Simultaneous Conference Interpreters and Equipment Rental Services

Simultaneous/conference interpreters

Conference interpreters interpreters serve the demand for high-quality interpreting services from international organisations or business clients who require seamless communication across languages and cultures.

Australian Multilingual has at your disposal a team of highly qualified, experienced simultaneous interpreters with specialised expertise across diverse fields, from legal and medical, to financial and technical. All of our simultaneous interpreters are members of The International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC), which is the only world-wide association of conference interpreters.

We provide simultaneous interpreting (conference interpreters), whisper interpreting, video conference interpreting as well as consecutive onsite and telephone interpreting.

What is simultaneous interpreting and how do conference interpreters differ from consecutive interpreters?

Simultaneous interpreters or Conference interpreters orally translate into the target language at the same time as the source language is being spoken. In other words the simultaneous interpreter will transfer the message from one language into another in real time with no pause or delay. Simultaneous interpreters are the preference for conference interpreting and for focus group interpreting assignments, where they either work in a sound-isolated space, or whisper-interpret. Conference interpreters also work at high-level meetings between chief executives, social and union representatives, at congresses, and so on.

Due to the extreme level of concentration required for simultaneous interpreting in conference settings, interpreters work in pairs, relaying each other at short intervals. This allows one interpreter to rest while the other interpreter takes over, without a break in the flow of communication.

We take great care in selecting the most suitable interpreter for your assignment. This is particularly important for simultaneous interpreting assignments. It is essential that the conference interpreter has sound background knowledge in the field that he or she will be working in. For this reason, we ask our clients to provide as much information as possible regarding the subject of the assignment in advance, so that the interpreter can adequately prepare for the assignment. This may include speaker notes, handouts, etc.