| How often have you been involved in a business | | | | It is further advisable, to ensure that the company |
| meeting where some of the participants do not | | | | provide you with experienced conference |
| speak English? How do you overcome this problem? | | | | interpreters who have a proven record in that area. |
| Perhaps you will seek the services of a simultaneous | | | | Good people skills are essential in this field of work. |
| interpreter. It is important however, to ensure that | | | | You will need to consider the specialised expertise of |
| you understand the difference between a | | | | a conference interpreter, do they have medical |
| simultaneous interpreter and a consecutive | | | | knowledge if it is a business conference relating to |
| interpreter. The former, involves headphones or an | | | | medical matters. Do they have specialised knowledge |
| ear piece so that the listener can hear the interpreter | | | | of the nature of your business conference. Many |
| and the business conference is in progress. The | | | | subject areas have their own terms and language |
| latter, will involve stopping the business conference at | | | | which must be fully understood by the interpreter. |
| intervals in order to interpret. This of course will slow | | | | When seeking business conference interpreters do |
| down the business conference, prolong the pace and | | | | not try to keep the cost down by engaging a single |
| cause some disruption and will mean that the meeting | | | | interpreter. You will find that most companies |
| is disjointed. | | | | providing conference interpreters have people |
| When approaching different companies who provide | | | | working either in pairs or in teams for each language, |
| conference interpreting it is essential to consider the | | | | particularly in cases of high profile meetings involving |
| following: the nature of the business for which the | | | | a stress factor. |
| interpreter is required; what languages will be required | | | | It is essential to remember how much money has |
| to be interpreted, and clearly, here it is essential to | | | | been invested into your conference. You owe it to |
| remember there may be several languages and | | | | them therefore, notwithstanding your own |
| therefore the need for several interpreters; how | | | | reputation, to provide the best service you can; to |
| many people will be present at the business | | | | make it a pleasant experience for the participants |
| conference. | | | | who will wish to return to your business. |
| When looking for interpreters it is advisable to seek | | | | Always ensure to compare prices from company to |
| out a company that specialises in conference | | | | company and don't just go for the first one to offer |
| interpreting. Your business will benefit from the | | | | a lower cost. As the saying goes, you get what you |
| expertise. A good company providing the conference | | | | pay for and where business conferencing and |
| interpreting will want to question you about your | | | | interpreting is concerned, good service will be money |
| specific needs and requirements, so give them as | | | | well invested. |
| much information as you can. | | | | |