Brand the Interpreter
Brand the Interpreter
Mireya Perez
Down the Rabbit Hole with Dr. Ozum Arzik Erzurumlu
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Feb 27, 2026 at 8:00 am.
Cosmopolitan Roots In Izmir
Lyric Notebooks To Language Immersion
Ethics And The First Assignments
Live TV, Relay, And Crisis Workflows
Preparation, Glossaries, And Discourse
Emotions, Trauma, And Self‑Regulation
Alice, Remote Work, And The Rabbit Hole
Gains, Losses, And Interpreter Visibility
Interpreting Presidents And Keeping Current
Tech Without Panic And AI Tools
Rethinking Ethics For A Digital Era
Reputation, Readiness, And Final Advice
Where To Find Ozum
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A childhood spent among Greek, Turkish, and Jewish neighbors can turn language into a way of being. That spirit runs through a candid, wide‑ranging conversation with conference interpreter, researcher, and choir singer Dr. Ozum Arzik Erzurumlu, whose path stretches from lyric notebooks and full‑immersion schooling to live broadcasts of U.S. presidents. We open the booth door on the realities of crisis coverage, the relay chains that kept news flowing during the Arab Spring, and the home‑built...