Interpreter Skills:

Active Listening

Ability to retain information in short-term memory

Ability to deliver prompt and effective interpretation in the first person

Superior command of a broad general vocabulary, including regionalisms, slang and idioms and basic terminology

Ability to contextualise non-verbal clues

Organization and use of note-taking

Good judgment

Ability to remain impartial

Discretion

Ability to process information quickly in one language and then communicate it in a different language

Ability to distance oneself emotionally

Ability to recognize one's own boundaries and limits

Assertiveness

Ability to work with little supervision