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The coronavirus outbreak presents an unprecedented challenge for all professions around the planet. It is no wonder, then, that conference interpreters everywhere have felt the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. As virtually all meetings requiring physical presence have become impossible – and unsafe – to hold, remote conferencing technology has come to the fore, attempting to…
In today’s ever-changing environment, meeting your linguistic needs with excellent services can be challenging. It seems that nowadays, everybody claims to be “fluent” in another language or to even be “bilingual”. When contacting your language services provider of choice, what information should you have on hand and provide them with in order to receive an…
There is no denying that the COVID-19 crisis – also known as the coronavirus crisis – has had a significant impact on many industries. The language industry, like so many others, has not been left unscathed. The current lockdown may not change much for most translators, who for many years have already been working from…
Is your firm, agency, organization, or university planning to host or house an international delegation? If so, it’s time to contract with an experienced, professional language services firm that specializes in interpretation and translation. To enhance your guests’ experience, achieve streamlined channels of communication during business and social events, and to facilitate diplomacy, it’s essential…
Due to recent immigration currents along with the explosion of innovative technology that keeps multinational relationships connected 24/7, there’s never been a stronger need for professional interpreters and translators who are in tune with emerging language trends in the major American market. A 2017 post on businesswire.com states, “The US holds various strategic, economic, and…
Want to become a successful simultaneous conference interpreter? Or, perhaps you’re ready to hire a conference interpreter and want to know more about what it takes – or what to look for – before hiring a qualified candidate? In this post, we’ll outline the steps required to enjoy a career working in one of the…
If you speak English, it may seem like a no-brainer that it has become the lingua franca, but that isn’t such a no-brainer if you live in a non-English speaking country – or are descended from those who speak other languages. Due to the combined effects of colonialization, globalization and – quite honestly – and…
Chang-Castillo and Associates (CCA) was co-founded and is owned by Pablo Chang-Castillo and Julien Brasseur. Together, they have created a one-source language solutions firm that provides interpretation and translation services, as well as additional service offerings, both in the United States and abroad. Their impeccable standards and global connections have earned Chang-Castillo and Associates…
The term “Spanish interpretation” couldn’t be more ambiguous when it comes to facilitating positive outcomes at the US-Mexico border. In a post on NPR’s Fresh Air page, University of California, Berkeley, School of Information linguist Geoff Nunberg writes, “Nobody should need reminding that there’s more to the cultures of the land south of the border…
Words – spoken and written – can be tricky. They can be rephrased or twisted around. The variation between the witness statements, “we saw him Wednesday evening” vs. “we saw him Wednesday night” becomes critical if one person interprets evening as “just around sunset” or “earlier in the night” and another understands that as meaning “after…