Simultaneous interpretation is such an interpretation which takes place at the same time as the speaker provides his lecture. While the speaker is talking without interruption, the interpreter translates the discourse "behind the scenes", often in a soundproof booth or room, and the auditorium listens to it simultaneously, with a delay of only a few seconds. This is the opposite of consecutive interpreting, because a consecutive interpreter awaits his turn and does not start speaking until the speaker allows him the time to do so. Simultaneous interpreting is one of the most common kinds of interpreting, but also the most difficult. Very few translators can do it, and not even all interpreters can do it well.

Simultaneous interpretation is more complex as it requires certain equipment to allow the audience to hear the interpreted language while they watch or interact with the speaker in near real time. The interpreter, in this case, interprets in a soundproof booth or room while the speaker is talking, creating a near real-time communication experience.

As mentioned, simultaneous interpretation requires the use of certain equipment to create a “real-time” communication experience. This is accomplished by using a closed wireless communication system with special microphones, headsets and transmitting equipment. Depending on the physical environment and the confidential nature of the information, different technologies (FM/RF and IR) are used.

Simultaneous interpretation is ideal for congresses, conferences, talks, presentations, speeches, seminars… any event in which two or more speakers provide their discourses to an auditorium comprised of just a few people or several hundred attendees.

We offer a simultaneous interpretation service, providing you with Chinese native simultaneous interpreters, specializing in a range of subjects, capable of using the technical terminology inherent to fields such as economics, law, technology and science, among others. The languages pairs we support are Chinese-English, Chinese-Japanese, Chinese-Korean, Chinese-French, Chinese-German, Chinese-Spanish, Chinese-Russian, Chinese-Italian, Chinese-Arabic, and Chinese-Portuguese.

As well as the simultaneous interpretation service, we also offer other services involving consecutive, whispered, business and telephone interpretation, translation, localisation, transcription, proofreading, editing, voiceover, subtitling and AV mixing.