Thursday, July 12, 2012

Simultaneous Translation Gets The Point Across

By Freida Lamb


Should you find that you need the assistance of simultaneous translation Miami has many companies that can help. This type of service can be handy in a lot of circumstances. It's a much more sophisticated form of interpretation than the consecutive type.

In the case of consecutive interpretation, what the speaker says is translated into the listener's language only after he or she has completed a particular thought and stopped speaking. When this interpretation isn't done simultaneously, some words and their meanings can potentially become lost in translation.

Also, when this is done in a simultaneous fashion, the listener is able to get a greater amount of benefit from the body language and expressions of the speaker. They will be able to feel more a part of the moment, for example, when a joke is heard right away rather than after the speaker has stopped laughing. When not in the moment, the words' intentions are more easily misunderstood.

This type of service can be used for all sorts of business, political, or educational events and more. Any type of speaking engagement can use this kind of help. The speaker's words can be translated not only into different spoken languages but also into sign language should that be a requirement.

Some companies will specialize in particular languages while others will have more options available. In a place like Miami, one of the key areas is translating between English and Spanish. In many of these cases, it is not for events that it is necessary but for more personal situations such as for legal transactions or proceedings.

Even if most or all of the audience are bilingual, technical terms such as those relating to the legal or scientific world may require simultaneous translation. Due to the difficult of this kind of work, it is typical to use more than just one interpreter so that, working together, you will be ensure of getting the highest quality results.




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