About 10 years ago, five translators and interpreters, from three different generations, but united by independently successful careers in the field and a common passion for multilingual communication, joined forces to establish Podium. Today, looking back at what we have achieved, we feel justified by our decision and full of confidence to move forward in…
In June 2019, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation contacted Podium, a company in which I am a partner, and asked us to provide Greek-to-English interpreting for the hearings of the Golden Dawn members. More specifically, the «HumanRights360» non-governmental organization and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, had invited famous and established sketch artists from abroad, to attend the…
As is often said, an interpreter is a speaker’s voice in another language. Yet, how much do we really know about being an interpreter, and how much is still obscure? Are interpreters simply machines that transfer words from one language to another, or are they more than that? What is their role? Can anyone be…