Language Services
Don’t let your key messages get lost in translation
" Thanks again for sending such wonderful interpreters and for the great customer service from you and your team. I got excellent feedback on the level of professionalism of the interpreters and their ability to work well with the AV."
Raquel Lightbourne-Coley
2006 Opportunity International Global Leadership Conference
We are a professional language service provider delivering high quality services to the business and conference sectors. Languages services are vital to business success - they allow all your clients and conference delegates to understand your message and take part in proceedings.
We supply language services for:
- International and national conventions
- Corporate conferences and events
- Training courses
- Site inspections
- Business meetings (corporate communication requirements)
- Brochures and promotional material
- Special events and social tours
Our services include:
- Selection of suitable, qualified and experienced interpreters/translators
- Regular liaison with clients, interpreters/translators and equipment technicians
- Distribution of conference papers to interpreters/translators
- Travel and accommodation arrangements for interpreting/translating teams on interstate and overseas assignments
- Coordination of briefings for our interpreters/translators prior to a conference
- Dedicated on-site support and management at conferences.
- Provision of equipment
Within the meetings industry, the languages in greatest demand are: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Mandarin. We can source interpreters and translators in all of these languages, as well as many other European and Asian languages.
We have been in business since 1976 and have provided language services to hundreds of clients including:
- UNESCO
- Hewlett Packard
- MasterCard International
- 55th Session of the International Statistical Institute (ISI)
- International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) 74th Congress
- Australian Construction Industry Conference
- Asia Pacific Starbucks Coffee Leadership Conference
- The IBM pSeries “Knowledge is POWER” Seminar
- Holden College Training Seminar
- Hong Kong Trade Development Council Seminar
- Estee Lauder Asia Pacific Workshop
- 19th World Energy Congress
- Xth International Orthoptics Congress
- United Nations Human Rights Commission Roundtable Meeting
- OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development)
Frequently used terms
Interpreting & Translation
Interpreting is conveying the meaning of the spoken word and translation is conveying the meaning of the written word from one language to another.
Simultaneous interpreting
Simultaneous interpreting is provided by interpreters who, from a soundproof booth, listen to the speech in progress and immediately interpret into an audio system which conference delegates access through headphones.
Consecutive interpreting
Consecutive interpreting is intermittent interpreting delivered without interpreting equipment while
the program speaker pauses during the lecture. It is important to keep in mind that, due to the intermittent nature of consecutive interpreting, proceedings using this method will almost double the time required for delivery in one language.
Whispered interpreting
Whispered interpreting is essentially simultaneous interpreting for groups of 20 or less. The interpreter whispers into a microphone while sitting between, or at the side of, the delegate(s) who listen through headphones. It is also possible to provide whispered interpreting without equipment but only for groups of 1-3.
Tour Hosts officially became a Professional Conference Organiser (PCO) in 1990. Today we provide complete meetings and event management for academic and medical organisations, associations, government and corporations all over the world. For examples of the events we're managing now click here
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