Resources to practice interpreting over Christmas

Are you worried about getting rusty over Christmas? No worries, I have the solution for you. I have compiled a list with some of the best resources to practice interpreting over the holiday period or whenever you feel like it.

This is by no means a comprehensive list, so if you know any other interesting resources please feel free to leave them in the comments below.

Some of these resources offer recorded videos that are great to practice simultaneous or consecutive interpreting in different languages.

Speech repositories and recorded videos

1. Speech repository from the European Commission

2. Mock conferences from the SCIC Train website

3. The United Nations Office at Geneva Digital Recordings Portal

4. WISE Interpreting Workshops Youtube channel

5. Ted Talks on Youtube

6. Practice groups repositories in Youtube such as:

   1. The London Interpreting Practice Group

   2. AmeriVox

   3. Interpreters in Brussels,

   4. Toronto Interpreters Practice

   5. Paris Interpreters Practice Sessions, etc.

There is also the possibility of following sessions at international organisations live. In the links below, you can access sessions at the European Union and the United Nations being interpreted into different languages live. These resources give us the opportunity not only to actively practice but also to listen to (or even shadow) the interpreters working for these organisations.

Live sessions at the European Union and the United Nations :

1. UN Web TV

2. European Parliament Plenary

3. European Council Live

Finally, joining a practice group –like the ones included above– can be a game-changer. Not only will you have the chance to practice and receive peer feedback, but you will also meet new colleagues and do some networking.

Do you know any other useful resources? Please feel free to share them in the comments below.

I hope you found this list of resources useful.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

See you all in 2025 😊