Posts Tagged multilingual
Posted by mjgraves on January 15, 2019
Most multilingual conferences are bilingual – involving just two languages. Since this is the most common and also the simplest use case, throughout this web site the images of the ZipLine web phone mostly illustrate only two languages in use. This article describes setting up the ZipLine web phone for use by an interpreter working […]
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Posted by mjgraves on October 4, 2016
Historically, we have consulted with organizations to help them with planning and staging multilingual virtual events. Part of our task at ZipDX is to help them understand the various types of events, and how each brings a different set of considerations. Our philosophy in providing this assistance is basically, “Teach a man to fish.” That […]
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Posted by mjgraves on September 2, 2016
Welcome to another chapter in the ever-expanding world of ZipDX multilingual conferencing. As you may already know, we’re rather insistent that interpreters working on ZipDX multilingual conferences use a high-quality headset. In fact, we maintain a list of recommended headsets so that people new to the system can acquire a headset that’s known to meet […]
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Posted by mjgraves on July 12, 2016
Introduction VXi is a leading manufacturer of headsets for professional applications. While they are not especially well-known in consumer circles, their products can be found in offices and call centers around the world. They have been very helpful, cooperating with us in our effort to evaluate USB headsets for use by interpreters. The VXi Envoy […]
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Posted by mjgraves on February 11, 2016
The January 2016 gathering of the International Multilingual User Group (IMUG408) was hosted by Adobe at their Silicon Valley headquarters in San Jose, CA. On this particular occasion the group enjoyed a presentation on “Simultaneous Interpretation for Virtual Meetings” given by David Frankel and Professor Barry Slaughter-Olsen of ZipDX. The presentation introduced the audience of […]
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Posted by mjgraves on January 11, 2016
Everything is going global. Interaction among governments, trade organizations, educational institutions, and even multi-national businesses, increasingly occur in the international sphere, where language barriers can be a problem. Interpretation solves this problem. Interpreters are skilled professionals who allow people speaking different languages to interact. Interpreters have been around for decades and are growing in importance […]
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Posted by mjgraves on January 8, 2016
We routinely conduct introductory training for conference interpreters starting to use ZipDX. Before they can join a live training call they must first verify that their computer, headsets and internet access are appropriate for the task. Our online Starting Guide For Interpreters is offered to help them prepare. While many interpreters already have the required […]
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Posted by mjgraves on September 24, 2015
We are pleased to announce that it’s now easier and more straightforward to setup a multilingual conference call! Until now setting up a multilingual conference call required entering a somewhat obtuse string of characters into the “Project Tracker” field in the conference template. This instruction setup the various language channels for the conference. While the […]
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