What different types of interpreting are available?
Simultaneous Suitable for : • conferences • seminars • multilingual meetings • television and radio broadcasts It requires sophisticated facilities and technical support. There is normally a booth and two simultaneous interpreters for each language. This type of interpreting requires an extremely high level of concentration, so simultaneous interpreters take turns, generally for about 20 minutes at a time, during which the resting interpreter helps the active one to consult the available material. Chuchotage/whispered Required at : • conferences • training sessions • court hearings A ‘simpler’ form of simultaneous translation where a single person or a maximum of two people require the services of an interpreter. The interpreter sits behind the client(s) and “whispers” the simultaneous translation in the ear of the person concerned. If there will be regular natural breaks, this can be carried out by one interpreter, but if the interpretation is required continuously for more than 20 -3
