Interpreting Service

Consecutive Interpreting

Consecutive interpreting is the most common type of interpreting, where your speaker delivers a few sentences and then stops while our interpreter translates what has been said into another language.

On-site consecutive interpreting is mostly used for small group or one-on-one meetings, such as seminars, interviews, training sessions, business meetings, medical consultation, marriage registration, press releases, court hearing, etc. or even whispering to an individual participating in a conference.

As such interpreting is not performed in real time and does not require any specialist equipment, it is considerably cheaper than that of simultaneous interpreting.

Simultaneous Interpreting

Simultaneous interpreting, as the name suggests, is when the interpreters’ translation is done at the time of the exposure to the source language or delivered at the same time as what is said by the speaker on the stage. Simultaneous interpreting is generally used for formal international conferences or focus group discussions.

When providing simultaneous interpreting service, our interpreters (normally two for one language pair) would sit in a soundproof booth working in turn, transmitting their version to audiences through audio equipment to enable all delegates to understand.

As simultaneous interpreting is done in real time and there are no second chance to correct, interpreters must get it right the first time. As such, it requires the highest level of interpreting skill and quickest speed of reaction. For your assurance, all our simultaneous interpreters have a minimum of 6 years professional experience and many have in-depth knowledge in their chosen fields, such as law, medicine, life science, IT, banking or finance.

Whispering Interpreting

When you have only one or two guests that need interpreting service, you may think of hiring one SI interpreter to provide them with the same service as they may otherwise enjoy under simultaneous interpreting. This will, obviously, help you save the cost of hiring the complete equipment.

Whispering Interpreting is where the interpreter sits next to the person needing to understand the target language and whispers it in his/her ear. And the interpreting is near real-time.

Teleconference Interpreting

Teleconference Interpreting is the most efficient and cost-effective way of holding a small meeting where our consecutive interpreter can call in from our premises to serve your purpose. As the interpreter does not have to travel to your chosen site, the fee is much lower than that of consecutive interpreting.

Escort Interpreting

Escort Interpreting is the interpreting service we provide to you or your guest visiting Singapore or any other country of Asia from Europe or America on either a business or sightseeing excursion.

In escort interpreting, an interpreter accompanies a person or a delegation on a tour, on a site visit, or to a meeting or interview. An interpreter in this role is called an escort interpreter or an escorting interpreter.

Interpreting Equipment

Besides simultaneous interpreters, we also provide the conference interpretation equipment for hire together with an experienced technician to be on-site throughout the event to tackle whatever problems may arise.

Description

An interpreter console is provided for each interpreter inside the booth.

The output channels are preset and the interpreters’ output is then programmed to a specific channel, for example

Channel 0 – Floor
Channel 1 – English
Channel 2 – Mandarin
Channel 3 – Korean
Channel 4 – Japanese
Channel 5 – Vietnamese

Quantity

Simultaneous interpreting requires two interpreters work together for each language pair and rotate at 30-minute intervals in order to get themselves concentrated.  So a total of 2 interpreter consoles will be provided in each booth.

Description

Radiators will be put on stands around the room to ensure sufficient coverage of the infra-red signal in the room allowing delegates to receive the simultaneous Interpretation from any location in the room.

Quantity

Depending on the space of the meeting room, there are normally 4~5 radiators being provided.

Description

The delegate unit can be provided at client’s request for raising questions at Q&A session.

– Low susceptibility to mobile phones interference
– Built-in loudspeaker
– Channel selector with number and abbreviated channel name

Quantity

The delegate unit will be provided at the request of the client. Some clients need it, but some do not.

You can choose to use our wireless tour guide system when the simultaneous interpreting service you need involves a site visit that requires people move from one place to another, or on-site meeting where it is too costly to hire the complete equipment for the small size of conventioneers.

A wireless tour guide system consists of 1pc transmitter + 1pc receiver, with 50 meters effective transmission range. One transmitter can be operated with multiple receivers within the operating range.