If you’ve never hosted a multilingual conference before, you might be wondering how best to arrange interpreting services for the big day (or weekend, or week!). Here are some questions you'll need to address to make the process as easy on yourself as possible.
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Since the use of vague terminology can lead to confusion or misrepresentation of just how skilled an individual really is in a language, it’s important for professional translators and interpreters to have working definitions for the various levels of language proficiency.
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If you’re communicating with international clients, arranging a meeting with a contact from another country, or attending a conference without speaking the primary language, you need an interpreter. But how do you know which style of interpreting is right for your event or meeting?
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In order to reduce the number of instances where non-English speaking patients fail to receive the care they need, it is vital that hospitals and other healthcare facilities provide proper interpretation services.
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A professional hospital interpreter enables communication between doctor and patient and helps satisfy a patient’s needs. Aside from finding someone who’s multilingual, these are some of the important characteristics hospital administrators must consider when hiring an interpreter.
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Translation is more than linguistic knowledge or accuracy. Good translators are also sensitive to industry vocabulary, project timelines and the intended audience of any document.
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Elaboration, clarification and neglect are all obstacles in the way of proper interpretation. A professional interpreter should only interpret speech verbatim. If they do otherwise, they’re bound to leave everyone tongue-tied.
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With today's increased focus on globalization, many professionals are doing business with people from around the world. But with so many different customs in every country, it’s easy to accidentally offend someone by making the wrong gesture or saying the wrong thing.
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In the interest of patient care, and the safety and comfort of both medical staff and patients, professional interpreting services should always be used in the healthcare field.
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It’s no secret that the US has long been a popular destination for wealthy citizens of other countries who want top-notch medical treatment as quickly as possible. So how can medical practices make sure they’re giving the best service possible in order to continue being the top destination for...
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