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Should I book simultaneous or consecutive interpreting?
Short answer
Choose simultaneous when the agenda cannot afford to double in length and the audience is large — conferences, shareholder meetings, training days. Choose consecutive for negotiations, interviews, site inspections and any setting where precision, note-taking and the ability to stop and clarify matter more than speed.
Simultaneous interpreting runs in real time from a booth or a remote platform, so the meeting keeps its original length, but it needs equipment and at least two interpreters per language pair rotating roughly every 20–30 minutes. That team size is not padding: sustained simultaneous work degrades quickly, which is why the standards assume a pair.
Consecutive interpreting needs no equipment — the speaker pauses and the interpreter renders — but it roughly doubles the time for every spoken segment. Budget that into the agenda rather than trying to speed the interpreter up. For legal and government settings, consecutive is usually preferred anyway because each rendition can be checked and objected to on the record. Scope, turnaround and fees are confirmed by IVC staff by phone, LINE or email — this site does not publish prices.
Reviewed as of 2026-08-04. General guidance only, not case-specific advice and not a guarantee of outcome. Government fees, conditions and processing times are set by the responsible authority and can change. This site does not publish prices — please ask our staff.
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