Interpreting

Translation | Interpreting
For business meetings, business trips, conferences, conventions or telephone conversations, you may need instant, spoken translation in different languages. Over the last ten years, we have successfully compiled a network of some one hundred interpreters from different countries and with a variety of qualifications, therefore guaranteeing immediate availability in different language combinations and subject matters. Each professional has a minimum of five years' experience of accompaniment, conference, business-meeting, simultaneous or consecutive interpreting.

TYPES OF INTERPRETING

Clients who come to englishpanish to request one or more interpreters' services usually understand the difference between each type of interpreting and know which of these is most apt for their needs. Nevertheless, we would be happy to explain the different types of interpreting to help you to decide which to use for the event or conference you are organising, the business trip or business meeting you have planned or your upcoming telephone conversation or conference call. There are, of course, many factors which can influence the specific interpreting methodology applied in a given situation; however, the interpreting services we offer can be broadly grouped into six categories.

Simultaneous interpreting

Simultaneous interpretation
The interpreter translates a speech in real time, allowing the speaker's words to reach the audience in the target language almost at the same time as the original message is delivered in the source language. To do so, it is necessary to use specific technical equipment (booths, interpreter consoles, receivers, etc.), which may also be provided by englishpanish.

Consecutive interpreting

Interpretation
The speech is divided into parts and the interpreter sits next to the speaker with a notepad, in which s/he takes note of what is said. Once the speaker has finished a section of the speech, the interpreter begins to speak. This technique slows down the interpreting process; however, because it does not require technical equipment, it is much more economical than simultaneous interpretation.

Whispered interpretation

Whispered interpretation
In situations in which there is a small audience, the interpreter sits next to certain members of the audience and whispers a simultaneous, summarised interpretation of the speaker's words. In this scenario, most audience members already speak the target language, with the exception of two or three, to whom the service is directed.

Liaison interpreting

Liaison interpreting
A conversation with two or more participants and in which the interpreter transmits the individuals' interventions, either consecutively or by whispering. No special technical equipment is necessary and, as is the case with consecutive interpretation, notes can be taken in a notebook, notepad or tablet.

Relay interpretation

Relay interpretation
This is used when there is no interpreter available to translate directly from the source language to the target language but, instead, there are interpreters who can connect these languages using a third one. One interpreter transforms the source-language speech into a speech in the third language; after this, another interpreter transforms the resulting third-language message into a message in the target language.

Sight interpretation

Sight interpretation
The interpreter reads a source-language document out loud in the target language as if it were written in the target language. It is not necessary, of course, to use technical equipment to carry out this type of interpreting; furthermore, given its immediate nature, it is often used assiduously in hospitals and health centres, as well as in courts and public entities.

METHODOLOGY

Working with one or several interpreters is a collaborative process, in which both the client and englishpanish participate in equal measure. On receipt of an interpreting request, before sending a quote or several alternative quotes (at no charge), the first thing we do is ask a few questions about the characteristics and subject matter of the event, its date(s) and its location, which allows us to understand the client's exact needs in terms of interpreting services. We invite you to discover how we work.
This is how we recommend the most appropriate solution(s) to our clients, always keeping in mind both quality of service and the budget available. We will inform the client whether it is best to opt for consecutive or simultaneous interpreting (for the latter, we can also advise about any necessary technical equipment), if one or more interpreters are necessary, what material interpreters will need to receive in advance, etc…