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Live written interpreting: what's that?
Thread poster: Nikita Kobrin
Nikita Kobrin
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Nov 22, 2021

Below there is an excerpt from one of recent job postings:

We're looking for qualified interpreters with experience in Live written interpreting / Live chat translation / Live captioning for regular future live online events.


What does 'live written interpreting' mean? It's the first time in my life that I see it...

Anna Lettieri
 
Sergei Leshchinsky
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may be for Nov 22, 2021

Teletype (TTY)
 
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for Nov 24, 2021

the people with hearing damage
 
Tina Vonhof (X)
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A different way of interpreting Nov 26, 2021

It's like interpreting but instead of interpreting the spoken word out loud it is written down. This is useful for anyone who wants to attend a presentation, lecture, etc. that is in a language they don't speak.
 
Adieu
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Sounds like it would be easier the other way around Nov 26, 2021

If they had read-aloud document interpreting, I might be intrigued.

Voice to text though? Damn that sounds brutal.

You probably need to type 120+ WPM and sustainably (not burst!) at that.
 


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