New Perspectives of Note-Taking Training in Consecutive Interpreting

Abstract

This paper attempts to expatiate upon some commonly known and accepted concepts and practices that are not targeted, and sometimes not feasible, 70%-30% allocation of efforts, for example. Since senior interpreters take notes in a way so different from novices or those without better-than-the-average retention, I argue that notes are indispensable for consecutive interpreters and herein offer some new perspectives of the specifics of note-taking, and propose a few practical approaches to note-taking training.