Simultaneous Interpretation
Expert Simultaneous Interpretation for International Conferences
Organizing a successful conference, seminar, or international meeting requires smooth, barrier-free communication. When your participants speak different languages, simultaneous interpretation becomes essential to ensure mutual understanding, engagement, and event success, including during crucial meetings like board meetings and corporate committees. It’s also crucial to capture linguistic and contextual nuances to avoid approximate translations and guarantee precise, effective communication. At AFTraduction, we specialize in providing premium conference interpretation services designed to meet the exact requirements of the most complex multilingual events, ensuring faithful delivery of speeches after each presentation.
What is Simultaneous and Conference Interpretation?
Simultaneous interpretation, often called (though technically distinct) “simultaneous translation,” involves rendering a speaker’s discourse in another language in near real-time. The interpreter listens to the speaker via headphones and speaks into a microphone, with their interpretation transmitted to relevant participants through earphones. This is the preferred method for conferences, multilateral meetings, and any event requiring smooth, uninterrupted communication. Different types of interpretation, such as whispered interpretation, can be used depending on the event’s specific needs.
It’s essential to determine the number of participants to choose the appropriate interpretation mode. Certain types of interpretation are better suited when there are limited participants, which is crucial for multilingual event planning.
Conference interpretation specifically encompasses the application of these techniques (primarily simultaneous, but sometimes consecutive for small groups or specific contexts) in large-scale or high-stakes professional events. It requires not only perfect linguistic mastery but also sector expertise in the relevant field, intense concentration, and knowledge of event protocols.
Our Interpretation Solutions for All Your Events
Whether your event is physical, virtual, or hybrid, AFTraduction has the appropriate interpretation solution to guarantee clarity and precision of the content to be translated. It’s also crucial to consider the event venue to configure technical equipment optimally.
Our interpreters are trained to understand different cultures, enabling better appreciation of cultural nuances and improving participants’ overall experience.
On-Site Simultaneous Interpretation (In-Person)
- Ideal for: Traditional conferences, general assemblies, international summits
- Equipment provided: ISO-compliant interpretation booths, infrared or digital transmission systems, interpreter consoles, and participant receivers
- Technical management: Complete technical management by our teams or in coordination with your audiovisual providers
- Quality impact: High-quality equipment significantly affects interpretation clarity and precision
Remote Simultaneous Interpretation (RSI)
- Perfect for: Webinars, virtual meetings, or reaching global audiences without geographical constraints
- Professional delivery: Our interpreters work from professional hubs or remote studios via secure, high-performance RSI platforms
- Technology integration: We advise on the best technology and ensure seamless integration with your video conferencing tools (Zoom, Teams, Webex, dedicated platforms…)
- Expertise: Our interpreters possess the necessary expertise to adapt to various professional and linguistic contexts
Hybrid Event Interpretation Solutions
- Combines: On-site interpretation for present participants and remote interpretation for online audiences
- Technical expertise required: Requires advanced technical expertise to synchronize audio streams and ensure optimal experience for everyone
- AFTraduction mastery: We master these complex configurations, ensuring proper functioning of interpretation and sound equipment
Interpretation Equipment
Interpretation equipment is essential for ensuring interpretation quality. Soundproof booths, headphones, microphones, and receivers are some of the necessary equipment for simultaneous interpretation. Portable translation cases are ideal for guided tours and small committee meetings. Our team offers a range of interpretation equipment to meet our clients’ needs.
Why Choose AFTraduction for Your Conference Interpretation?
Beyond simple linguistic services, we’re committed to guaranteeing the overall success of your multilingual communication.
Unmatched Expertise
We collaborate exclusively with professional conference interpreters, graduates of the finest schools, with years of experience and often specialized in specific fields (finance, legal, medical, technical…).
Rigorous Project Management
A dedicated project manager accompanies you at every step, from initial briefing to J-day coordination, ensuring meticulous preparation and flawless execution.
Reliability and Confidentiality
We understand your events’ strategic stakes. All our interpreters and collaborators are subject to strict confidentiality agreements. For legal contexts, we can provide court-certified interpreters.
Flexibility and Responsiveness
Ability to quickly mobilize qualified interpreter teams, even for urgent requests or rare linguistic combinations, including for important negotiations.
Cutting-Edge Technology
We use and recommend only reliable, proven equipment and platforms for impeccable audio quality.
Our Proven Process: From Your Request to Event Success
We’ve established a clear, transparent process to guarantee your satisfaction:
1. Initial Contact and Needs Analysis
In-depth discussion of your event (format, languages, audience, subject, necessary equipment).
