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Richard Michie 12:51 PM Just like the recent release of Word Lens on the iPhone, tools like this hopefully expose more people to the need for professional linguists. Innovations like this can only be good for the industry in my opinion. If anything they highlight the quality of professionals and should help increase usage. Reply Delete
Just like the recent release of Word Lens on the iPhone, tools like this hopefully expose more people to the need for professional linguists. Innovations like this can only be good for the industry in my opinion. If anything they highlight the quality of professionals and should help increase usage.
Adamo 12:47 PM Human interpreters have advantages, a machine can never have: He or she is familiar with the subject matter, i.e. an interpreter specialising in medicine will not be used in an agricultural conference. Interpreters have to perform 'live' and in front of an audience. They can read body language and help overcoming misunderstandings. Professional interpreters can be briefed prior to any face to face meetings and Familiarised with the who’s, what’s and why’s. This is something no software in the world, however elaborate, can replace. Reply Delete
Human interpreters have advantages, a machine can never have: He or she is familiar with the subject matter, i.e. an interpreter specialising in medicine will not be used in an agricultural conference. Interpreters have to perform 'live' and in front of an audience. They can read body language and help overcoming misunderstandings. Professional interpreters can be briefed prior to any face to face meetings and Familiarised with the who’s, what’s and why’s. This is something no software in the world, however elaborate, can replace.
Anonymous 1:25 PM Telephone interpreting is a simple, easy to use, and cost-effective solution to overcome any language barrier. By using Fluent Language Solutions’ telephone interpreting service you can instantly connect with an highly qualified telephone interpreter at any time, day or night. Reply Delete
Telephone interpreting is a simple, easy to use, and cost-effective solution to overcome any language barrier. By using Fluent Language Solutions’ telephone interpreting service you can instantly connect with an highly qualified telephone interpreter at any time, day or night.
Anonymous 5:42 PM Stop advertising your company in posts. Everyone knows that agencies take advantage of overworked and underpaid interpreters and then turn around and charge a big ticket to the client. Many of those agencies grab any bilingual person with no experience in interpretation and then sell him/her as a "trained professional interpreter" so that they can charge a pretty penny, while paying peanuts to the poor person doing all the work. Some interpreters get paid as little as minimum wage. On top of that, many agencies don't even want to call these interpreters "employees" that way the agency doesn't pay taxes to the irs nor offer benefits to the so-called interpreter. It should be an "employee" due to all the control they exert on the interpreter. Reply Delete
Stop advertising your company in posts. Everyone knows that agencies take advantage of overworked and underpaid interpreters and then turn around and charge a big ticket to the client. Many of those agencies grab any bilingual person with no experience in interpretation and then sell him/her as a "trained professional interpreter" so that they can charge a pretty penny, while paying peanuts to the poor person doing all the work. Some interpreters get paid as little as minimum wage. On top of that, many agencies don't even want to call these interpreters "employees" that way the agency doesn't pay taxes to the irs nor offer benefits to the so-called interpreter. It should be an "employee" due to all the control they exert on the interpreter.
henry 5:45 PM Stop advertising your company in posts. Everyone knows that agencies take advantage of overworked and underpaid interpreters and then turn around and charge a big ticket to the client. Many of those agencies grab any bilingual person with no experience in interpretation and then sell him/her as a "trained professional interpreter" so that they can charge a pretty penny, while paying peanuts to the poor person doing all the work. Some interpreters get paid as little as minimum wage. On top of that, many agencies don't even want to call these interpreters "employees" that way the agency doesn't pay taxes to the irs nor offer benefits to the so-called interpreter. It should be an "employee" due to all the control they exert on the interpreter. Reply Delete
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