Social distancing? Not if you have the right language provider! Our seamless remote interpreting services will make it seem like the interpreter is right there in the room with you. Click or tap the image below to check out our short video on how easy it is to reach our interpreters through our scheduling platform! We offer over-the-phone (OPI) and video-remote-interpreting (VRI) services in 150+ languages! The same interpreters you typically use for face-to-face events can now interpret for your deposition, medical appointment, or a business meeting REMOTELY. We have just the right interpreter for you! You will be able…

Interaction through an interpreter is often necessary when entertaining a client who does not speak English. The language barrier, however, is just one piece of the puzzle. It is important to keep in mind that the cultural norms and customs can be different from our own as well. The degree to which certain interactions are acceptable or offensive may differ between countries and regions. Often, your interpreter will be an excellent source of information of how to interact with your client appropriately. In Arabic countries, close social interaction and casual touching are very common among same gender acquaintances. Physical touches…

It’s Sunday afternoon! I usually start looking at the week ahead, at all the places where agencies will send me to interpret. Every week I review new strategies, new hours, new topics, new routes, different cities, different states, and new people to work with. Before each assignment I go over my checklist on what’s in my bag: work orderers, steno pads and 4-6 pens, phone charger, travel tickets, business cards, terminology notes (medical, legal, court), dictionary, smartphone, a binder full of different invoices, notes, credit cards, badges, snacks, drinking water and of course… my Tic Tac mints 😉 My name…

A black cat crossed your path? Broken a mirror today? Don’t bet on luck! Don’t let an under-qualified interpreter undermine your case! Why can’t I interpret for my client? I am bilingual. Language learning is a lifetime long process. It takes work and commitment to developing specialized vocabulary and understanding of linguistic nuances in two or more distinct languages. That is what distinguishes a linguist from a bilingual. Speaking a second language does not make you an interpreter the same way as taking an anatomy class does not make you a medical doctor. Would you risk your client’s case to…

Throughout cultures, sub-cultures, entertainment, political movements, religious ceremonies, and, simply, at the dinner table humans talk with their bodies, especially hands. A theory of language development speculates that the earliest language developed from simple gestures. One of the oldest, common gestures is the outstretched hand with the palm up indicating begging or requesting. This gesture is so universal, it’s not just recognized by humans but also by nonhuman primates, like chimpanzees. However, despite similar actions and movements, most gestures tend to have different meanings ascribed to them depending on the speaker’s culture and country of origin. Will you know how…