Experience

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  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 .

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  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

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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
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  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.

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  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.).

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  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.