Interpreting services function as a verbal form of translation that is facilitated by a professional interpreter, or a team of interpreters. Interpretation services are used to translate speeches, presentations, conversations, and other spoken languages into the native or preferred language of a given audience.

Four Major Types of Interpreting

1. Consecutive Interpreting
With consecutive interpretation, speakers will talk for up to five minutes or longer before taking a break to allow interpretation to occur. Consecutive interpreting allows for a back-and-forth between multiple parties, which is why it’s a popular approach used in legal proceedings and business meetings. Interpreters taking on a consecutive interpretation project must have a strong memory and note-taking skills to keep information organized over minutes-long stretches of speech. Accuracy in interpreting is critical even when the interpreter must convey the contents of a long speech, which is why it’s crucial to enlist the help of a certified and experienced interpreter from TDSP Translators.

2. Simultaneous Interpreting
Unlike consecutive interpretation, simultaneous interpretation does not wait for a break in a speech to translate into the target language. Instead, simultaneous interpreting takes place over the speech as it’s taking place, usually with a delay of 30 seconds or less. Simultaneous interpretation is also intended to provide an exact conversion of speech from one language into another, rather than paraphrasing.

3. Whisper Interpreting
This type of interpreting is similar to simultaneous interpretation, with one key difference: Instead of using microphones and headsets to communicate with intended audience members, the interpreter will sit with an individual or group of people needing interpretive services, and the interpreter will whisper in their preferred language to facilitate communication across language barriers. Protranslating also uses whisper sound technology to speak to an audience within close range of the speaker.

4. Over-the-phone interpreting
Phone-based interpreting can actually take multiple forms. With interpreting services facilitated over the telephone, clients can receive either consecutive or simultaneous interpretation, depending on the project and their preferences. Simultaneous interpretations can be less accurate when the interpreter doesn’t have a live view of the speakers and presentations, which is why consecutive interpreting tends to be the more common method of phone interpreting, but both are available to interpreting clients.

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