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Magiarí (Maya) Díaz Díaz
Translator / Proofreader / Interpreter
Reading, United Kingdom
+44 7399 534 872
magiari@gmail.com
PERSONAL STATEMENT
I love being a bridge of understanding and connection across languages and cultures between
individuals, groups and organisations. As a translator and proofreader, I am very attentive to
detail and always eager to find the perfect word or expression. I am always proactive at learning
new vocabulary and developing glossaries to give consistency to the unique tone and style of my
client’s voice. As an interpreter, I am highly skilled at listening, memorising and conveying
meaning with accuracy, clarity, nuance and natural flow. Given my experience as a Nonviolent
Communication trainer and coach, I am empathic, caring, easy to talk to and I will help clients feel
understood and relaxed so we can work better together. I am a team player and strive to be
sensitive and attuned to my client’s needs and preferences. I am trustworthy, reliable, organised
and efficient when working independently.
LANGUAGES
Spanish (Native or Bilingual).
English (Native or Bilingual).
French (Professional Working).
Italian (Conversational - Limited Working).
Portuguese (Able to understand).
EXPERIENCE
Translator & Interpreter, Worldwide - Freelance
2007 - PRESENT
● I offer literary, script and website translation and proofreading. I am currently working with
“La Caverna - Escuela de escritura creativa” on the travel memoir “The Rebirth of a
Phoenix” by Maggie Enriquez.
● I offer telephone, video and face to face simultaneous and consecutive interpreting in the
field of education, health care and social services. I am currently a freelance interpreter
with “Word360 Translation & Interpreting Services”.
● I have worked with organisations such as The Center for Nonviolent Communication,
Puddle Dancers, Baba Tree International, Youth for Christ and ConversABLE.
Peace Consultant & Trainer, Worldwide - Freelance
2014 - PRESENT
● I offer training and coaching to individuals, groups and organizations, in-person, hybrid
and online in topics such as Nonviolent CommunicationTM (NVC), mediation, self-care,
mental health, conflict transformation.
● I am a member of NVC Matters UK and I have worked with organisations such as the
Rocky Mountain Compassionate Communication Network (USA), the Academy for Conflict
Transformation (Germany), The Center for Nonviolent Communication (USA), Asociación
para la Comunicación Noviolenta (Spain), The NVC Academy (USA).
BilinguaSing™ Teacher, Reading Area, UK - Freelance
April 2024 - PRESENT
● I teach languages to children using Bilinguasing, a multi-award winning language-learning
method that uses multi-sensory play and music for teaching languages to babies and
children from birth to 11 years.
Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers - Volunteer
August - December 2008
I worked 6 hours a day, Monday to Friday. My role involved:
● Running a weekly music group for clients (2 hours per week).
● Organising and performing at a Christmas fundraising concert, which raised £2000.
● Befriending clients during drop-in sessions (4 hours, 2 days a week).
● Collecting, managing and delivering donations and communicating with donors.
● Researching and writing about asylum destitution in a monthly newsletter.
EDUCATION
2019 - 2021
MSc Psychology Conversion, UK - University of Reading
Accredited by British Psychological Society. 2nd Class Honours.
2015 - 2018
Certified NVC Trainer, USA - The Center for Nonviolent Communication
2008 - 2010
MA Peace Studies, Austria - University of Innsbruck
1st Class Honours. Dissertation published as a book by AV Akademikerverlag, Germany.
2002 - 2007
BA Translation and Liberal Arts, Venezuela - Universidad Metropolitana
1st Class Honours. Top of the class.
HONOURS - AWARDS
● Best NGO Delegate (United Nations Harvard Conference, USA).
● One World Scholarship Award (Afro-Asiatisches Institut Salzburg,
Austria).
● Academic Excellence Award (Universidad Metropolitana, Venezuela).
● Inter-Cultural Exchange Grant ( AFS, Venezuela).
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
● Certificate in “Full Paediatric First Aid” (awarded 19/04/2024)
● Certificate in “Safeguarding Children” (awarded 26/03/2024)
● Certificate in “Creating a Business Start-up” (awarded 10/04/2024)
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
● I am a keen singer, musician and dancer.
● I am a leader in training for Dances of Universal Peace.
● I love the outdoors - I enjoy walking, cycling, growing food and wild
swimming.
● I enjoy volunteering - I trained and volunteered as a compassionate
clown and joined humanitarian missions around the world with Dr.
Patch Adams.
● I have trained as a Laughter Yoga teacher and volunteered as a
laughter yoga and music teacher for people with special needs.
● I love travelling - I travelled for 8 years around the world learning
languages, volunteering and teaching.
REFERENCES
Miki Kashtan - miki@nglcommunity.org
Alan Seid - alan@cascadiaworkshops.com
Catherine Cadden - tembacatherine@gmail.com
Jesse Wiens - jesse@zenvc.org
Testimonial by Alan Seid - https://rafakalapa.com/
I have known Magiarí Diaz for seven years. I grew up bilingual, binational, and bicultural, and
have worked professionally as a translator and interpreter with a few certifications in those fields.
One of the things that most impresses me about Magiarí is how completely fluent she is in both
English and Spanish. Magiarí is also high integrity, reliable, and a team player — an asset to any
group or event. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. - Alan Rafael Seid
Testimonial by Miki Kashtan - miki@nglcommunity.org
I am writing to give my wholehearted support without any reservations for any translation work,
written or oral, that you might want to hire Magiarí for.
Magiarí translated materials I had written into Spanish, and then interpreted for me in two events.
The first was a talk I gave at the Presidential House of Costa Rica on the topic of “Collaborative
Leadership for the XXI Century.” The second was a week-long residential training program called
“Leveraging your Influence,” also in Costa Rica. Both events took place in January 2016.
As someone who travels all over the world to teach and speak, I have worked with many
translators. Magiarí has stayed with me as an extraordinary translator. Besides her complete
fluency in English and Spanish, she also demonstrated a very high degree of understanding and
attunement to the meaning of my work and conveyed it with clarity and accuracy to the
participants while preserving the integrity of both languages. She worked within a very unusual
context, because I speak Spanish fluently myself. This meant both that I was able to understand
her translation, and that I wasn't always using translation, and thus she had to jump in and out of
translating. She did all of this and more with astonishing grace, flowing organically with me, and
supporting the message and the co-created purpose. Her integrity and motivation touched me
deeply. Throughout this time, I was able to focus on my work knowing that it was being carried to
participants with complete alignment.
I trust you will be pleased with the results of whatever work she does for you - Miki Kashtan, Ph.D.
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