Here are only a few of the elements which characterize an interpreter...
-Excellent pronunciation
-Excellent hearing
-Excellent memory (especially short-term memory, being able to recall and easily forget in order to move on)
-Physical and mental resistance (the work can be exhausting! It is considered to be one of the most stressful careers of all, together with air traffic controllers)
-Excellent diction and elocution (what we say is as important as how we say it)
-Power of synthesis (being able to summarize a rather long speech)
-Must adjust to the speaker's pace
-Mental ping-pong (speed in reflexes)
-Excellent intellectual capacity
-Being curious! (Always investigate new vocabulary, expressions and be curious to find out not only about language but different content!)
