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San Francisco: The Ideal Setting for International Conferences & Events
Are you planning an international conference or global business event in the near future? Odds are location is one of your primary considerations and San Francisco, California meets the desired...
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San Jose, California: A Desirable Bay Area Location For International Events
San Jose is an ideal international conference and event location because in addition to being located in the heart of Silicon Valley, global partners, clients and customers will enjoy close proximity...
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What do Spontaneous, Instantaneous and Real-Time Interpretation Have in Common?
What do spontaneous interpretation, instantaneous interpreting, real-time interpreting and real-time translation have in common? They’re all inaccurate versions of the term simultaneous interpretation...
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Miami: The Gateway to Latin America
Looking for a magnetic location for your next, multinational conference? Miami, Florida should certainly be a contender, particularly if your colleagues, clients and/or prospects are from Latin America...
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Simultaneous Interpreting: What Rental Equipment Do You Need?
There are three components inherent in any successful simultaneous interpreting experience: experienced, qualified conference interpreters, high-quality equipment, and professional simultaneous...
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The Politics of Language: The Best Interpreters Facilitate Diplomacy
Even the most multilingual heads of state and politicians utilize conference interpreters in important meetings and crucial events. They know when it comes to the fragile, silken threads that often...
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The Roots and History of Simultaneous Interpretation
Anytime you turn on CNN or an international broadcasting network televising global summits or political delegations, you’ll notice a group of serious, diligent individuals performing simultaneous...
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Social Media is Changing Language and Companies Should Adapt
Language has always been fluid. Otherwise, Americans would still be using “thee,” “thine”, and “thou,” and Shakespeare’s plays could remain footnote-free in English-speaking countries. However, the...
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Languages of India
Data recently published by the Census Bureau for 2017 shows roughly half of residents in America’s five largest cities now speak a language other than English at home. While China may have its fair...
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Language Preservation: How Countries Preserve Their Language(s)
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...
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Only Trust Legal Translations to Professional Linguists
As community interpreters, court interpreters have their own expertise. However, because interpreting and translating are two entirely different skill sets, you should only trust legal translations to...
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Professional Medical Translation and Interpretation Services
The world of professional medical translation and interpreting goes well beyond the realm of physicians’ offices, hospital settings, or translating medical records so patients can read them in their...
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The Growing Demand for Chinese Translation and Interpretation Services
United States and China: a relationship under extreme duress Earlier this year, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace published an article called “A relationship Under Extreme Duress:...
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Professional Language Services Optimize Executive Briefing Center Potential
Executive briefing centers are not new. However, an increasing number of US-based companies have been using them more frequently and intensely than ever before as they branch out into the international...
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Professional Translators and Interpreters Leverage the Power of Languages
As professional linguists, you can imagine our delight when we read a recent New York Times op-ed titled, The Sacred Spell of Words. It’s not often that non-linguists think of language in sacred terms,...
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The Rise of Turkish in the World
While Turkey and the U.S. are NATO allies on paper, the increasing tension between the two countries has created multiple domestic and international headlines – all of which can feel heart-stopping...
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What to Look For in a Conference Interpreter for International Arbitration
International arbitration is an incredibly sensitive and rigorous arena. Contracts, unnecessary litigation, diplomacy and even, at times, human rights are on the line when formal agreements are...
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Qualified Linguists Can Serve as Expert Witnesses in Legal Proceedings
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”...
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The Intricacies of Spanish Interpretation in US-Mexico Border Relations
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,...
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Meet Julien Brasseur: CCA’s Co-Owner and Premier French Linguist
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...
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