Who we’ve worked for
I interpret at more than 40 events per year myself – in English, French and German. These are some of the key events I’ve worked at and/or organised in recent years. On the left, you’ll also find samples of my interpreting and my voice.
Interpreting samples
English statement
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the US-Senate on April 10, 2018
English speech
Extract from Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech at the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia on 28 July 2016:
French interview
Interview with French singer Nolwenn Leroy
on the “Morgenmagazin” breakfast TV show on 12 April 2012.
French TV debate
Televised debate between Ségolène Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy during the French presidential election campaign, 2 May 2007
Ms Royal’s German voice: Britta Klapproth, Mr Sarkozy’s German voice: Frank Deja
Voice samples
German voice sample
Britta Klapproth’s voice in German:
(Extract from “Max und Moritz”by Wilhelm Busch)
English voice sample
Britta Klapproth’s voice in English:
(Poem from “Four weddings and a funeral”)
French voice sample
Britta Klapproth’s voice in French:
(Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, Paris 1789)
2023
Virtuelles Kick-Off 2023, Ecolab Schweiz
10th anniversary Celebration Adult Education Academy, Neubaukirche Würzburg
Meeting of the Signatories of the MoU Sharks, Bonn
Delegation of farmers from Burkina Faso, Westfalia
2022
Spielmacher-Conference, Cologne Flora
World Uighur Forum, Brussels
Hybrid annual kickoff in five languages of Vita Zahnfabrik
Hybrid symposium in 4 languages of the German Muslim Council on the radicalisation of young people, Cologne
2021
Scientific Council and Standing Committee meetings of the UN-Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild animals (CMS), Bonn
Annual Mecila-Meeting, University of Cologne
2020
beyondwork 2020, European Conference on Labour Research, Bonn
Virtual Workshop “Municipal Climate Partnership between Kedougou/Senegal and Passau/Germany”
2019
European Workers‘ Forum Modine, Verona
International Forum on “Modern Occupational Safety and Health Organisation“, Trier
Pre-COP Meeting UN-CMS, Bonn
Signing ceremony of the Franco-German Aachen Treaty, Aachen
IDS-Pre-meeting of VITA Zahnfabrik, Cologne
2018
International Sales Conference at Oventrop, Olsberg
Delegation of the German Petitions Committee, Brussels
2017
UN-Scientific Council for the Convention on the Conservation of migratory species of wild species, Bonn
Town Hall Meeting at Striko Westofen, Gummersbach
Creativity workshop at SPIE, Ratingen
Christmas Gala at Kienbaum Consultants International, Köln
Benteler executive conference, Winterberg
2016
Deutscher Bundestag visit to Morocco and Mauritania
Information event for newly appointed professors, Cologne University
DAASM Symposium on athletic training, Cologne
Assignment in Chad with a high-ranking politician
German-Moroccan Forum Business and Skills, Dusseldorf
EHI Retail Design Conference, Cologne
EHI Technology conference, Bonn
German-Franco forum, “The best of friends”, Bonn
2015
Modine European employees’ forum, Neuenkirchen
Unesco World Heritage Committee session, Bonn
4th University Conference IAG, Dresden
2014
Hoesch Bausysteme sales meeting, Kreuztal
20th World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, Frankfurt
Keel-laying and undocking of naval vessels, Kiel
2013
Panel discussion on“50th anniversary of Moroccan migration in Germany », Dusseldorf
User training course for “Rhenus Lub” lubricants, Mönchengladbach
EHI Shopping Center Congress, Cologne
2012
SBH Tiefbautechnik international sales meeting, Kasteel Daelenbroeck
Conference on“40 years of post-occupational health surveillance”, Dresden
Teacher conference on female genital mutilation, Düsseldorf
5th SAP International Users’ Conference, Dresden, on“Forecasting and replenishment in retail”
2011
European Forum of Insurances against Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases, Dresden
2010
FressnapfAcademy conference, France
E-commerce Strategy Conference, Berlin
Panel discussion in the “Domforum” with Philippe Chaix of JSWD Architekten on the subject of Cologne’s opera quarter
“Cities in Balance” conference, EU-INTERREGProject, Leverkusen
2009
WHO Strategy Conference, Dresden
Unesco-World Conference on Education for Sustainability, Bonn
ArcelorMittal and IG Metall conference, Dusseldorf
Diabetes symposium, Leverkusen
2008
Congress on palliative medicine, Unna
2007 and earlier
2007 Televised debate between Royal and Sarkozy (audio sample on the left)
2007 Annual Congress on Logistics, Cologne
2007 Multidisciplinary panel discussion on knee arthritis, Bonn
2007 Closing Conference “Cities regain identity and image” in Hagen
2006 Global Retail Technology Forum in Dusseldorf
2006 European food retail conference, Hotel Marriott Köln, Cologne
2005 German Traffic Safety Council conference, Dresden
2005 Cards Congress, European Retail Institute EHI, Cologne
2004 German-Swedish dialogue on education, FriedrichEbert Foundation, Swedish Embassy, Berlin
2004 WorkingonSafety.net,German federation of institutions for statutory accident insurance and prevention (HVBG), Dresden
2003 European Conference on Asbestos, EUCommission, ILO, Dresden
2003 International ISSA Symposium “Health at the workplace – The example of chemical riskʺ, Athens
2001 First Euroshnet Conference, Dresden
2001/2003 Safety of Industrial Automated Systems, Bonn and Nancy
1998 International Fall Protection Seminar, Wuppertal
1995 International Social Security Association (ISSA) Symposium, Bonn
Since 1990 Assignments for CEN technical committees TC 160and 162 plus TC 151