Conference Interpreting
Conference interpreting is one of the best ways of engaging your international audience. It makes sure everyone is speaking the same language.
How exactly does it work?
Where does conference interpreting take place?
Have you ever seen clips of the EU on the news and seen all the politicians wearing headsets? Well, this is so they can hear their interpreter. But conference interpreting isn’t only used for EU or UN conferences, it can be done in smaller settings too. You might be from a large, multinational company and are having meetings with people who don’t speak the same language. If so, you can have a conference interpreter at any form of international meeting.
How does conference interpreting work?
Conference interpreting is a lot of work. So take time to prepare well in advance. First of all, you’re going to need at least 2 interpreters per language, as they’ll share a booth. Conference interpreting is extremely hard work. So to ensure the highest quality of service possible, they’ll need to swap around every 15-30 minutes. You’re also going to need to hire specialist equipment. This consists of interpreting booths where the interpreters will sit, microphones that they’ll speak into which will then relay to the visitors’ headsets. If you’re having more than one language, you can also have equipment that makes it possible for attendees to choose which of the many languages they want to list to at the flick of a switch.
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How do conference interpreters interpret?
Rather than waiting for the speaker to finish and then relaying what the speaker says the interpreters begin translating while the speaker is actually speaking. They have to be highly-trained and very skilled professionals as they don’t have time to think about what they’re going to say, otherwise they’ll get lost. Interpreters work to strict professional ethics and have to keep all their preparation material secret. Often they’ll get access to preparation materials beforehand which are often highly sensitive.
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And if you’re interested in conference interpreting. why not have a read of our previous blog post about Daniel, who’s Trumps Czech interpreter?
