Online interpreting, the United States — France — Russia
Assessment
Technically, the possibility of remote interpreting (including simultaneous interpreting of a high complexity level) was available a long time ago; our company had been experienced in it. However, under the new circumstances, it became vitally important for effective negotiations with foreign partners.
Process
Online interpreting can be both consecutive and simultaneous. The tool is selected depending on the functions, budget and tasks; it can be Skype, or the popular Zoom events platform with an audio channel for simultaneous interpreting, or specialized platforms for remote simultaneous interpreting (RSI), which have all the required functions and provide a high level of security.
Outcome
During the pandemic, one of our first online projects was providing interpretation of the online presentation and negotiations to our American customer, Gecko Robotics, a company developing inspection robots. The customer was in the United States, his partners – in France, the interpreter and the project manager – in Russia. Everyone was happy: The customer, with our help, sealed the deal remotely; the interpreter got a long-awaited job order amid the pandemic-caused recession.
