcnet.com

Trainer

Helen Campbell was a staff member of the Directorate-General for Interpretation of the European Commission (DG SCIC) in Brussels from 1973 until 2011. A highly qualified and experienced interpreter trainer, she has aptitude-tested, taught, and acted as examiner for university exams as well as jury member and speaker for EU accreditation tests and open competitions. She is a trainer for the MCI at Glendon College, York University Toronto, and regularly gives courses for AIIC.

After running a number of online editions of Helen Campbell’s popular note-taking refresher during the Covid-19 pandemic, we are pleased to say that the next edition will be offered in person. Join Helen in Brussels for three days in July to dust off those rusty note-taking skills. Read on below for more information and click here to sign up.

If you can’t make it to Brussels, there are still a couple of spots open in the upcoming online edition of the same workshop in late June. Click here to for more information on the online edition.