Published On - November 6, 2019
Mental Health Interpreting: 5 Reasons Interpreters Are Important
Language access is vital in any clinical setting. Mental health is no exception, but it does present unique challenges for interpreters and patients alike. Here are five reasons mental health interpreting is so important. Mental health interpreting increases access to care. Whether it’s an eme...
Published On - October 9, 2019
Medical Interpreting: What You Need to Know
What is medical interpreting? And why is it important? Medical interpreters interpret conversations between doctors, carers, clinicians, and patients in a medical setting. Medical interpreting is a specialised discipline. Having a casual understanding of both languages being spoken does not make som...
Published On - October 9, 2019
How to Work With an Interpreter: An Insider’s Guide
So, you need to hire an interpreter, do you? If you’ve never used one before, you might not be quite sure how to work with an interpreter. In fact, you probably have some questions about what to expect and how to act. That’s okay – any seasoned interpreter will tell you it’s quite common...
Published On - September 27, 2019
Interpreter Apps: How to Smash Language Barriers With Technology
People have been devising ways around language barriers for as long as those barriers have existed. Interpreter apps are the latest example of interpreting technology. These apps come with a seductive promise: no more struggling with phrasebooks, no more awkward games of charades. Your trusty smar...
Published On - September 25, 2019
The Importance of Legal Interpreting
What is legal interpreting, and why does it matter? The goal of the legal system is supposed to be to uncover the truth. When the people involved can’t understand each other, the system breaks down. That’s why legal interpreting plays such a vital behind-the-scenes role in ensuring that justice ...
Published On - September 18, 2019
Examples of Interpreting
Interpreting – when carried out correctly – can sometimes mean the difference between life and death. Even just one word translated slightly inaccurately can lead to a series of disastrous events. To demonstrate just how important this skill is, we’ve collated both some of the worst ho...
Published On - September 5, 2019
Sign Language Interpreting at Music Events
Sign language interpreters are becoming an increasingly common sight at major music events. The trend was brought to global attention by American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter Amber Galloway Gallego, who signed Kendrick Lamar’s entire Lollapalooza set back in 2013. More recently, festivalgoers w...
Published On - July 31, 2019
Effects of Brexit on Food Labelling
How will food labelling change after Brexit? In this dragging post-referendum-before-Brexit period, with the results of the negotiations still largely unknown (exit at the end of October or extension? Deal or no deal?), all that is left to economists and business operators is forecasting future scen...
Published On - July 9, 2019
How to Win at Multilingual SEO in 2019
What if you threw a party and nobody came? That’s what it’s like to launch a new website when your customers can’t find you. And just because the Google gods have showered your English-language site with lots of organic traffic, that doesn’t mean that the foreign language v...