Marina Khonina

Interpreting matters: it needs to communicate your message accurately, engage your audience, and convince your listeners that you are worth paying attention to.

In short, professional interpreting helps create good impressions and, ultimately, support your organisation's reputation on the international arena.

Hiring a professional interpreter is a smart investment into the outcome of your event.  

Effective interpretation will help you ensure a successful business negotiation, a fantastic workshop, or an outstanding conference. Here is what you will get:

• Fluent interpretation between English and Russian
• Accurate simultaneous and convincing consecutive interpretation by a professional with 10+ years of experience 
• Linguistic support for conferences and events in Istanbul, Turkey, and across Europe and the Middle East
• Individual interpreter for ultimate flexibility or a full team for seamless interpretation at your major event

To discuss your organisation's interpreting needs or book my interpreting skills for your event, click here to contact me now.  

Here is a list of recent conferences where I provided Russian interpretation. Please scroll down for more details or click here to contact me about your event today.

• 4th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (UN LDC-IV)
• CSO Workshop and Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on Aid and Development Effectiveness (Reality of Aid Asia-Pacific, BetterAid, UNDP) 
• XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work (ILO, WHO, ISSA)
• Regional Knowledge Exchange Workshop on Climate Change and Agriculture (World Bank)
• Opening Doors of Policy Making: Central Asia and Southern Caucasus (UNDEF/PASOS) 
• Investing in Youth, Path to Accelerated Development (UNFPA)
• 2nd Istanbul International Water Forum (IUSF)
• 8th Banking Summit (The banking sector in Russia: IT trends and innovations) 
• JustPal Conference: Information Systems in the Justice Sector (World Bank, EPLO)
• EECA Regional Technical Meeting on Reducing Health Inequalities: Focus on Vulnerable Groups and SRH (UNFPA) 
• Islamic Finance in Russia & the CIS: Demystifying the Ethos, Identifying Challenges, Exploring Synergies and Opportunities
• 24th World Congress of the International Project Management Association (IPMA)
• From Cairo to Beijing and Beyond: The Unfinished Agenda on Gender Equality in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (UNFPA)

Marina Khonina is a freelance conference interpreter with international organisations.

She started her freelance career in 2001 as a consecutive interpreter and a translator. Her first interpreting assignment, however, dates back to 1996, when she volunteered to interpret for medical professionals providing primary medical care to women and children in rural Kazakhstan.

In the spring of 2005, Marina completed her first simultaneous interpreting assignment: a five-day health conference at a remote alpine resort. Since then, she was hooked on conference interpreting, working with a variety of international organisations, including UN agencies and the World Bank.

Marina holds a BA (Honours) in Sociology and a degree in Translation and Interpretation. She taught interpreting to university and continuing education students, and continues to mentor young professionals on ProZ.com, a global translators' network.

Born into a Russian-speaking family in the Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan, Marina lived extensively in English-speaking environments, acquiring bilingual fluency in English and Russian the process.

After spending many years in Central Asia, Marina is currently based in Istanbul, Turkey, a global hub that allows her to travel extensively throughout the region for interpreting assignments.