Real-time interpretation from a sound-isolated booth while the speaker continues without pause. The format that runs the UN, the European Parliament, and every major international conference. Booths supplied.
Simultaneous interpreting is the format used wherever a one-to-many audience needs continuous output in real time: conferences, summits, AGMs, parliamentary sessions, and large multilingual events. The interpreter sits in an ISO 4043-compliant booth, receives the speaker through headphones, and renders the message into the target language with a lag of 2 to 4 seconds. Listeners select their language on a receiver and hear the output through headsets.
Conference interpreters trained to AIIC standards: pivot protocol, relay rules, booth handover discipline, and language-balance management for events that mix three or more working languages.
Sound-isolated ISO 4043 cabins, receiver units calibrated to attendee count, and a technician on site for the full event. Equipment dispatched and rigged by our team, not subcontracted to an unknown vendor.
Sessions over 30 minutes are staffed with two interpreters per pair, rotating every 20 to 30 minutes. The standard AIIC and EU Institutional convention, applied regardless of budget framing.
Pure on-site for conferences in a single venue, or hybrid with RSI feed for remote participants and overflow rooms. The same interpreters can serve both audiences from one cabin when the platform supports it.
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Two interpreters per active language pair per booth, for any session longer than 30 minutes. A six-language conference therefore needs 12 interpreters in 6 booths, plus a chef d'equipe for coordination if the programme is complex. We scope the team against your agenda.
Both. We supply ISO 4043 booths, receiver units, and a technician for the full event when needed. For venues with built-in booths we supply only the interpreters and confirm the venue equipment meets the required standard.
Yes. Remote Simultaneous Interpreting (RSI) is the cloud-based variant: interpreters work from a hub or home studio and listeners join over a platform. RSI is cheaper and faster to scope; on-site is preferred when the conference is in-person and budget allows for the booths.
Other On-Site Interpreting Formats
Tell us the venue, language pair, format, and timing for your Simultaneous Interpreting assignment. We will confirm interpreter availability and logistics as quickly as possible.
