Imagine you are a professional event manager or you organize an event for your own company/organization and you are told that all speakers and participants are knowledgeable in English. What a relief, isn’t it? Communication will be straightforward for everyone and you’ll avoid the hassle caused by language barriers. Organizing a monolingual event is definitely […]
“Are you a trained interpreter holding a diploma or do you simply happen to speak the language? In my last visit to Turkey I had a person to help me in the communication with local businessmen, but when we got into technical details he could not handle the technical jargon and specialized terminology and as
Are you organizing an event and you have interventions from remote speakers? Well, hybrid events are an excellent opportunity to increase your attendance, lift geographic barriers and unite people from all around the world. However, you’ll want to make sure that the audience engages in a vivid way both with on-site and remote interventions. Don’t
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Are you organizing an event for your organization or your company? Have you set your goals and the KPIs you want to achieve yet? People use to measure the success of an event by defining certain Key Performance Indicators they wish to achieve. The most common and easily measurable KPI used in such situations is
As the pandemic continues, the conference organisation protocols explicitly stipulate the conduct of hybrid or solely online conferences and events. What is important now is that you find the best way to add interpreting services to an online or hybrid organisation, so that everything runs smoothly and the event does not lose its dynamic at
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In a previous article we already talked about the importance of an interpreter’s preparation before a conference. For the correct preparation we need to have access to the presentations and material of the conference in advance and schedule a reasonable timeframe for studying. What happens when these presentations refer to confidential information of an institution,
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Like many Greek businesses, during recession you decided to adopt an outward looking approach and boost your exports overseas. Getting in touch with foreign businesses though is causing you some trouble, as travels are often costly and in the last two years have even become nearly impossible due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I definitely understand
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One of the usual worries of clients that get in touch with us is the concern as to whether the interpreters have the specialized knowledge required for each conference’s topic. Our clients’ conferences concern various subjects and every time we are faced with the request: “I need interpreters who are knowledgeable about agricultural machinery, construction
When you think about modern work requirements, I am sure that “digitalisation” is the key word that pops into your mind. The world of events could be no exception to this, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic, when everything turned online. Many platforms suddenly gained huge popularity and event organisers had to adapt to the new
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Maria Xanthopoulou
Owner of Translation Embassy
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