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A mutual assistance platform focused on online interpretation
On this platform, you will meet interpretation experts from all over the world, discuss the latest interpretation techniques and methods together, share practical experiences, and improve your professional skills. Join us now and create brilliance together!
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Introduction to Software and Platforms
Interprefy
Interprefy is a globally renowned service provider offering cloud-based remote simultaneous interpretation technology and services. It provides remote simultaneous interpretation for multilingual online and hybrid meetings, conferences, and events, allowing interpreters to work from anywhere, anytime.
Zoom
Zoom is a modern workspace for hybrid teams, making it easy to start meetings, book meeting rooms, and share content. It enables high-definition video collaboration in any space, supporting real-time interaction between in-person and remote participants.
Google Meet
Google Meet is an application that integrates video calls and meeting functions. You can create or join scheduled or instant Google Meet meetings through a link, with cloud-encrypted video calls and a range of meeting application features.
Working Mechanism of Interprefy
Cloud-based remote simultaneous interpretation solutions
Highly secure communication protocols ensure the privacy and confidentiality of meeting content
Working Mechanism of Zoom
Integrated intelligent collaboration platform
One of the most popular online communication platforms in recent years
Working Mechanism of Google Meet
Easy to use, no plugins or downloads required
Highly efficient for virtual meetings with many participants
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Practical Hardwares
For an interpreter, providing high-quality interpretation services requires not only excellent interpreting skills but also some essential practical hardware. For example, a high-quality headset ensures you can clearly hear the speaker in noisy environments; a comfortable chair provides good support and a comfortable working environment for long hours of work; a dual-monitor setup, such as the Dell UltraSharp series, allows for split-screen collaboration, improving work efficiency; and a high-performance laptop ensures smooth operation of various translation software and meeting platforms.
Platform Introduction
As interpreters, we have many platforms available to conduct interpretation work. These platforms provide powerful tools and features to help us complete tasks more efficiently. Examples include Interprefy, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, KUDO, and VoiceBoxer. These platforms have AI-assisted functions that not only provide high-quality interpretation services but also ensure the smooth conduct of meetings and the effectiveness of multilingual communication. Choosing the right platform can be based on the specific needs of the meeting and the preferences of the participants to ensure the best translation effect.
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation and benefits vary based on the type, difficulty, duration of interpretation, and the interpreter's own skill level. However, the issue of compensation in the interpretation industry has become increasingly serious in recent years. Additionally, with the rise of online interpretation, fees for interpretation services have also fluctuated compared to traditional interpretation methods.
AI Feast New Trends
On May 3, 2024, the 2024 Monterey Forum was held at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) in Monterey, California, USA, in a hybrid format. Renowned experts and scholars from the global translation industry discussed the future development trends of the translation industry under the wave of artificial intelligence technology development.
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In today's fast-paced globalization and informatization era, interpretation plays an increasingly important role as a crucial bridge for cross-cultural communication. However, many interpreters and learners face numerous challenges such as a lack of resources, limited practical opportunities, and difficulties in exchanging experiences during their career development and skill enhancement. To help interpretation enthusiasts, practitioners, and professionals in related fields, we decided to establish this interpretation sharing forum. Our aim is to create a professional, open, and friendly community that brings together wisdom from all sides to jointly promote the development of the interpretation industry.
- Knowledge Sharing and Skill Enhancement
- Experience Exchange and Mutual Cooperation
- Career Development and Opportunity Acquisition
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In the context of AI translation's rapid development today, maintaining a positive mindset is crucial for human translators.
1. Embrace and Accept Change: Recognize that technological advancements are an inevitable part of progress, and view AI translation as a complementary tool rather than a replacement. See AI as a partner in enhancing efficiency and quality.
2. Focus on Unique Human Value: Appreciate that human translators excel in areas like creative thinking, cultural sensitivity, and emotional conveyance, which are currently difficult for AI to fully replicate. Concentrate on enhancing these core strengths.
3. Maintain a Passion for Learning: Continuously learn new knowledge and skills, not only in language and translation but also technology and industry trends, to stay current and enhance career adaptability and flexibility.
4. Build a Support Network: Connect with other translators, industry experts, and engage in professional communities and forums for exchange, shared experiences, and mutual encouragement. A strong support network provides emotional backing and professional resources.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Advantages and Disadvantages of Remote Simultaneous Interpretation (RSI)
With RSI, you can conduct multilingual interpretation when participants are in different locations and unable to meet in person, using technology that separates language channels for simultaneous interpretation. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic, we can still use this technology for meetings, allowing both on-site and remote participants to attend simultaneously. Whether holding a meeting on-site or through RSI, interpreters face the same challenge: they must be able to clearly hear the speaker and see the speaker clearly. One secret to simultaneous interpretation is that "seeing the speaker" is very important. Since interpreters must keep up with the speaker's pace, seeing the speaker greatly helps in performing smooth and accurate interpretation.
What is Your View on the Role of Machine Translation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Interpretation?
The role of machine translation and AI will become increasingly important, but I feel they are likely suitable for different use cases. In some scenarios, depending on the type of content, machine translation and AI might be faster and more comprehensive than simultaneous interpretation. However, to achieve excellent simultaneous interpretation and enhance the experience for both the speaker and the audience, human involvement is necessary. As these technologies continue to evolve, machine translation has become one of the tools people use in meetings. These translation methods are not mutually exclusive; rather, they provide you with a broader range of options, allowing you to choose the appropriate method more accurately based on your specific use case.
What is Your View on the Future of Interpretation?
In the past, I have seen some demand for all-in-one translators, like the ones depicted in "Star Trek." Every time we received such inquiries, we would just laugh, but now we are working towards that goal! Meanwhile, both interpretation and translation require human involvement. I do not believe that interpreters and translators will become obsolete. I think they are more likely to become experts who leverage existing technology to provide highly customized and accurate language experiences.