FAQs - Interpretation Solutions Limited

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In addition to the interpreter’s fee, you will be expected to pay for their standard class travel accommodation (where needed) and a ‘per diem’ to cover meals where these are not already provided.

Yes, of course you can. However, it should be fit for purpose and suitable for use by professional interpreters. The attached document provides more guidance.

MS Teams does not have an integrated interpretation system unlike Zoom. However, we have access to platforms which can easily integrate with MS Teams and allow us to provide simultaneous interpretation in the background. Our preferred platform is Ablio Conference which allows us to take a feed from your Teams meeting to our virtual interpreter booth and then transmit interpretation via the internet to any browser or smart device.

Yes. Zoom has built in interpretation features (premium versions only) which our interpreters will be familiar with and able to use. Zoom’s built in interpretation system my not always be most appropriate for your event. In this case, we can still take a feed from your Zoom meeting and use an alternative system to provide simultaneous interpretation. Our preferred option is Ablio Conference though we can also work with many other platforms.

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Yes. Simultaneous interpreting requires a huge cognitive effort on the part of the interpreter and they need to use both their sense of hearing and sight to ensure they are Abe to interpret effectively. Ideally, interpreter booths should be positioned with a clear line of sight to the stage. However, in smaller venues this may not be possible in which case, a video feed and large screen monitor will be needed. For remote simultaneous interpreting, both a video and audio feed will be required.

We do and, when arranging interpretation equipment, would always recommend you take up this offer. A site visit can identify potential issues ahead of time and help us plan solutions. For example, the proposed room may be too small to fit interpreter booths in so an alternative may have to be planned, possible even a remote simultaneous interpretation system. Alternatively, the room may have a lot of wood as part of its structure which tends to soak up signals from infra red interpretation transmission systems and would require us to set up additional IR emitters to cover the whole event. We always aim to offer you solutions and a site visit helps identify where these may be needed.

Interpretation deals with the spoken word while translation deals with the written word. In either case, the interpreter or translator aims to maintain the meaning in he target language rather than merely replacing individual words.

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Simultaneous interpreters will nearly always need to work in pairs for each language. The cognitive load on simultaneous interpreters is huge and they will rarely able to work in stretches of more than 30 minutes at a time before handing over.

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Using our long experience in the industry, we always aim to match the right interpreters to your event. For example, if. your event is a medical conference we would only use interpreters with experience in such events. All of our interpreters make prior preparation to ensure they are on top of yoiur subject matter and will always seek advance copies of presentations. For highly technical subject matter, we may also need to work with you in advance to create specialist glossaries.

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Broadly, interpretation takes three forms. Consecutive, where the speaker will pause after short sections of speech to all the interpreter to repeat in the target language: Simultaneous, where the interpreter listens to the speaker while simultaneously speaking their words in the target language; or Whispering, where the interpreter sits close to an individual and whispers an interpretation directly to them.

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The cost of interpretation will depend on the language required, type of interpretation (simultaneous, consecutive, whispering) and the degree of technicality of the subject matter. We will be happy to provide a no obligation quote on request.

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For some languages there are only a limited n umber of professional interpreters available and they may have to travel some distance to work at your event. Often it is not reasonably possible for the interpreter to travel to your event on the day and be there on time to start. In this case, they may need to travel the night before and stay overnight.

Wide view of single interpretation booth set up in Playfair Hall Edinburgh

Category: All

In addition to the interpreter’s fee, you will be expected to pay for their standard class travel accommodation (where needed) and a ‘per diem’ to cover meals where these are not already provided.

Yes, of course you can. However, it should be fit for purpose and suitable for use by professional interpreters. The attached document provides more guidance.

MS Teams does not have an integrated interpretation system unlike Zoom. However, we have access to platforms which can easily integrate with MS Teams and allow us to provide simultaneous interpretation in the background. Our preferred platform is Ablio Conference which allows us to take a feed from your Teams meeting to our virtual interpreter booth and then transmit interpretation via the internet to any browser or smart device.

Yes. Zoom has built in interpretation features (premium versions only) which our interpreters will be familiar with and able to use. Zoom’s built in interpretation system my not always be most appropriate for your event. In this case, we can still take a feed from your Zoom meeting and use an alternative system to provide simultaneous interpretation. Our preferred option is Ablio Conference though we can also work with many other platforms.

Category: Interpretation

Yes. Simultaneous interpreting requires a huge cognitive effort on the part of the interpreter and they need to use both their sense of hearing and sight to ensure they are Abe to interpret effectively. Ideally, interpreter booths should be positioned with a clear line of sight to the stage. However, in smaller venues this may not be possible in which case, a video feed and large screen monitor will be needed. For remote simultaneous interpreting, both a video and audio feed will be required.

We do and, when arranging interpretation equipment, would always recommend you take up this offer. A site visit can identify potential issues ahead of time and help us plan solutions. For example, the proposed room may be too small to fit interpreter booths in so an alternative may have to be planned, possible even a remote simultaneous interpretation system. Alternatively, the room may have a lot of wood as part of its structure which tends to soak up signals from infra red interpretation transmission systems and would require us to set up additional IR emitters to cover the whole event. We always aim to offer you solutions and a site visit helps identify where these may be needed.

Interpretation deals with the spoken word while translation deals with the written word. In either case, the interpreter or translator aims to maintain the meaning in he target language rather than merely replacing individual words.

Category: All

Simultaneous interpreters will nearly always need to work in pairs for each language. The cognitive load on simultaneous interpreters is huge and they will rarely able to work in stretches of more than 30 minutes at a time before handing over.

Category: All

Using our long experience in the industry, we always aim to match the right interpreters to your event. For example, if. your event is a medical conference we would only use interpreters with experience in such events. All of our interpreters make prior preparation to ensure they are on top of yoiur subject matter and will always seek advance copies of presentations. For highly technical subject matter, we may also need to work with you in advance to create specialist glossaries.

Category: All

Broadly, interpretation takes three forms. Consecutive, where the speaker will pause after short sections of speech to all the interpreter to repeat in the target language: Simultaneous, where the interpreter listens to the speaker while simultaneously speaking their words in the target language; or Whispering, where the interpreter sits close to an individual and whispers an interpretation directly to them.

Category: All

The cost of interpretation will depend on the language required, type of interpretation (simultaneous, consecutive, whispering) and the degree of technicality of the subject matter. We will be happy to provide a no obligation quote on request.

Category: All

For some languages there are only a limited n umber of professional interpreters available and they may have to travel some distance to work at your event. Often it is not reasonably possible for the interpreter to travel to your event on the day and be there on time to start. In this case, they may need to travel the night before and stay overnight.

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