--- title: "What does an interpreter do? A day in the life" description: "What does an interpreter do? Find out what a typical day looks like in the world of RSI with Interprefy." image: https://www.interprefy.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/blog_What%20does%20an%20interpreter%20do.jpg canonical: https://www.interprefy.com/resources/blog/what-does-an-interpreter-do url: https://ai.interprefy.com/resources/blog/what-does-an-interpreter-do.md last_converted: 2026-05-13T22:42:31.768Z --- The multilingual communication experience that gives you confidence at every step. 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A day in the life By [Kim Ludvigsen](https://www.interprefy.com/resources/blog/author/kim-ludvigsen) on September 4, 2017 ###### Topics: Interpreters ![what does an interpreter do?](https://www.interprefy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20images/blog_What%20does%20an%20interpreter%20do.jpg?width=1040&height=800&name=blog_What%20does%20an%20interpreter%20do.jpg) Interpreters live exciting lives. No two days are the same. They are always on the go and they are their own masters with a lot of freedom – and how about their life-work balance. But while we’ve all seen interpreters on TV next to world leaders or business executives, most people have a couple of key questions when it comes to this role. What does an interpreter do? And what does a typical day look like? Take a look below at two typical days in the life of an interpreter – before and after RSI. > *How do they compare? For both days there is a nice work-satisfaction, but life holds other aspects as well. * ![what does an interpreter do?](https://www.interprefy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20images/image_Blog%20A%20day%20in%20the%20life%20of%20an%20interpreter_BeforeRSI.jpg?width=600&name=image_Blog%20A%20day%20in%20the%20life%20of%20an%20interpreter_BeforeRSI.jpg) ##### Before RSI - 4:30 The alarm goes. Breakfast. Bag packed. - 5:00 No taxi, no Uber – some misunderstanding. - 5:20 Off – but late – traffic intense, in spite of early hours. The whole city seems to be going to the airport. - 7:00 Airport, fast-track, slow security, take-off, 90 minutes flying time – final preparations for today’s meeting. - 9:00 Uneventful transit from airport to conference center. In place at conference, hello to colleagues in other booths. - 9:00-12.30 Busy conference, many presentations. Some have changed, since they were sent to the interpreters. - 12:30-13:30 Lunch break in conference site. - 14:00 Text from baby-sitter – suspicion of mumps (Concentration disturbed). - 17:00 Conference finished. Off to airport, fast-track, security. - 18:30 Flight cancelled. Waiting time. - 20:30 New flight. - 23.30 Home – no mumps – just a virus. - 00:30 Relax and finally to bed. ![A day in the life of an interpreter](https://www.interprefy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20images/Image_Blog%20A%20day%20in%20the%20life%20of%20an%20interpreter_AfterRSI.jpg?width=600&name=Image_Blog%20A%20day%20in%20the%20life%20of%20an%20interpreter_AfterRSI.jpg) ##### After RSI - 7:00 Breakfast with family. - 8:30 Getting ready for meeting, checking software and documents. Connecting with technicians and colleagues in other locations. - 9:00 Meeting launched. Hiccups in technology. Problems solved within 20 seconds. - 11:00 Meeting finished. Feedback from participants positive. - 11:00-13:00 Preparation for next meeting. Administrative work, calendar, planning. - 13:00 Getting ready for meeting, checking soft-ware and documents. Connecting with colleagues in other locations and technicians. - 13:30 Meeting launched. - 14:00 Text from old client: emergency meeting called for 21:00. Yes, I am available. - 16:30 Meeting finished. - 18:00 Homework with kids and dinner with family. - 23:00 Good night. **WHICH ONE DO YOU PREFER?** - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) - - ![Kim Ludvigsen](https://www.interprefy.com/hubfs/Imagery%20-%20New%20Pages%20March%202020/Meet%20the%20Team/Headshots/Kim%20Ludvigsen.png) #### Written by Kim Ludvigsen Learn about the latest developments at Interprefy by Kim Ludvigsen, the founder and former CEO of Interprefy. 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