There is considered the correlation of the processes of speech production in oral interpretation and one of the components of the professional competence - translation semantography; its programming function is described on the basis of psycholinguistic theories. There is suggested the system of communicative record. There are given the recommendations in organization of the process of oral consecutive interpretation teaching

There is analyzed the issue of professional interpreters thinking style in correlation with one of the components of professional competence - translation semantography. There are described such style features as analytic and synthetic character, multilinguality, ease of code switching, individuality. There are suggested the recommendations in organization of interpreting learning process.