| Pages in topic: < [1 2 3 4] > | Poll: Have you met famous people thanks to your job? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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John Cutler 
Spain
Local time: 06:12
Spanish to English
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| More no than yes | Nov 1, 2010 |
Famous in the sense of a name everyone would recognize, no. I have rubbed elbows, due to my work, with some "big fish in little pond" types though.
| | | | | Wim Wenders, Jimmy Wales, lots of politicians and many more | Nov 1, 2010 |
I've interpreted a lot of remarkable people in my career, many politicians including our new president-elect Dilma Roussef, a ton of CEOs and Chairpersons, some Nobel Prize winners, but I can't really say I've met them. I mean saying "Hello, my name is Maria and I'll be your interpreter today" doesn't really count, does it?
That said, there are two speakers that I interpreted with great pride and joy because they rank high in my personal hall of fame:
Fim maker Wim Wend... See more I've interpreted a lot of remarkable people in my career, many politicians including our new president-elect Dilma Roussef, a ton of CEOs and Chairpersons, some Nobel Prize winners, but I can't really say I've met them. I mean saying "Hello, my name is Maria and I'll be your interpreter today" doesn't really count, does it?
That said, there are two speakers that I interpreted with great pride and joy because they rank high in my personal hall of fame:
Fim maker Wim Wenders
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Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia
I really got a kick out of translating them. Here's a list of people Fabiene (my business partner) and I have interpreted along our careers:
Keynote Speakers our interpreters have translated
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| | | | Patricia Charnet
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:12
Member (2009)
English to French
met with important political personalities, also important industry leaders, and also some famous people through translations and interpreting. Interestingly, some famous people are very humble.
| | | | TCN6YR
Japan
Local time: 13:12
Russian to Japanese
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Famous politicians and a writer from Russia.
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Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 23:12
Member (2002)
English to German
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| Dirk Nowitzki, Bill Cosby | Nov 1, 2010 |
I assisted Dirk Nowitzki, German basketball player at the Dallas Mavericks in an UNICEF spot.
Interpreted for Bill Cosby at a conference. He was the keynote speaker there.
| | | | Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 01:12
Member (2005)
English to Spanish
| Dr. Brian Weiss | Nov 1, 2010 |
I worked as interpreter at a personal interview with this brilliant, humble man. Memorable.
| | | | | O, yeah, i have! :) | Nov 1, 2010 |
Thanks to my job in Sochi (Russia) i have met with ambassadors, ministers, governors and mayors from all over the world, and of course (thanks to Olympic Games 2014 ) with world champion Konstantin Dzyu, Olympic champions Alexey Voyevoda, Evgeny Pliuchenko, Paralympic champion Irek Zaripov and others
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Sam21 wrote:
is this about "meeting" famous "people" or simply about coming across global entities? Never, personally!
Either way, I believe that interpreters might have a better chance here than translators.
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You are right. My original question was, "As an interpreter, have you ever met famous people"?, meaning for example if you have interpreted for the president of your country, or a famous movie star or singer, etc. But when I read some of the answers I see that some translators have done this too.
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Carolina Fryd (X)
Argentina
Local time: 01:12
English to Spanish
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| Lisa Stansfield et al | Nov 1, 2010 |
Yes! I interpreted for Lisa Stansfield during her Argentina tour in 1997, and for several Ministers during the 90s and even the ex-Senator Eduardo Menem in a meeting he held with ex-Tory minister Lord Walker (UK).
| | | | Cristina Silva
United States
Local time: 00:12
Member (2004)
English to Portuguese
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| Nene, NBA great from Denver Nuggets | Nov 1, 2010 |
I interpreted for Nene several times in Denver, Colorado.
| | | | Karin Usher
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:12
Member (2006)
English to Portuguese
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| As interpreter, yes - as translator nope :-) | Nov 1, 2010 |
I worked as interpreter and producer for an entertainment company in Brazil for about 2 years, with different artists coming every week, so I did meet quite a few famous musicians/artists - but that was over 10 years ago.
Some examples: Ozzy Osbourne, Bon Jovi, Simple Minds, Pet Shop Boys and many others...
| | | | sokolniki
United States
Local time: 23:12
English to Russian
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| In Moscow in the 90s: | Nov 1, 2010 |
Boris Berezovsky (the then Sibneft owner), Sergei Bogdanchikov (former Rosneft President) and Platon Lebedev (the then Yukos vice-president)
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| Dubai's top politician | Nov 1, 2010 |
My first interpretation assignment was for a press conference given by Mirza Al Sayegh, one of Dubai's most influential government officials, director of the office of Prince Hamdan Al Maktoum and CEO of Shadwell, the Prince's stud farm.
By the way, I didn't know this when I took a seat next to him at the venue
Mauricio
| | | | | Prince Charles, Peter Jones, Mark Austin | Nov 1, 2010 |
Met Prince Charles when working for the British Red Cross during the Tsunami Appeal in 2004. Last year I met Peter Jones (from Dragon's Den) in a Q&A session for small businesses. Also met ITV newsreaders Mark Austin and Mary Nightingale when working in ITV translating the report of the Chilean Miners' rescue on 13th October 2010. Hope to meet the Prime Minister and the Queen one day
| | | | | Some famous football players | Nov 1, 2010 |
In 2000 I met some famous football players, who during that year were in force at Juventus, Milan and Lazio.
1 example: Ciro Ferrara, Pavel Nedved, Roberto Mancini and the management of Juventus team, including Roberto Bettega and Luciano Moggi.
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