Videos about, and by, Chris.
I hope they help you become a happier person - and a better interpreter!
About Chris
A conference interpreter. church interpreter, and interpreter trainer; a driver in international rallies; head of a refugee legal and social service; a former policeman, police driving instructor, professional tennis player, ambulance driver…
Get to know Chris - and get some interpreting tips!
The transcript to this interview can be found here.
An interview with Perevod Zhiv (Translation Lives), talking about Chris’s past lives and his interpreting and training work.
Church Interpreting
An interview with Lourdes de Rioja on Chris’s activities in church interpreting.
The Olivier 1996 ASBL
is a registered charity in Belgium, providing legal, material and social support to refugees and asylum seekers. Chris has been the director since it was founded.
If you would like to know more about their work, please see their website.
If you would like to make a donation, the bank account is:
IBAN : BE53 3630 4481 5353 SWIFT : BBRUBEBB
All about the work of the Olivier 1996 (registered charity)
Teaching Videos
These are either presentations or classes - full of mindset changes, and lots of interpreting tips.
Growth Mindset
It all begins with mindset. Watch this and I hope you’ll find some inspiration.
Chris’s lecture during the 2022 TerpSummit, hosted by Sophie Llewellyn-Smith, speaking about the benefits of a Growth Mindset.
B Careful
Prof. Marklen Konurbaev, of Moscow State University and the founder of the Cosines Pi Contest for Interpreters, invited Chris and Julia Poger to speak about the one aspect that people forget when they learn a B language. No matter how good your grammar and vocabulary, this factor will undermine comprehension if you don’t get it right!
This talk took place during lecture series accompanying the the fifth annual Cosines Pi contest.
The transcript is here.
B Language
Chris was invited by the Interpreters Weekly practice group based in Moscow to talk about B languages.
To get in touch with the practice group, please go here.