When dealing with foreign business partners, the ideal situation is to have an interpreter available. However, we all know this is not always the case. Here are our top three tips for effective cross-cultural communication — especially when all parties are not using their native language.
Language Translation, Inc.’s over-the-phone interpreting service, SpeakEasy, got a thumbs-up review in a recent Wall Street Journal article comparing telephonic interpreting providers.
With travel to China booming, more tourists and businesspeople than ever are faced with a formidable language barrier. In the past, these visitors often hired interpreter-guides for their entire trip – an expensive option. Now, with the advent of on-demand interpreting services, especially telephonic interpreting, visitors to China can get language help where and when [...]
With its multilingual and multicultural population, Australia faces many of the same language issues as the USA. A new card has been designed to help non-English speakers in Australia communicate when they most need to.
Communication between non-English speaking people in Australia and service agencies has been made easier with the launch of the “I need [...]
Joaquin Varo, an Oregon medical interpreter, is living proof that being bilingual is not enough to interpret accurately in health care situations.
As hospitals struggle to meet the growing need for quality language interpreting, debate continues about what skills and knowledge are necessary to carry out interpreting tasks in a medical setting. The example of [...]