This article discusses two techniques applied in consecutive interpretation by Vietnamese student interpreters at the Hanoi Foreign Languages College: the concept map and the summary. Using a quantitative analysis of interpretations and a qualitative analysis of semi-directed interviews, the authors show the convergent and divergent influences which the concept map and the summary have on the four variables of consecutive interpretation process: comprehension, production, note-taking, and psychological state. The article concludes with several suggestions for concept mapping assisted interpreter training.