Simultaneous translation: the importance of interpreters being prepared

How specific knowledge can be a deciding factor for good simultaneous translation   When it comes to translation, there are many practices we can talk about. Among them, simultaneous interpreting is one of the most challenging. It entails translating the speaker’s words immediately after they are expressed, while upholding the principles of translation, such as…

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SIMULTANEOUS AND CONSECUTIVE TRANSLATION

During meetings, conferences, TV shows or gatherings involving interchange of ideas between people without a single language as means of connection, it is common to come across situations of simultaneous or consecutive translation. It’s impossible to talk about these two formats without mentioning a fundamental personality: the interpreter. Wait, why talk about an interpreter if…