Sepandar Moeenii

Question and Answer

• What is your name?
  • Sepandar Moeenii
• Where do you live?
  • Tehran, Iran
• What made you decide to become a translator or interpreter?
  • After years of gaming and watching series I decided to put the experience on action and earn some money from it. According to my 8 year dream, I prefer interpreting and want to have a successful career in this path.
• List one strength that you think sets you apart from your colleagues.
  • general knowledge
• Name the one thing that you most enjoy in your translating or interpreting career.
  • The variety of topics in translation and the adventures in interpreting.
• We all have worked on those not-so-perfect assignments. Write about one such assignment that was not ideal and what you learned from it.
  • Biography programs in media translation. It was boring and time consuming. Made me realize why I like interpreting more than translating. They value your time more in interpreting.
• If you could go back in time to when you were just starting out as a translator or interpreter, what advice would you give to your younger self?
  • I don't regret my past and I like my advance towards success.
    • read more books about interpreting and vocab.
    • listen to audio books anywhere at anytime.
• Name one resource – such as a phone app, CAT tool, website, and so forth – that you find especially helpful in your translating or interpreting work.
  • apps: Babylon 8 (PC)
  • web: Wikipedia
• What's the best book you've read this year?
  • the one from this site: Intepretation-Techniques and Exercises