The interpreter sits with the meeting participants, listens to the speech and renders it, at the end, in a different language, generally with the aid of notes (typically: technical meetings, group sessions, field trips). Well-trained interpreters can render speeches of 5-10 minutes with great accuracy.

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Public tendering of interpreting services with a clear drive to cut back on language service costs. This document aims to investigate some cases of conflicting interests between freelance translators and middlemen, and demonstrate that such conflicts may become irreconcilable. As a prime example,...
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