Frankfurt interpreters for English and German

Heike Makowski

Heike Makowski, graduate interpreter, studied translation and interpretation at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and Dublin City University, Ireland. She is a member of the German Association of Conference Interpreters (VKD) and a sworn interpreter of the English language for the courts and notaries public in the state of Hesse, Germany.

Heike has interpreted for high-level policymakers, church dignitaries, business representatives and celebrities, such as Peter Altmaier, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy; Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Dr. Peter Bofinger, economist; Volker Bouffier, Prime Minister of Hessen; Dr. Rainer Forst, Professor of Political Theory and Philosophy at Goethe University Frankfurt; Dr. Reto Francioni, CEO of Deutsche Börse AG; Sturla Brandth Grøvlen, cinematographer; Paula Hawkins, bestselling novelist; Timotheus Höttges, CEO of Deutsche Telekom; Max Hollein, director of Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt and Städel Museum; Liz Hurley, actress and model; Al Jarreau, singer and musician; Joe Kaeser, CEO of Siemens AG; H. E. Wepke Kingma, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; Kai Klose, Hessian Minister for Social Affairs and Integration; Guido Maria Kretschmer, fashion designer; Sabine Lautenschläger, member of the ECB’s Executive Board; His Eminence Karl Cardinal Lehmann, Chairman of the German Bishops‘ Conference; Annie Leibovitz, portrait photographer; Wolfgang Marzin, President and CEO of Messe Frankfurt; Sylvie Meis, TV celebrity and model; Thomas Rodermann, CEO of UBS Germany; Philippe Rousselot, Director of Photography; Dr. Uğur Şahin and Dr. Özlem Türeci, founders of Biontech; Dr. Thomas J. Sargent, U.S. economist and Nobel Prize laureate; Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, German Federal Minister of Finance; Zeruya Shalev, bestselling novelist; Sir James Fraser Stoddart, British-American chemist and Nobel Prize laureate; Dr. Jens Weidmann, President of the German Federal Bank; Sarah Wiener, celebrity chef and book author.

Simultaneous interpretation

AGMs, supervisory board meetings, conferences, events

When organizing a conference, meeting or convention, you want your schedule to be met. You don’t want to lose time through interpretation. This is why we interpret your event simultaneously. International participants receive interpretation simultaneously via headphones while the speaker is talking. Appropriate technical equipment is required to facilitate simultaneous interpretation.

Consecutive interpretation

Addresses, receptions, press conferences, dinner speeches

Consecutive interpreting is useful for brief addresses, interviews and festive occasions. The speaker and the interpreter speak alternately. Besides relying on their memory, interpreters take notes in order to render even extended sections of speech accurately and faithfully. Consecutive interpreting doubles the time needed to deliver the speech. No special technical equipment is required.

Whispered interpretation

Breakout sessions, small-scale meetings, site visits, factory tours

If interpretation is needed for just a few listeners in a small-scale meeting, whispered interpretation is an option. Depending on the situation, we use a tour guide system for transmission. Interpretation takes place on a simultaneous basis. Tour guide systems are small, lightweight and portable. They are particularly suitable for site visits and factory tours.

Liaison interpreting

Notarizations, depositions, contract negotiations, arbitration proceedings

When it comes to notarizations, depositions, contract negotiations or arbitration proceedings, there is always a dialogue between two or more parties involved. The interpreter participates in the meeting by interpreting sentence by sentence or entire sections of what is being said. Heike Makowski is a sworn interpreter for the English language for the courts and notaries public in the state of Hesse, Germany.

Conference equipment

Interpretation booths, headset receivers, transmission systems, tour guide systems

Are you planning for a meeting or conference? We are here to support you in choosing and procuring the right equipment. As free-lance interpreters, we do not sell or rent out any conference equipment of our own. However, we work closely with equipment suppliers and will be happy to provide you with a quote.

Translation

Automotive, construction, IT, mechanical engineering, medical, legal, financial translations

We offer translation as well as interpretation. If you need a translation, please do not hesitate to contact us. For large-scale translation projects, we cooperate with an extensive pool of specialized translators.

Virtual events

Remote Interpreting

Not every conference is a face-to-face meeting. Many AGMs, supervisory board meetings and other events are held in a hybrid or fully online format. To make your multilingual online meeting a success, we offer remote simultaneous interpreting, or RSI. Our interpreters work remotely, facilitating smooth and easy communication across languages. Avail yourself of simultaneous interpretation, just as you would at a physical conference. Let’s get in touch so we can discuss your project.

Subtitling

Don’t want to leave anything to chance? Create video messages and presentations for your online meeting in advance, and make them accessible to an international audience by adding subtitles. For a smooth and enjoyable video experience, timing is essential. We use time codes to ensure perfect timing, so viewers can follow the flow of your message in their own language easily. We provide your keynotes, welcome statements, specialist lectures and presentations with subtitles in English or German.

Frankfurt interpreters

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Heike Makowski

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Simultaneous interpretation

Consecutive interpretation

Whispered interpretation

Liaison interpreting

Conference equipment

Translation

Virtual events

Remote Interpreting

Subtitling

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Heike Makowski

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