Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Conchita Wurst, 2014 Eurovision winner
Project Manager (Interpreting)
Email - Skype
Languages: English / Dutch / German
Neil joined Talking Heads as a Resources Coordinator and has progressed to Project Manager level through diligent working and a strong understanding of client requirements. Neil manages Interpreting projects, working closely with Talking Heads’ strong pool of national and international linguists.
Originally from Suffolk, Neil graduated from the University of Sheffield with a Degree in German with Dutch and, after a 2.5 year stint in the Netherlands, returned to the Steel City. Neil mostly spends his time juggling his passions of quizzes (rarely beaten we say), whisky tasting and cooking. Being a Teutophile, German’s favourite international city is Berlin and he simply loves its Gastfreundlichkeit and Schnitzel.
In the Talking Heads office Neil is the go-to-guy for English, German and Dutch linguistic quandaries, being a stickler for accuracy. Neil especially enjoys his interactions with linguists, clients and colleagues – a ‘joy to work with’ he says. Neil says he endeavours to
“...make sure that Talking Heads is every Interpreter’s favourite agency to work with and to ensure that our clients’ requirements can always be fulfilled”.
To get on Neil’s good side, some praise for the Eurovision Song Contest would go down very well or you could ask him about the time he had a chat with Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in Dutch.
