I don’t just blog about interpreting, training and other aspects of my profession—I also share my experiences at live events as well. Here are a few places where I’ve had the opportunity to do that. If any of the topics below interests you, feel free to get in touch with me at m.hof@aiic.net to find out more. And who knows, maybe I’ll see you at a future event!

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4 December 2020 SCIC meets Universities online event “Closer than ever: interpreting in the time of a pandemic”

“Shining a light on online interpreter selection”. Panel presentation

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4 Oct 2019 100 Years of Conference Interpreting

“Student-tutor interaction in online interpreter training – just press play?” Talk with Josh Goldsmith at Geneva anniversary event

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16 May 2019 Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

“Interpreters and technology”. Interactive session for students of interpeting as part of AIB’s mentoring program

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25 May 2017 Translation Bureau Innovation Summit

“Remote interpreting: trends, challenges and ways forward”. Panel presentation for 2nd Annual Innovation Summit, Translation Bureau of the Government of Canada, Ottawa

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15 October 2016 METM2016 Annual Meeting

“Tips, tricks and tools for becoming an online trainer”. Presentation for MET (Mediterranean Editors and Translators) Annual Meeting, Tarragona

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20 September 2016 ORCIT Conference

“Using OERs to support the teaching of the fundamentals of conference interpreting: a practical example”. Presentation at ORCIT Conference 2016 “From instruction to collaboration: technology-enhanced interpreter training”, Thessaloniki

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22 July 2016 T3 (Training for Trainers by Trainers) workshop

“Teaching component skills in the (online) interpreting classroom”

“Using the remote interpreting platform VoiceBoxer as a training tool”

Seminars for T3 (Training for Trainers by Trainers) CPD event, Glendon School of Translation, York University, Toronto

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15 March 2016 20th DG Interpretation Universities Conference

“Interpreter training and E-learning: A match made in Heaven?” Panel contribution at 20th DG Interpretation Universities Conference, Brussels

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25 September 2015 Keynote speaker for APTI Annual Congress

“Sink, swim or surf the wave? Current trends in the online training of conference interpreters”. Keynote address to APTI Annual Congress, Panama

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5 August 2014 Panel Moderator at FIT XIII World Congress

“The future is now: Virtual learning environments and the digital revolution in interpreter education”. Panel coordination and moderation at FIT (Fédération International des Traducteurs) XIII World Congress, Berlin

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