{"id":1467,"date":"2020-07-09T18:36:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T16:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T16:02:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T14:02:26","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"shariff shariff-align-left shariff-widget-align-left\" style=\"display:none\"><ul class=\"shariff-buttons theme-round orientation-horizontal buttonsize-small\"><li class=\"shariff-button mastodon\" style=\"background-color:#ccc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s2f.kytta.dev\/?text=About%20me https%3A%2F%2Fwww.defrent.de%2Fen%2Fabout-me%2F via @defrentck@hessen.social\" title=\"Share on Mastodon\" aria-label=\"Share on Mastodon\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; background-color:#79b428; color:#fff\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"shariff-icon\" style=\"\"><svg width=\"75\" height=\"79\" viewBox=\"0 0 75 79\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M37.813-.025C32.462-.058 27.114.13 21.79.598c-8.544.621-17.214 5.58-20.203 13.931C-1.12 23.318.408 32.622.465 41.65c.375 7.316.943 14.78 3.392 21.73 4.365 9.465 14.781 14.537 24.782 15.385 7.64.698 15.761-.213 22.517-4.026a54.1 54.1 0 0 0 .01-6.232c-6.855 1.316-14.101 2.609-21.049 1.074-3.883-.88-6.876-4.237-7.25-8.215-1.53-3.988 3.78-.43 5.584-.883 9.048 1.224 18.282.776 27.303-.462 7.044-.837 14.26-4.788 16.65-11.833 2.263-6.135 1.215-12.79 1.698-19.177.06-3.84.09-7.692-.262-11.52C72.596 7.844 63.223.981 53.834.684a219.453 219.453 0 0 0-16.022-.71zm11.294 12.882c5.5-.067 10.801 4.143 11.67 9.653.338 1.48.471 3 .471 4.515v21.088h-8.357c-.07-7.588.153-15.182-.131-22.765-.587-4.368-7.04-5.747-9.672-2.397-2.422 3.04-1.47 7.155-1.67 10.735v6.392h-8.307c-.146-4.996.359-10.045-.404-15.002-1.108-4.218-7.809-5.565-10.094-1.666-1.685 3.046-.712 6.634-.976 9.936v14.767h-8.354c.109-8.165-.238-16.344.215-24.5.674-5.346 5.095-10.389 10.676-10.627 4.902-.739 10.103 2.038 12.053 6.631.375 1.435 1.76 1.932 1.994.084 1.844-3.704 5.501-6.739 9.785-6.771.367-.044.735-.068 1.101-.073z\"\/><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_549_34\" x1=\"37.0692\" y1=\"0\" x2=\"37.0692\" y2=\"79\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#6364FF\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#563ACC\"\/><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"shariff-button linkedin\" style=\"background-color:#ccc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.defrent.de%2Fen%2Fabout-me%2F\" title=\"Share on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; 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background-color:#79b428; color:#fff\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"shariff-icon\" style=\"\"><svg width=\"32px\" height=\"20px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 32\"><path fill=\"#3b5998\" d=\"M17.1 0.2v4.7h-2.8q-1.5 0-2.1 0.6t-0.5 1.9v3.4h5.2l-0.7 5.3h-4.5v13.6h-5.5v-13.6h-4.5v-5.3h4.5v-3.9q0-3.3 1.9-5.2t5-1.8q2.6 0 4.1 0.2z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"shariff-button twitter\" style=\"background-color:#ccc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.defrent.de%2Fen%2Fabout-me%2F&text=About%20me\" title=\"Share on X\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; background-color:#79b428; color:#fff\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"shariff-icon\" style=\"\"><svg width=\"32px\" height=\"20px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"#000\" d=\"M14.258 10.152L23.176 0h-2.113l-7.747 8.813L7.133 0H0l9.352 13.328L0 23.973h2.113l8.176-9.309 6.531 9.309h7.133zm-2.895 3.293l-.949-1.328L2.875 1.56h3.246l6.086 8.523.945 1.328 7.91 11.078h-3.246zm0 0\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><p>I was born in 1979 in Friedberg\/Hesse and grew up there as a bilingual Franco-German with both citizenships. I left <a href=\"https:\/\/augustinerschule.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Augustinerschule Friedberg secondary school<\/a> to pursue German, French and Spanish Literary and Cultural Studies at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uni-giessen.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justus Liebig University Gie\u00dfen<\/a> and peppered these with an extracurricular interest in Computer Linguistics, a programme that had started only after my enrolment. After an \u201cexcellent\u201d master\u2019s degree, I supplemented my credentials by completing the Hessian State Exams for Translators for French and English at <a href=\"https:\/\/lehrkraefteakademie.hessen.de\/besondere-staatliche-pruefungen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hessische Lehrkr\u00e4fteakademie Darmstadt<\/a>. This formality was necessary to acquire \u201ccertified translator\u201d status from <a href=\"https:\/\/ordentliche-gerichtsbarkeit.hessen.de\/landgerichtsbezirk-giessen\/landgericht-giessen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Landgericht Gie\u00dfen (Gie\u00dfen district court)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitglieder.bdue.de\/christopher-koebel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-154 size-full alignleft\" title=\"Christopher K\u00f6bel is a member of the Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BD\u00dc; regional association of Hesse) \u2014 links to the verified member profile on bdue.de\" src=\"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mitgliedslogo_lang_en.png\" alt=\"BD\u00dc member logo\" width=\"331\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a>Since 2013, I am a member of <a title=\"Germany's Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BD\u00dc)\" href=\"https:\/\/he.bdue.