Katerina Vorlicka

Katerina vorlicka

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Interpreter & Translator: French│English│Czech ✧ Conference and Event interpreting

  • Education

    • Charles university

      2012 - 2019
      Master degree intercultural communication; interpreting english-czech & french-czech

      • English & French - translating and interpreting skills (consecutive, simultaneous, whisper, community interpreting) • Erasmus +: 1 semester stay at Aberystwyth University in Wales (English language and culture programme), 1 semester stay at the ISIT in France (Interpreting from English and French into Czech)

    • Aberystwyth university

      2014 - 2014
      Translations & interpreting

      translations, interpreting, English literature and culture

    • Isit - intercultural school for interpreters and translators

      2017 - 2017
      Interpreting, intercultural communication

      courses mainly on interpreting from English and French into Czech

  • Experience

    • Adventura - czech travel agency

      Jun 2012 - now
      Tour guide

      For language specialists, it is esential to keep in touch with the countries of their working languages. When opportunity allows, I accompany Czech tourists abroad, mainly to France and the British Isles. ✧My clients say I help them make their vacation memorable, because I enable them to know the country and its people. During the trips, we talk not only about history and landmarks, but also about local traditions, gastronomy, life and curiosities .

    • Avantgarde prague s.r.o.

      Nov 2013 - now
      Tour guide

      Born and raised in Prague, I am deeply convinced that Prague is a magnificent city with plenty to offer. During the visits, I share my passion for the beauties of Prague and do my best to show the "top sites" as well as places off the beaten path. ✧I have been guiding in Prague since 2013, running evergreen tours and organising bespoke visits that meet the needs of my clients (state and diplomatic bodies, companies, journalists, individuals).✧I know my hometown nearly by heart and I can suggest you a perfect extra programme for your event. Show less

    • Czech tourism

      Jan 2016 - May 2016
      Receptionist / translator

      I effected an internship at the Parisian Czech Tourism office.✧I work mainly as general administrative support, assistance to the French citizens with their journeys to the Czech Republic. ✧When there were no queries and questions from the public, I was writing and translating texts related to tourism, Czech culture, history and gastronomy.

    • Birth center "u čápa"

      Dec 2016 - Dec 2016
      Interpreter

      I took care of consecutive interpreting (EN-CS) of workshops for the public and health care professionals.✧I interpreted the lectures and debates on water birts, vertical birth etc.✧I arranged translation of powerpoint presentations.

    • Cefres - french research center in humanities and social sciences

      Feb 2017 - Apr 2017
      Interpreter

      I was in charge of consecutive and escort interpreting and chuchotage (Czech-French) for the purpose of research on small independent food producers.✧I escorted the researcher during field her research and interviews, providing consecutive or whisper interpreting.✧Occasionally, I helped with the transcriptions and translations of questionnaires, reports and interviews.

    • Freelance interpreter / translator

      Sept 2017 - now

      I provide professional interpreting services (simultaneous, consecutive and escort interpreting). ✧I work in a large variety of settings - workshops, conferences, cultural events & festivals, lectures, business meetings.✧Specialized in humanities, life science, history, art and gastronomy, I embrace new projects from various fields as well since I am deeply convinced learning is a lifelong journey. Selected references - interpreting (simultaneous and consecutive):✧cultural events & festivals: One World (International Human Rights Film Festival), Tanec Praha (dance festival), Comic-Con Prague✧conferences - Prague Student Summit, People in Need✧diplomacy & liaison interpreting - partnership between Prague 18 and the French city of Beautor ✧workshops - Summer School of Slavonic Studies, birth center "U Čápa", ferme de Borie (foie gras), domaine de Montcalm (winery), Crespian (winery), workshop on note-taking for beginner interpreters, Tanec Praha (dance)✧escort interpreting - Avantgarde Prague, Adventura (travel agency), CEFRES (research center) Show less

      • Interpreter

        Feb 2017 - now
      • Translator

        Sept 2017 - now
    • Eduin o.p.s.

      Oct 2017 - Aug 2019
      Translator

      I was in charge of translations (English-Czech) and proofreading of an open-access project.✧My main tasks were the translations of a fortnightly Creative Commons newsletter about open access and open education. ✧I translated The Cape Town Open Education Declaration into Czech.

    • Prague student summit

      Mar 2018 - Jan 2018
      Interpreter

      In cooperation with my colleagues, I arranged simultaneous interpreting between English and Czech during the final summit in 2018.✧We interpreted honorable guest speakers ( US Ambassador to the CR, President of the Czech Academy of Sciences, vice-chancellor of Charles University etc.).

    • Czech news agency / ceska tiskova kancelar (ctk)

      Sept 2020 - Jun 2022
      Translator / editor

      I translated selected news from Czech into English and tailored them to the needs of English-speaking clients (diplomatic bodies, media, companies). The texts covered mostly politics, current affairs and culture.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Doplňkové studium - francouzština pro tlumočníky a překladatele právních textů

      Univerzita karlova, právnická fakulta
      May 2019
    • Doplňkové studium - angličtina pro tlumočníky a překladatele právních textů

      Univerzita karlova, právnická fakulta
      May 2017
    • Zdravotník zotavovacích akcí

      Zdrsem - první pomoc zážitkem
      Mar 2019
    • Akreditovaná průvodkyně pro židovské muzeum v praze

      Židovské muzeum v praze
      Nov 2015
    • Průvodce pro region praha

      Tyrkys,škola kultury podnikání v cestovním ruchu, s.r.o.
      Feb 2012
    • Průvodce cestovního ruchu 65-021-n

      Tyrkys,škola kultury podnikání v cestovním ruchu, s.r.o.
    • Vůdcovská zkouška pro vedoucí skautských oddílů

      Junák – český skaut; vlk gemini
      Aug 2010
  • Volunteer Experience

    • vůdkyně skautského oddílu

      Issued by Junák – český skaut on Sept 2009
      Junák – český skautAssociated with Katerina Vorlicka
    • figurantka

      Issued by ZDrSEM - první pomoc zážitkem on Jan 2012
      ZDrSEM - první pomoc zážitkemAssociated with Katerina Vorlicka
    • tlumočnice francouzštiny & organizátorka filmových projekcí

      Issued by Institut français on Nov 2014
      Institut françaisAssociated with Katerina Vorlicka