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Elke Sedlmeier
Accredited, certified and sworn translator for English and German (BDÜ, VbDÜ) Interpreter for English and German - Business, legal and medical translations and interpreting - - Certified translations - |
Profile
- State-certified translator for English and German; specialty subject: business and economics, second language: Italian
(Professional College of Translating and Interpreting (FAK), SDI München, Munich, Germany, 1995) - Sworn in as a translator for the English language by the President of the Regional Court in Landshut, Germany (1996)
- State-certified multilingual administrative assistant for the English language, specialty subject: business and economics, second language: French (Vocational College for Language Careers (BFS), SDI München, 1993)
- Office management assistant qualification (following a two-year dual training scheme, IHK, German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, 1990)
- Freelance translator and interpreter for English and German in the fields of business, law and medicine, since 1996;
for an overview of my range of translation services, click here; for examples of projects I have worked on, please see Projects - Member of the BDÜ (professional association of interpreters and translators in Germany)
- Several years in English-speaking countries (UK, New Zealand, USA)
- Postgraduate course in simultaneous interpreting, consecutive interpreting and note taking (2018/19, Dolmetscherschule Köln, 103 CPD hours)
Curiosity and the desire to learn new things are my motivating forces. Translating requires far more than a fluent command of a language. Since a major part of my work concerns specialist texts, there is always the need to expand into new technical or specialised fields. For instance, on one particular day I must have the relevant legal terminology at my fingertips for a court hearing, the next I’m acting as interpreter at an event organised by the textile and fashion industry for which I often need to have hundreds of technical terms at my command, terms that a layperson is not always familiar with, even in his or her native tongue.
I have an excellent eye for detail and can guarantee that – even when “time is of the essence” – you will receive an impeccable professional translation where the specialist terminology is correct and every comma is in the right place! My longstanding customers repay me with their loyalty.
I acquired the necessary tools of the trade during my four-year training at the renowned SDI München, one of the leading institutions of higher learning for translators and interpreters in Germany. I gathered greater practical experience during my commercial traineeship, working in various industries and several longer periods spent abroad.
I am active in the Erding Regional Group of the BDÜ (professional association of interpreters and translators in Germany) and in close contact with a network of qualified colleagues who, when the occasion requires, can cover other languages or specialist fields. By regularly attending training events and visiting the UK, I succeed in staying up to date both technically and linguistically.
I have an excellent eye for detail and can guarantee that – even when “time is of the essence” – you will receive an impeccable professional translation where the specialist terminology is correct and every comma is in the right place! My longstanding customers repay me with their loyalty.
I acquired the necessary tools of the trade during my four-year training at the renowned SDI München, one of the leading institutions of higher learning for translators and interpreters in Germany. I gathered greater practical experience during my commercial traineeship, working in various industries and several longer periods spent abroad.
I am active in the Erding Regional Group of the BDÜ (professional association of interpreters and translators in Germany) and in close contact with a network of qualified colleagues who, when the occasion requires, can cover other languages or specialist fields. By regularly attending training events and visiting the UK, I succeed in staying up to date both technically and linguistically.