What information is needed to book an on-site interpreter?
Date, time and duration; the venue or online platform; the subject matter and any specialist terminology; the number of participants; and whether consecutive or simultaneous mode is required.
In-depth Answer
Interpreting quality depends on advance briefing far more than most people expect.
An interpreter given an agenda, a draft contract, or a participant list with titles will build a glossary beforehand and render the session far more accurately.
Five things to supply when booking.
Start time and expected finish, because assignments over about four hours usually need two interpreters working in rotation.
The physical venue, or the meeting link and platform.
The subject and how specialised it is — medical, engineering, legal.
The number of speakers and which languages will actually be used in the room.
And the mode: consecutive suits negotiations and interviews, simultaneous suits conferences and needs dedicated audio equipment.
Complete information up front also lets the duration and interpreter count be scoped to the real assignment.
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