Effective communication involves: being able to express what you mean. understanding what is being said to you. interpreting non-verbal clues. all of the above

the choice of the subject  of this paper might seem surprising at first, as many people would not perceive much non-verbal communication when a simultaneous interpreter works nearly invisibly in his booth - a very common image of interpretation in people’s minds. nonetheless, it exists and in this paper we examined its many aspects.

it is quite usual to forget about many aspects of non-verbal communication when hearing this notion. in fact, what comes to mind immediately are body gestures or facial expressions. however, there are many more aspects.

for this reason, chapter two begins with a definition of non-verbal communication and chapter three illustrates these definitions with examples. they also show the importance of non-verbal communication in daily life.

in the following paper, the task of the interpreter is analysed in two steps: first, the transfer of a message from the speaker to the interpreter and secondly, the transfer of this message from the interpreter to the audience.