Bilateral negotiations: interpreting simult. or consecutive? Thread poster: Forest (X)
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Forest (X)
French to German
After having asked around here whether you do simultaneous or consecutive interpreting in general more often, I would like to ask you a slightly different question (to keep an overview, I decided to start this thread):
When you're interpreting for small groups during bilateral negotiations (two persons and more), do you usually do more simultaneous or consecutive? Important: What do your clients prefer?
If you do it simultaneously, do you use a portable interpretation ... See more After having asked around here whether you do simultaneous or consecutive interpreting in general more often, I would like to ask you a slightly different question (to keep an overview, I decided to start this thread):
When you're interpreting for small groups during bilateral negotiations (two persons and more), do you usually do more simultaneous or consecutive? Important: What do your clients prefer?
If you do it simultaneously, do you use a portable interpretation system or realise it via whispered interpretation? I ask this question because I think that simultaneous interpreting isn't always the more expensive way. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Kathi Stock 
United States
Local time: 22:53
Member (2002)
English to German
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| My experience | Dec 16, 2006 |
When I used portable equipment and spoke/whispered the simultaneous interpretation into the portable equipment, the parties have the tendency to forget that they need to take turns when talking and not all to talk at once. If you sit with them on the table, they are more likely to pay attention to the situation.
I prefer simultaneous interpretation...I am always afraid I omit something during consecutive interpretation.
And I also convince my clients, even courts to let... See more When I used portable equipment and spoke/whispered the simultaneous interpretation into the portable equipment, the parties have the tendency to forget that they need to take turns when talking and not all to talk at once. If you sit with them on the table, they are more likely to pay attention to the situation.
I prefer simultaneous interpretation...I am always afraid I omit something during consecutive interpretation.
And I also convince my clients, even courts to let me do simultanous interpretation, it works much better for me. ▲ Collapse
| | | | EmmanuelleAn (X)
Local time: 05:53
English to French
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| I agree with Kathi | Dec 16, 2006 |
Kathi Stock wrote:
When I used portable equipment and spoke/whispered the simultaneous interpretation into the portable equipment, the parties have the tendency to forget that they need to take turns when talking and not all to talk at once. If you sit with them on the table, they are more likely to pay attention to the situation.
I prefer simultaneous interpretation...I am always afraid I omit something during consecutive interpretation.
And I also convince my clients, even courts to let me do simultanous interpretation, it works much better for me.
Same for me. I feel much more comfortable with simultaneous interpretation.
| | | | Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 21:53
English to Spanish
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In memoriam
I agree with Kathi too, all the way.
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Williamson
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:53
Flemish to English
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if you want to work for an international institution, 8 minutes of consecutive is part of the test.
| | | | Aleph _Trans
Argentina
Local time: 00:53
English to Spanish
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| I do not [very seldom] use portable equipment | Dec 17, 2006 |
while many interpreters do in the US.
If it is a round table with two - five or so principals, I could go with consecutive. And yes, they do take turns - I make them do so. It is true it may be painful but then...
I am used to simultaneous (booths) in settings from 12 to +3000 people. Once clients discover the wonder of seamless communication through professional SI with booths and the ancillary pro equipment, they fall in love ... See more while many interpreters do in the US.
If it is a round table with two - five or so principals, I could go with consecutive. And yes, they do take turns - I make them do so. It is true it may be painful but then...
I am used to simultaneous (booths) in settings from 12 to +3000 people. Once clients discover the wonder of seamless communication through professional SI with booths and the ancillary pro equipment, they fall in love
There are exceptions, obviously.
JL ▲ Collapse
| | | | BAmary (X)
Canada
Local time: 23:53
English to Spanish
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| I like consecutive more | Dec 18, 2006 |
I usually do consecutive and I ALWAYS take notes. Because I work full-time for a company, I do a lot of interpretation with people I already know and they know the drill too, so they pause to let me translate. Usually taking notes gives me the back up I need to remember what the speaker said.
I always take notes in English regardless into what language I'm interpreting, so I have some abbreviations I always use.
My experience with smultaneous has been in a booth with another i... See more I usually do consecutive and I ALWAYS take notes. Because I work full-time for a company, I do a lot of interpretation with people I already know and they know the drill too, so they pause to let me translate. Usually taking notes gives me the back up I need to remember what the speaker said.
