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Videoconference interpreting: why choose a professional service ?

by bdaudey

At a time when the future of our economy depends on maintaining and actively developing international business relations, and when the vast majority of multilingual professional interactions must take place remotely, the question of translation and interpreting has never been so crucial to build relationships of trust and make up for the phasing out of direct, in-person contact.
Although videoconferencing and machine translation are fantastic tools, their technical features have a tendency to limit the fluidity of our interactions. It is crucial to re-establish this fluidity by achieving quick and reliable interactions no matter the context.

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Lost in Trumpslation: the Difficulties of Translating Donald Trump

by bdaudey

Should we translate Trump’s words literally or do we iron out his confused ramblings and risk everyone believing he speaks normally? In mid-December, Bérengère Viennot, a French translator, brought to light the difficulties of translating Donald Trump into French; first the ‘shocking statements’ and ‘aggressive tweets’, then the speeches; and things have only got worse since his victory.
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