Hi! Welcome to the Complete Interpreter podcast by the Interpreting Coach.Support the showWhy 'Complete Interpreter'? Because you're not just a translation machine, you're also a person and a business owner, and I hope to help you take a 360 view of yourself and share some great tried-and-tested strategies to improve your interpreting skills, mindset, use of target language, and marketing.This episode is dedicated to impostor syndrome.Here are some of the approaches I suggest (I've added chapter markers to help you navigate):OBJECTIVE METHODS to fight negative self-talkCheck the facts/zoom outFeedback (client, peer) - keep a file. Document your successes.Questioning your assumptions/expectations - journal of self-discoveryIs my reaction based on fact or conjecture? Am I just making up stories in my heard?Develop the thought: does this person’s opinion matter to my happiness or job security? What would happen if they thought badly of me? PRACTISING SELF-COMPASSIONHow would you talk to a friend?AffirmationsLearn to accept praise (thank you)Embrace progress, not perfectionCelebrate your successes. Don’t belittle yourself.GET HELPOpen up to trusted people (and get a reality check or emotional support)Life coach or therapy – low self-esteem REDEFINE ‘SUCCESS’ i.e. progress, not perfectionChallenge yourself to fail - did it hurt? e.g. write with wrong hand, art course.CPD RESOURCESAndy Gillies fantastic CPD website: https://interpreterscpd.eu/contributors/Andy's post about doing simultaneous for his studentsSkilliga (directory of courses, webinars etc.)Rock your Retour - membership site for English retouristsStress management ecourse - 8 science-backed body techniques, 5 'mind' techniques to help you with performance anxietyOTHER MATERIALMy blog post about art: "What art taught me about interpreter training"My podcast about what to do when you have a bad day in the boothLet me know what you'd like me to talk about next! Sophie (aka The Interpreting Coach)Support the showMy website and blog: https://theinterpretingcoach.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/interpretingcoach/Twitter: @terpcoachLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-interpreting-coach/Or email me at [email protected]

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