What type of interpreting assignment is the right one for me?

People are different. The city and country the grow up in, the languages they speak, the culture the live in and the things they learn shape humans into very individual humans. Therefore, each and every interpreting request will be different and certain assignments require certain types of interpreting. The standard ones are on-site interpreting, which describes the face-to-face interpreting type, OPI, which is over the phone, and VRI, which is video remote interpreting. As a consequent, client can choose from three types: On-site, OPI or VRI!

Interpreting In New Orleans, LA

Like almost everything else, interpreting is as well supply-and-demand market. New Orleans, LA is a very diverse city. However, even in a diverse city like New Orleans there will be deficient resources for some language combinations and the only types of interpreting that would need to be considered are VRI and OPI. The most requested languages are Spanish and ASL. But the greater are of New Orleans is also the home of French, Vietnamese, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese, Tagalog, German, Portuguese, Haitian and Italian speaking communities. Therefore, these are more common languages to request by clients in that area.

There is a higher chance to find an on-site interpreter for the languages listed above in the City of New Orleans than for other languages. However, no matter what the request is there is always the option to have an VRI or OPI interpreter for interpreting assignments for any language combination.

Interpreting and Challenges

Due to the fast-moving world, we live in, we face new challenges each day. To be able to adapt and analyze where we are heading is very important. During the pandemic we responded to our clients’ new needs and requirements. Some of our clients were forced to switch from on-site interpreting assignments to VRI & OPI interpreting. For instance, the educational or legal sector used to video-remote-interpret a lot. We covered everything from legal cases to parent-teacher meetings. Our clients prefer VRI interpreting assignment because they are still able to see each other and be face-to-face while talking.

Get in Touch!

American Language Services is a deep-rooted language service company with almost four decades of experience. On-site interpreting, video-Remote interpreting, and over-the-phone are the three standard interpreting options we offer. But we also provide our clients with translation, transcription, and various media services.

We provide language services to the private and public sectors, such as governmental, educational, and non-profit organizations. 

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