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25 years of EWC directive, 25 years of EWC Service

The 5 best tips for working with interpreters in your EWC meeting.

1.   Send the PowerPoints to the interpreters before the meeting
2.  Have a structured meeting
   • Ask the word by raising your hands
   • The chairperson gives the floor
   • Let the speaker and interpreters finish before you start talking
3. Speak well towards the microphone with sufficient volume in a normal speed
4. Be careful with jokes, metaphors and wordplay
5. Articulate very well numbers and names to avoid phonetic deviations

Mariëlle van der Coelen, EWC trainer and advisor

25 years of EWC in 25 blogs