Whats the difference between Consecutive Interpreting and Simultaneous Interpreting?
Very simply A consecutive interpreter waits while you are speaking. A simultaneous interpreter speaks while you are speaking. Consecutive Interpreting After the speaker finishes a thoughtor several sentencesthe interpreter relays the message in the listeners language. This is the most common form of interpreting and the least expensive. Simultaneous Interpreting consim While the speaker is talking, the interpreter is transforming the dialogue into the listeners language. LSUs interpreters, qualified to do simultaneous interpreting, have experiences working with top government officials and functions, as well as conventions, lectures, and other situations in which time and quality constraints cannot be achieved with consecutive interpreting techniques. The whisper technique can be used, if there are only one or two people working with the interpreter. However, in most cases, simultaneous interpreting will require additional specialized equipment (i.e. sound-proof booths and/or wired/wir
