Translation & interpreting guides
Straight answers to the questions that decide a project: which certification a document needs, which interpreting mode fits, and what drives the cost.
Certified vs Sworn Translation
A certified translation is accompanied by a signed statement from the translator or agency attesting that it is complete and accurate. A sworn translation is produced by a translator formally authorised by a state authority, and carries legal force in that country by itself. The distinction is jurisdictional, not a matter of quality.
Read the pageSimultaneous vs Consecutive Interpreting
Simultaneous interpreting happens while the speaker talks, keeps the event at its normal length, and requires a booth or platform plus two interpreters per language. Consecutive happens in the pauses, needs no equipment and one interpreter, and roughly doubles how long the session takes.
Read the pageWhat Drives the Cost of Interpreting
Interpreting is normally priced in half-days and full days rather than hours, because interpreters commit the whole block and cannot take other work around it. What moves the number is the mode, the number of languages, whether equipment and travel are involved, and how rare the language pair is.
Read the pageTell us what needs translating
Send the files, the language pair and the deadline. You will get a fixed quote and a named project manager.