This paper focuses on some of the basic parameters used in order to evaluate the quality of an interpretation. Other aspects are also considered, such as clothing -closely related to those in attendance and to the practical development of the interpreting session- mixing "formal" and "informal" speech, and also switching back and forth between different types of interpretation (bilateral, consecutive, brief consecutive with notes) because they can form part of a typical workday. Another paragraph talks about some of the possible didactic implications stemming from this experience, implications thought of for use in a course on orientation to interpretation (a mixed group of translators and interpreters) or for training interpreters.