On 8-11 October Liam Long, an interpreter of the Directorate General for Interpretation, European Commission, gave the first series of master classes in note-taking for the School trainees in the academic year. Appreciating the students’ good command of English and their robust skill in consecutive interpreting without notes Liam Long organized an intensive practice and engaged everybody in the complex interaction.The experienced interpreter gave valuable advice on developing a concise and efficient system of notes and shared some of his professional findings.