I always take notes in English regardless into what language I'm interpreting, so I have some abbreviations I always use.
My experience with smultaneous has been in a booth with another interpreter. I like it but I find it more stressing!
By the way, I didn't know there's portable equipment! Does anyone have some more details about it?
Bye. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Aleph _Trans
Argentina
Local time: 00:53
English to Spanish
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| The thing in Argentina | Dec 19, 2006 |
is that many assistants/secretarias de gerencia-presidencia serve the role of an interpreter without being an interpreter; and think they are interpreters.
I mention this because I see you are from the CTPCBA and your train of thought might still be shaped by what you saw here in ARG, despite the fact you are in Canada (??)
BAmary wrote:
I usually do consecutive and I ALWAYS take notes. Because I work full-time for a company, I do a lot of interpretation with people I already know and they know the drill too, so they pause to let me translate.
Hi there!
In Argentina many traductoras end up either teaching or working as bilingual admin. assistants/exec. secretaries. Because of their position they are expected to "interpret", to serve a liaisons, between the expats/high execs. and the other local employees. However, this is seldom a guarantee that those individuals will be/are good interpreters if removed from their known and safe scenarios.
Some dare to go into the market and advert themselves as interpreters claiming to have interpreting experience when they do not («I was an in-house interpreter and translator for 5 years» rather than accepting that an in-house jobs as an exce assitant DOES NOT qualify you as an interpreter, or calling a colleague who IS an interpreter and may help them build on their little experience and serve as mentor).
I have seen some disaster in consec. events where the clients have had to call professional interpreters in the middle of an event ... "but she told me she was an interpreter...." [My response: s/he is a bilingual exce. assitant and not an interpreter...]. Even worst, some advert themselves as CI and go into the booth...
There are VERY FEW local individuals in those postions in-house that ARE interpreters or that have the talen and potiential to become good interpreters with proper training and sponsorship.
I spoke to a ProZ.com staff in a Powwow in Uruguay the other day and told her that it is amazing the amount of proZians in ARG that advert themselves as interpreters and ARE NOT interpreters and come out as such in a search ... Unfortunately, some shield themselves in the excuse that "my degree says BA in translation and interpreting..." True, but you do not know what a booth or a notetaking pad looks like... Those members shoud remove the word: 'interpreter' from their search meta words
Another issue is those non-pro will work for peanuts in most cases = extra cash on top of the boring in-house job...
Usually taking notes gives me the back up I need to remember what the speaker said.
I always take notes in English regardless into what language I'm interpreting, so I have some abbreviations I always use.
Is there any other way to work in consec.? Notes are a must...
My experience with smultaneous has been in a booth with another interpreter. I like it but I find it more stressing!
By the way, I didn't know there's portable equipment! Does anyone have some more details about it?
Bye.
True consec. is MUCH more stressing in my opinion. Try interpreting a 6 minute non-stop speech, if not 8 min. the standard entrance exam in some places.
Check this out:
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/productdetail.asp?transid=003877
http://www.williamssound.com/internationalproductdetail.aspx?product_id=233&contentpage_id=143
Best,
JL
[Edited at 2006-12-19 19:06]
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we are supposed to do it consecutive, but some people are so impatient or anxious that they can’t wait. If the voice is clear, loud enough and the pronunciation good; I can do simultaneous.
Many times I have to remind them to stop and wait. Especially when I am trying to hear what the other person is saying.
The worst is when one of the parents (it’s the Children’s Hospital) speaks English and the other doesn’t. I don’t interpret the dialogue when is a complex medical exp... See more we are supposed to do it consecutive, but some people are so impatient or anxious that they can’t wait. If the voice is clear, loud enough and the pronunciation good; I can do simultaneous.
Many times I have to remind them to stop and wait. Especially when I am trying to hear what the other person is saying.
The worst is when one of the parents (it’s the Children’s Hospital) speaks English and the other doesn’t. I don’t interpret the dialogue when is a complex medical explanation (numbers and details) and the risk of making mistakes is too much…
It has become an issue but only a few times. ▲ Collapse
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