Simultaneous Interpretation

Simultaneous Interpretation Services in the UK

What is simultaneous interpretation?

In simultaneous interpretation the interpreter renders the message in the target-language as quickly as he/she can formulate it from the source language, while the source-language speaker continuously speaks.

It is not a well-known fact that simultaneous interpretation belongs to the category of high-stress professions. This is the result of the professional “Interpreter Workload Study” commissioned by the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC), which was completed in December, 2001. Many interpreters as the most stressful factors pointed out: high speech rate, reading the texts by the speakers, strong accents, lack of preparation time and the discomfort connected with the work in a special sound-proof booth.

Moreover, interpreters have to possess great knowledge of all the languages they interpret in. It is extremely important to understand everything that is being said, and to be careful not to make any mistakes. Sometimes it may change the meaning of the utterance and lead to uncomfortable misunderstandings.

Highly Experienced Interpreters

As a professional interpreting and translation services provider, Birmingham Translation Agency select only highly experienced interpreters, who are capable of working under strong pressure, while still preserving the highest quality of the interpretation. Our company choose to work with professionals, who have all necessary qualifications as well as credentials to work as interpreters during conferences, summits, conventions etc.

Professional Services at BTA

BTA provides, apart from simultaneous interpretation, also other professional services, such as: consecutive or whispering interpreting, translation, localisation and proofreading. Furthermore, we are proud to say that work with more than 265 languages, including Dari, Farsi, Pashto, Czech, Slovak, French, Italian, Mandarin, Japanese, and of course English. We also offer simultaneous interpreting into the BSL (British Sign Language).

Many clients have already trusted our services, including governmental institutions, NHS, courts, legal and police offices, social care centres as well as private clients. We are proud that thanks to our everyday hard work the BTA enjoys a very good reputation, constantly delivering the leading translation and interpreting services in Birmingham and UK wide.