The importance of understanding what interpreters do is incredibly important; not only for those who are interpreters, but also for those who use interpreter services. Knowing the different styles of interpreting and the skills associated can help businesses or organizations use their interpreters in the best way possible. However, as they say as well, it is very important to get a qualified "well seasoned" interpreter, not just an individual that claims to be bilingual.
To do a good job interpreting, and individual needs to be properly trained. This TED Talk does an excellent job discussing and showing the different kinds of interpreting and what we do on a daily basis.
As a medical interpreter, which is not discussed at lengths during this video, a combination of interpreting styles is necessary, a long with a wide vocabulary used by many different dialects of the secondary language. Without the necessary knowledge and skills a case can get away from the interpreter very quickly without much hope of accurately interpreting the conversation.
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