Špela Urbas

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Interpreting

Interpreting

Interpreting at international conferences, meetings, visits, press conferences, etc. Simultaneous, consecutive or chuchotage. Live or remote (online).
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Translation

Translation

Translating all types of texts from English, German and Croatian to Slovene, and from Slovene to English.
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Teaching

Teaching

Private English lessons, individually or in pairs, live or online.
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Špela Urbas Tolmačenje Prevajanje

Who am I?

I am an interpreter and translator. I graduated from the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, with the title Professor of English and German with literature, and upgraded my skills by completing the one-year intensive postgraduate course European Masters in Conference Interpreting (EMCI). I have more than 20 years of professional experience in translating and conference interpreting.

I am a member of the Slovene Association of Conference Interpreters (ZKTS) (since 2003) and AIIC – International Association of Conference Interpreters (since 2009). In 2004, I also became an accredited freelance interpreter for EU institutions.

I will be glad to advise you on how to organise interpreting at your event, including the organisation of RSI (remote simultaneous interpreting).

Experience and References

Why entrust your language requirements to me?

Because I have been a member of the Slovene Association of Conference Interpreters (ZKTS) since 2003.

Because I have been an accredited freelance interpreter for EU institutions since 2004.

Because I have been a member of AIIC since 2009.

Because a job done well starts with advising the client on how to tackle the project of organising interpretation or translation services, and ends with the successful completion of the project.

Because of my experience, professionalism, responsibility and diligence.

Because of successful communication, a high-quality translated text, confidentiality, and fun and informative private lessons.

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My references ...

… are professionally translated texts of high quality, and interpretation at a diverse range of events on various levels.

… are happy clients. Browse through their testimonials and see for yourself why they decided to entrust some of their work to me.

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Testimonials

"Professional, fast, consistent. Respects the agreements made. Former co-workers know her as “that one who you can dictate a text to in Slovene while she is typing it in English” When I need a really good translation of a technical or specialised text, I always turn to her first! Warmly recommended! "
Peter KUNCDirector, Institute SCIENTIS
"I recommend Mrs Špela Urbas as an interpreter. We are at the beginning of our cooperation, but the project we have realised together has been successful and we will certainly cooperate in the future.”
Kamila KAROLAKInvenire
"MESI operates in the field of the development, sale and manufacture of medical devices. One of the ways we demonstrate the quality of our processes and products is through their conformity with diverse medical standards, and the high-quality translation of our documentation is therefore of paramount importance. We cooperated with Mrs Urbas when we needed our documentation to be translated for our cooperation with the US agency the FDA. The translation was terminologically correct and of high quality, and Mrs Urbas was always prompt and responsive in our communication. We are very happy with her translation services and warmly recommend her."
Teja CERARCEO, MESI, Development of Medical Devices, LTD
"Words have incredible power in written communication, as well. Assembled in the right order and with correct grammar, words can create a message that is like a gift tied with the most beautiful bow. Špela is a master of fine tuning details, and a grand master of translating into English. Our longstanding cooperation and her knowledge of our work (and technical terms) has paid off again and again. The translated texts are a reflection of carefully selected and well-considered words that retain the desired message despite the demanding and specific technical terms. We appreciate her complete dedication and responsiveness. Through her translations and proofreading one can sense her love for the beauty of language – for both the Slovene and the English languages."
Danica BERTONCELJEpilog d.o.o.
"Working to a tight deadline, Špela completed an excellent translation of our Culture Development Strategy of Ljubljana for 2020–2023, actively cooperating with us in seeking out the best language solutions. She delved deeply into the original text in order to understand it in detail, so that the translated text could retain the spirit of the original to the greatest possible extent."
Davor BUINJACSenior Advisor, Department of Culture, City of Ljubljana
"I have been cooperating with Špela for 18 years and I cannot imagine our team without her. The quality of the texts she has translated has been repeatedly affirmed by the contented English editors and demanding authors of the articles for our magazine, as well as by our readers. Through our working together, I have come to regard her as a reliable colleague and a warm person. Indeed, every time we wrap up a project I say, “This is the best team ever!”
Staša BARANJACo-editor of Piranesi magazine
"Since August 2019, Ms Špela Urbas has been a member of the lingoking interpreters team. We thank her in particular for her excellent interpreting services during a two-day event in Essen for a big energy company. Ms Špela Urbas interpreted simultaneously from English to Slovene and demonstrated extensive technical knowledge and a high level of professionalism. We – as well as our customer – were very satisfied with her performance. We would like to thank Ms Špela Urbas for her impeccable, reliable and trustworthy cooperation, and we look forward to further joint projects. We recommend her as a simultaneous interpreter for the language combination English-Slovenian and wish her continued success."
Sandra DOŠENHead of Project Management, Lingoking GmbH, München
"I've had quite a lot of problems with my English. However, since Špela has been helping me I have improved my knowledge and also my grades. We meet regularly on Skype now and I'm getting really good at English."
Ema
"Several months ago, I agreed with Špela to have a trial private lesson with my daughter. They clicked right away and ever since they have had regular lessons. I like it very much that Špela prepares in advance for each lesson, that they only speak English during the lesson, and that she also sends extra exercises to my daughter to do on her own. In a very short time, my daughter has managed to catch up, and now she actually likes learning English, which is reflected in her grades, too."
MarjetaMother of a secondary school student
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