2. Preparing for Conferences: A Theme-based Approach By Dr. Wang Chuanying The Dept. of Interpretation & Translation, Nankai University

3. Course Description  An integral part of Simultaneous Interpreting (SI) training course  Targeting 2nd year graduate students majoring in SI  Focusing on English-Chinese interpreting but applicable to Chinese-English  Skills testable by resorting to a role-play Globalization and Inequality

4. Statement of Purposes 3 purposes for today’s workshop:  Analyze the possibility of preparing for a conference  Discuss a theme-based approach for preparatory work  Test techniques with excerpts from a real conference

5. Some Truths about SI  Conference-oriented  Language skills are important  “Correspondence effect” is very desirable  Unreliable organizer(s) in terms of advance information

6. Flowchart of Conference Interpreting Procès verbal Conference 5 knowns Preparation 1 week ahead Offer 2 weeks ahead

7. Flowchart of Conference Interpreting Procès verbal Conference 5 knowns Preparation 1 week ahead Offer 2 weeks ahead

8. Role-Play: Globalization and Inequality

9. Flowchart of Conference Interpreting Procès verbal Video Specific search of keynote speaker (Joseph Stiglitz) 5 Knowns Brainstorming the topic: economic/political/social consequences

10. Assignments 1. Independent search for other 3 speakers (Jeffrey Sachs, George Soros and Mark Malloch-Brown) 2. Further brainstorming the topic with more information from different sources (books, journal articles, etc.) Tip: All three speakers have personal homepages

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13. 5 Knowns 5 Knowns ThemeNamesHighlightsAgendaOrganizers

14. Information about keynote speakers Lifepath Major career achievements Impact on others Brainstorming the intended topic Theme-based Preparation: Does it work ? General scanning Specific search Available sources for personnel search: Search engines (e.g. Google): Personal homepage Biography Autobiography( if any) Traditional sources: Who is who? Encyclopedia “Correspondence effect”

15. Role-play: Globalization and Inequality 5 Knowns ThemeNamesHighlightsAgendaOrganizers Globalization and Inequality Jeffrey Sachs, George Soros,, Mark Malloch-Brown, Joseph Stiglitz one-day meeting, roughly 15 minutes for each speaker followed by a panelists debate The Earth Institute at Columbia University directed by Jeffrey Sachs based on news release available 3 weeks ahead of the conference

18. Interesting Discoveries of Joseph Stiglitz  2001 Nobel laureate in economics for contribution to information economics  Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President of the World Bank, 1997- 2000  First a member, then chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors of Clinton administration during 1993-97  Influenced by John Maynard Keynes who emphasized fiscal policy over monetary policy, or ‘stimulus’ in Stiglitz’s word  Disagrees with US Treasury and IMF on their proposed rapid market liberalization program for the developing world  The author of many books and articles. Most recent books concerning globalization include:  Globalization and Its Discontents  The Roaring Nineties  Towards a New Paradigm in Monetary Economics  Fair Trade for All  Making Globalization Work (forthcoming)

19. Excerpts from the video