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und \u00dcbersetzer (BD\u00dc)\u2019s regional association of Hesse<\/a>, where I was elected on the board in March 2016, re-elected in 2018 and will likely continue my honourary work from 2020. My responsibility there encompass the initial and further development of the BD\u00dc regional association\u2019s online and social media presence, media contacts and coordinating events and trade fair participations, as well as member management tasks. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-733 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/tekom-mitglied_210x80.png\" alt=\"Member of Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Technische Kommunikation \u2013 tekom Deutschland e.V.\" width=\"189\" height=\"72\" \/>I inform stakeholders and the wider public about the profession and represent the interest of over 650 Hessian translators and interpreters. Since 2017, I am also a member of the German association for technical communication, <a title=\"tekom.de - information in English on tekom.eu\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tekom.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Technische Kommunikation \u2013 tekom Deutschland e.V.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"defrent\">DeFrEnT<\/span>, my translation office <strong>established in 2011<\/strong> meanwhile has over 100 satisfied customers \u2013 many of whom have become returning customers relying on me for their international communication. The company name, pronounced just like \u201c<em>different<\/em>\u201d, is a wordplay on the language codes for German, French and English followed by a \u201cT\u201d you can read as \u201ctranslation\u201d, \u201cterminology\u201d or \u201dtexts\u201d, as best fits your demand in language services.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-105 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/defrent-logo-b-2016-250x90.png\" alt=\"DeFrEnT C. K\u00f6bel - Logo\" width=\"208\" height=\"75\" \/>Being <em>different<\/em> from my competitors is at the core of my philosophy: I like to discuss metrics like target audience and the goals of a translation with my clients. If the deadline allows for it, I take the time to research and understand my clients and their customers instead of blindly translating everything one to one. For returning customers, I build a client-specific terminology to make sure I use their unique corporate language. I also make the effort of indicating possible errors or inconsistencies in my clients\u2019 source texts and offer them wording options to create crystal-clear statements and the strongest possible argumentation &#8211; if they are interested in an external opinion, of course!<\/p>\n<p>In short: I am at my client\u2019s disposal and listen to them to deliver spot-on translations. This added value comes free of charge with each translation, because I believe it is everyone\u2019s responsibility to right Germany\u2019s reputation as a &#8220;service wasteland&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>And now\u2026 let\u2019s tackle your project together!<br \/>\nChristopher K\u00f6bel<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dfe_button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enquire now about your translation or terminology project!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was born in 1979 in Friedberg\/Hesse and grew up there as a bilingual Franco-German with both citizenships. I left Augustinerschule Friedberg secondary school to pursue German, French and Spanish Literary and Cultural Studies at Justus Liebig University Gie\u00dfen and peppered these with an extracurricular interest in Computer Linguistics, a programme that had started only<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"blog-btn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/en\/about-me\/\" class=\"home-blog-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":113,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1467","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20110514_CDK_Portrait_079a2.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20110514_CDK_Portrait_079a2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1467"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1805,"href":"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1467\/revisions\/1805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.defrent.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}