Tag: Simultaneous Interpretation
Professional Development and Certification in Saudi Arabia’s Language Industry
Saudi Arabia’s Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission (LPTC) is charged with providing institutional support to linguists through certification, training, and mentorship programs. This article outlines the LPTC’s major initiatives and goals for the future.
Kató Lomb: Early Simultaneous Interpreter Who Redefined Professional Language Work
Active during the Cold War era, Lomb is credited with changing not only gender norms in the field of interpreting, but also what it meant to be a professional linguist by bypassing institutional validation in favor of lived fluency.
Thawing the Glacier of Interpretation
The author reflects on the slow pace of technological progress in the interpretation space, from the advent of simultaneous interpreting in 1945 to the dawn of remote work in 2020. Now, with the emergence of AI-based machine interpreting, he urges both individual interpreters and language service providers to embrace these new, innovative solutions.
Green Terp Unveils GT Enhancer, an AI-driven Audio Enhancement Feature for Interpreters
Singapore, February 27, 2024 – Green Terp Technologies Pte Ltd (“Green Terp”), a pioneering SaaS provider in the space of multi-lingual meeting and event...
New Products From Samsung and Timekettle Make AI Simultaneous Interpretation Accessible
Samsung's latest smartphones will feature a “Live Translate” function, and Timekettle introduced a handheld device for meeting interpretation.
Green Terp Provides Simultaneous Interpreting for the 2023 Miss Universe Final
Revolutionary Language Technology Brings Cost Efficiency, User-Friendliness, and Environmental Sustainability to Language Interpretation
Singapore, November 20, 2023 – Green Terp, a pioneer in language...
KUDO integrated directly in Zoom
An integrated KUDO means anyone looking for human simultaneous interpreters can find them directly in Zoom like never before. As the press release states, "by integrating Zoom into KUDO, KUDO has made it seamless and simple for KUDO's users to easily leverage their network of certified interpreters in Zoom meetings."
Nuremberg Trials, 75 years of Simultaneous Interpretation
75 years after its first use at the Nuremberg Military Tribunals, simultaneous interpretation is still modeled largely after the process implemented by the Allies...