The consecutive interpreter has to speak in public.For this reason it is important to learn to speak well early on and have an in-grained technique that will hold up under pressure and not distract from finding the right words to say.(Thiery 1981: 102)
In this chapter you will learn how to:
o sit or stand correctly for public speaking
o assess public speakers and other students
o assess your own speaking performance.Ifyou are notset upright, then everything that follows will be much more difficult.Any posture you take up should be chosen to make you appear professional; facilitate your interpreting; and promote the audience's confidence in your interpreting.That means being able to: read your notes; look up at your audience while speaking; hide your nerves by limitingany unintended body language; and eliminate physical tics.