What’s Transcription and Why Does It Matter?

What’s Transcription and Why Does It Matter?

If you’ve ever wondered, “what’s transcription and how’s it different from translation and interpretation?” This is the article for you. While the first few pages of Google search results might leave you confused, with pages of articles talking about DNA transcription and translation – that’s not what we’re talking about…

Telephonic Interpretation: Everything You Need to Know

Telephonic Interpretation: Everything You Need to Know

What is Telephonic Interpreting? How’s Telephonic aka Over-the-Phone Interpretation (OPI) different from On-Site Interpretation? What industries use OPI, and when should you? We live in a world where communicating across languages has become an increasingly vital component of facilitating accessibility of services and business around the world.  But with roughly…

Human Translation vs. Machine Translation – Which Do You Choose?

Human Translation vs. Machine Translation – Which Do You Choose?

What are the benefits of human translators vs. machine translation? Which translator provides the most culturally-contextualized, tonally-adjusted, accurate translation? The case for machine translation is strong. Proponents point out machine translation’s increased speed, efficiency, and direct translation accuracy as evidence of its superiority. If we don’t dive any deeper, it…

Interpretation vs. Translation – What’s the Difference?

Interpretation vs. Translation – What’s the Difference?

What’s the difference between translation and interpretation? What makes a good interpreter versus a good translator? Let’s find out.  Often, the terms translation and interpretation are used interchangeably. After all, they both deal with communicating words from one language to another. But there are key differences between translation and interpretation.…