PHELMA MMATLOU NGWEPE
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Work History
Court Interpreter
Polokwane Magistrate Court
08.2023 - 10.2023
- Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
- Provided oral interpretations for clients during special events, successfully maintaining pace with native speakers to deliver real-time comprehension.
- Maintained message content, tone, and emotion as closely as possible.
- Facilitated communication between law enforcement personnel and individuals involved in crimes such as witnesses, persons of interest, and suspects.
- Built and maintained relationships with clients to boost possibility of future collaborations.
- Collaborated with other interpreters to cross-check accuracy of interpretations.
- Offered language instruction to help clients improve language skills.
- Communicated with clients to understand interpreting needs and provide best service possible.
- Attended training programs to improve professional knowledge and interpretation skills.
- Interpreted conversations simultaneously to help both parties conduct business, handle medical needs or manage personal concerns.
- Interpreted spoken and written languages other than English and vice versa.
- Proofread, edited and improved documents of different sizes.
- Prepared for interpreting tasks by researching and gathering information about tasks beforehand.
Education
Matric - undefined
01.2017
Skills
- Professional communication skills
- Business acumen
- Time management
- Customer service
- Teamwork
- Analytic skills
- Team Leadership
- Creative thinking
- Problem solving
- Strategy development
- Multitasking
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- Critical Thinking
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Emotional Control
- Verbal Communication
- Continuing education
- Language Fluency
- Courtroom Procedures
- Problem-Solving
Personal Introduction
I am an energetic, ambitious person who has developed a mature and responsible approach to any task that I undertake, or situation I am presented with. I am excellent in working with others to achieve a certain objective on time with excellence.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 01/24/99
- Nationality: South African
References
- Comfort Maremagae, Area Manager, Assupol, 072 524 5682
- Nare Segoale, Lecturer, Sefako Makgatho University, 082 581 3602
- DR OI Tshovhewaho, Lecturer, University of Venda, 073 278 97092
Work Availability
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Timeline
Court Interpreter - Polokwane Magistrate Court
08.2023 - 10.2023
Tshukutswe High - Matric,