Booking and Working with Interpreters & Communication Professionals

Due to the high demand for the service, if you need to book an interpreter it’s advisable to book at least two weeks in advance whenever possible. Though if an interpreter is required at short notice, please still contact us as we may have someone available.

When booking you’ll be asked for:

• the date, time and venue of assignment
• the type of assignment, e.g. meeting, conference, training event etc
• how many people will be involved
• requirements of deaf and hearing participants

How to work with interpreters & lipspeakers 

The interpreting process requires intense concentration and mental processing, so it’s very tiring. For meetings and events lasting longer than one and a half hours, it’s usually necessary to book more than one interpreter.

Interpreters need to have full details of the assignment well in advance, so they’ll need preparation materials. 

You’ll need to provide them with:

• programmes, agendas, minutes, reports
• briefing papers, speaker’s notes, motions
• names of participants
• maps, diagrams and other visual materials
• copies of slides, OHPs, PowerPoint presentations or other materials which will be read out or referred to by participants in the course of the assignment
• copies of lyrics, scripts, video transcripts or scripts of films to be shown or any other performance materials must be provided at least one week in advance

Please click here to go to our online booking form.