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Are additional interpreters necessary for simultaneous settings?

April 26, 2017additional interpreters necessary settings simultaneous

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Are additional interpreters necessary for simultaneous settings?

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Simultaneous interpretation is very taxing on linguists. It is not possible to maintain an acceptable level of simultaneous translation quality for periods of over 15 – 20 minutes. That is why simultaneous interpreters work in pairs and alternate rest times during assignments.