Leroy Baurès

Question and Answer

• What is your name?
  • Leroy Baurès
• Where do you live?
  • France
• What made you decide to become a translator or interpreter?
  • Being a bridge between cultures and thus help people understand each other better.
• List one strength that you think sets you apart from your colleagues.
  • Service
• Name the one thing that you most enjoy in your translating or interpreting career.
  • Get a snapshot of the topics developped at present and foresee the trends between the lines, be an actor of this chain.
• 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.
  • an Email written in english by a French executive. I had first to rewrite the text in english to be able to start with the translation! I am afraid this is just the beginning of a huge trend.
• 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?
  • Assign yourself a target
  • Stick to your target
  • Be confident and go ahead!
  • Explain what you do to your clients and do not hesitate to be paid for the quality you offer.
• 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.
  • Meeting translators, talking with them and exchanging returns on experience in the specialities and languages we have in common.
• What's the best book you've read this year?
  • Le Comte de Monte Cristo