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How to write the perfect interpreter CV

As a freelance interpreter (and/or translator) you are proposing your services to several potential clients, language agencies, and service providers. Your CV is the first chance you get to make a good impression: a well-written CV can set you apart from other applicants and make it easier for these

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The Slow March Towards Machine Interpretation

With the growth in Artificial Intelligence, there is now endless debate and speculation about it’s impact upon the job’s market with the range of discussion moving from the outright gloomy through to the joyful acceptance of the changes that will come about. Nowhere has the debate raged more

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How To Handle Interpretation In Small Meetings

You are planning a small meeting like the one in this picture, where the participants speak different languages and must interact between themselves. If you are having to provide interpretation and don't know how to do it? Don't worry! In this document I'll guide

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How much does an Interpreting Service Cost?

Introduction The value of having an interpreter for international business meetings, training sessions, conferences, events, legal proceedings , medical appointments and intergovernmental dialogue cannot be questioned. More than that ,in some instances it’s critical. However, it comes at a cost and can be expensive. In this article, we’ll examine

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Language Interpretation in the Modern World

In a 21st Century world where communication knows no boundaries, language interpretation plays a pivotal role in bringing greater understanding between peoples and cultures and facilitating meaningful and productive dialogue. From the simplest personal interaction to full international conferences on a governmental level there are so many settings in which

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How to handle linking conference audio visual feeds to our remote Simultaneous Interpretation Platform

This document aims to give you some straightforward guidance for handling this task by yourself, in an easy and practical way. In order to use our Ablioconference platform for providing simultaneous interpretation during your events, you will need to provide an audio/video feed of the event speakers to the

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Announcement

Ablio is pleased to announce that on the 11th April 2023 it achieved ISO 18841:2018 certification for its interpretation services. The company constantly strives to provide high quality interpretation services to its clients around the world and obtaining this ISO certification is testimony to the dedication of its management

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Guide to OPI Services

OPI stands for Over-the-Phone Interpretation. It is a language service that allows communication between people who speak different languages. This service is commonly used in industries such as healthcare, legal, and government but it is becoming increasingly useful for large corporations who need to communicate with either their workforce across

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How to plan for Simultaneous Interpretation at an In Person Event or Conference

1) First and foremost it’s important to check with the client/organiser, whether Interpretation is required at the event, Don’t regard it as a ‘nice-to-have’ or make it a last minute addition. Why? Because it’s inclusion will impact upon all other aspects of the Event – Registration, Seating

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Do Expats Need an Interpreter: 5 Situations Where Miscommunication Can Be Fatal

Language barriers have become a significant concern as the world becomes more interconnected. These communication issues have led to the rise of the interpreter market as they can facilitate a better understanding between different parties. In 2021, TheExpressWire notes that the global demand for interpreters [https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/

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What Can RSI Platforms Deliver?

When digital communication first appeared on the scene, the reaction from those whose business was built upon the postal system, with letter writing at the centre of their communication strategy, was highly critical. Do people still write letters? Yes they do. In fact for many legal documents, a ‘wet signature

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Tips for Overcoming Language Barriers in International Business Interactions

The developing economic landscape has allowed businesses to reach far beyond local territories and expand into overseas markets. However, with differences in national languages, these barriers often interfere with business decision-making and management. A study on language barriers [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090951620301127] notes how multinational

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5 Types of Interpretation

All interpretation relies on conveying information from a source language into a target language, but there are multiple ways this is achieved and the best method for interpretation will depend upon the needs of the speakers and listeners. Sometimes, more than one method may be used.

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The Importance of the Interpretation Manager in a Simultaneous Interpreting Service

When discussing the appropriate simultaneous interpreting service, quite often the conversation revolves around the features of the RSI platform itself and the quality of the interpreters. Whilst both are important factors to be considered, we must not forget the role of the Interpretation Manager - the person who is handling

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Guidance for Translation in breakout rooms during Multilingual Virtual Conferences

This kind of conference will usually begin with a Plenary session and then small groups will be assigned to breakout rooms. Indeed, it may be that there is a series of switches from Plenary to breakout rooms Where translation is required, there will be a set up for the Plenary

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Seven Tips For Seven Pitfalls In Providing Interpretation Services

Often the need for interpretation at an Event is an afterthought. Planning is well underway and the Organiser gets an email from the client asking for the main speaker to be translated on the day of the event. There’s a hurried call to the Production Team and the Interpretation

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Translation At Live Events

Traditional versus RSI Platforms Live on-site Events where professional simultaneous interpretation is required are now able to choose how this service will be provided. Put in its simplest terms - a hardware solution and a software solution. Here we will look at both, examine their advantages and disadvantages and also

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3 Reasons Why Simultaneous Interpretation Is So Important And Effective

Language interpretation services aim to ensuring proper understanding and effective communication by breaking down language barriers. With simultaneous interpretation is very easy for a participant at events to follow and understand immediately what the speaker is saying. Simultaneous interpretation is important for 3 reasons: - Simultaneous Interpreting allows speakers to

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Interpreting Environments: Community Interpreting

What is community interpreting? We are so used to thinking of specialist medical or legal interpreters. However, Community Interpreters do exactly the same work but on a broader scale. A community interpreter helps people whose first language is not that of the host country. He or she is responsible for

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Use Interpretation Services To Expand Your Audience Internationally

Reaching out to new markets across the globe is made easier with the Internet and increasingly web designers are enabling your site to be displayed in different languages at the click of a button and written materials are the domain of numerous translation agencies. Before long AI will come and

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How To Identify The Appropriate RSI Provider For Your Virtual Events

During 2020 and 2021, the world of events was almost closed down by the pandemic. As a result most companies and organisations realised that virtual/hybrid events were able to offer greater opportunities with a potential increased attendance from around the world by: 1. reaching more people in different regions

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How Ablio Qualifies Its Own Interpreters

The quality of Ablio interpreting services depends upon our interpreters’ professional skills. This article describes what’s happening “behind the scenes” of our selection, evaluation, and training processes. Unfortunately, the qualification of an interpreter cannot be immediately recognised by checking his or her certifications unless they’re a member of

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Need an Interpreter?

During lockdown language services grew exponentially and there are even attempts to have an AI solution. So the need to communicate has become even more important in the working world and the bevy of languages spoken globally often makes communication impossible without a qualified interpreter on hand. However, knowing that

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How to Handle Simultaneous Interpretation in Virtual and Hybrid Events

A Virtual Event by definition means that most of the participants are in separate locations and are linked via one of the many available virtual event platforms. A Hybrid event allows delegates to meet face to face at a Venue and be joined virtually by a number who, because of

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Choosing The Right RSI Platform For Your Virtual Events

If you are planning a virtual event, you have no other option than to use an RSI software platform for doing the interpretation. These criteria should help you to find the one that suits your needs the most. What is the platform for your virtual event? If you are platform