2. Detailed Proposal and Quote
Clear quote including interpreter selection, technical solution, and project management.
3. Rigorous Interpreter Selection
Assignment of the most qualified interpreters for your subject and context. We understand the importance of the conference interpreter profession, which requires specialized skills and rigorous training.
4. Thorough Preparation (Briefing)
Collection and transmission of all relevant documents (presentations, agendas, glossaries) to interpreters for optimal preparation. Organization of preparation meeting if necessary.
5. Technical Coordination
On-site equipment installation and testing if needed, or RSI platform configuration and testing. Our services cover all of France, including remote options.
6. Service Delivery
Smooth, professional interpretation throughout your entire event. Each intervention is carefully planned to allow regular breaks, ensuring effective consecutive translation. Discreet technical supervision.
7. Post-Event Follow-up
Debriefing and feedback collection for continuous improvement of our interpretation services.
Event Planning
Event planning is crucial for ensuring conference or meeting success. Our team works closely with organizers to define interpretation and equipment needs. We offer customized solutions to meet each event’s specific needs. Our goal is to provide high-quality interpretation services to guarantee understanding and communication between participants.
Communication
Communication is essential for ensuring event success. Our team is available to answer all questions and needs of organizers and participants. We offer communication solutions to facilitate exchanges between participants, such as simultaneous translation systems and communication networks. Our goal is to provide high-quality communication services to guarantee understanding and communication between participants.
Concrete Benefits of Professional Interpretation
Investing in quality conference interpretation services brings you:
- Friction-free communication: All participants understand and can express themselves, regardless of language, whether during symposiums, conferences, or other event types
- Increased inclusion and engagement: Nobody feels excluded, promoting better participation
- Enhanced professional image: Demonstrates your commitment to international audiences and attention to detail, particularly appreciated by private companies and event agencies
- Message precision: Avoids costly misunderstandings or interpretation errors. Interpreters must avoid literal translation, emphasizing preservation of original meaning and nuances
- Time and efficiency gains: Exchanges are smooth, decisions can be made more quickly
- Maximized international reach: Open your event to the entire world
Types of Events Covered by Our Interpretation Services
Our expertise extends to a wide range of events:
- International conferences and scientific congresses where precision in the target language is essential for effective communication
- Corporate seminars and multilingual training
- General assemblies and board meetings
- Product launches and press conferences
- Diplomatic and official meetings requiring precise translations to guarantee exact communication
- Site visits and foreign delegations where it’s crucial not to betray original speech meaning for faithful understanding
- Webinars and global virtual events
- Complex hybrid events
Our Conference Interpreters: The Heart of Our Expertise
Interpretation quality rests entirely on interpreter excellence. At AFTraduction, we’re uncompromising:
Rigorous Selection Process
We only recruit interpreters graduated from the most prestigious recognized interpretation schools (ESIT, ISIT, ETI, etc.) or with equivalent validated experience.
Verified Qualifications
- Perfect mastery of working languages (native language or C2 level)
- Extensive general culture
- Sector specialization for technical subjects
- Our conference interpreters are often AIIC/SFT members and trained to work in soundproof booths for optimal quality
Proven Experience
Our interpreters average 10 years of simultaneous interpretation experience and have covered hundreds of high-level events, including press conferences.
Absolute Confidentiality
All are bound by non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to protect your sensitive information.
Systematic Preparation
They dedicate significant time to studying your documents to master your terminology and context. Technical setup and organization are also carefully planned to ensure flawless service.
Extensive Language Coverage
We cover a wide range of linguistic combinations, including:
- All European Union official languages (French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, etc.)
- Eastern European languages (Russian, Polish…) – Interpretation is an art requiring perfect mastery of interpretation techniques for effective communication
- Asian languages (Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean…) – Our services are particularly suited for scientific events such as symposiums where precise communication is crucial
- Arabic
- Many other languages upon request
Our interpreters advance throughout their careers, diversifying their linguistic skills and professional experience.
Client Testimonials
Our clients are satisfied with our interpretation and communication services. They appreciate our interpreters’ quality, our equipment’s reliability, and our solutions’ flexibility. We’re proud to offer high-quality services to meet our clients’ needs. We continue improving our services to guarantee client satisfaction and event success. Our team is dedicated to providing high-quality interpretation and communication services for international events.
Ready to Ensure Your Next Event’s Multilingual Success?
Don’t let language barriers compromise your conference or meeting’s reach and impact. Trust AFTraduction’s expertise for impeccable simultaneous and conference interpretation. Contact our specialists today to discuss your project and receive a customized proposal.