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Adding Interpretation Services to Our Lineup

After three years focused on written translation, we have built out an interpretation team. The reasons we waited, and what we now offer.

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Francesco Vitale

Founder

8 March 2023

3 min read

From day one we resisted offering interpretation. The skill is fundamentally different from translation, and most agencies that offer both do one of them poorly. After three years of saying no to interpretation requests from existing clients, we are saying yes.

Why now

Two reasons. First, we hired our first dedicated interpretation lead — a court-certified Mandarin/English interpreter with a decade of experience in international arbitration. Second, the volume of requests crossed a threshold where building it in-house was less risky than the workaround we had been using (referring clients to vetted partners).

What we now offer

  • Simultaneous interpretation for conferences (in our equipped booth or on-location)
  • Consecutive interpretation for business meetings and depositions
  • Court interpretation for legal proceedings (currently Mandarin, Arabic, English)
  • Remote interpretation via Zoom, Teams, and phone
  • Whispered interpretation (chuchotage) for small groups

If you have an event coming up, contact us at least two weeks in advance for the best interpreter assignment.

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