| | July 20168CIOReviewWhere would modern translation and interpretation be without technology? Imagine overcoming a language barrier even as recently as one hundred years ago. You would have to transcribe the spoken language by hand, translate your transcription to the target language, send the translation to the recipient via snail mail and ever so patiently await their response. Tedious wouldn't even begin to describe such a process. The demand for interpretation and translation has been around for centuries, but as the world continues to grow more diverse, interpreters are more necessary than ever. Thanks to great strides in technological advancement, the process of transferring meaning between languages is much faster and more efficient. Breakthroughs in residential broadband internet and remote interpreting capabilities give translators and interpreters freedom to work from anywhere with reliable high speed internet. More specifically, five key factors are shaping the role technology plays in interpretation today: webcasting, high-definition audio and video, e-documentation, information technology and apps.WebcastWebcasts are becoming increasingly popular as a resource for conference interpreting, offering specialized features to interpreters who need to switch off to avoid interpreter fatigue. Webcast-multimedia presentations are streamed over the Internet, broadcasting audio and video content to multiple simultaneous listeners and viewers. Webcasting can be streamed live and is also available on-demand. Adobe Connect and Webex are two popular web-conferencing systems that provide chat windows designed to facilitate communication between interpreters regarding terminology questions, sound quality and turn taking. High-definition audio and videoAdvancements in high-definition audio and video have shaped modern day consecutive interpreting to include both over the Technology's Role as Interpreting Becomes More Important In My OpinionBy David Fetterolf, President, Stratus Video Interpreting
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