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Transcription, Translation, and Interpretation: What are they and which does my business need?

Written by Azuli Language Solutions | 8/12/24 7:28 PM

 

In today's interconnected world, effective communication across multiple languages is essential.

Whether it's bridging a language gap during a legal proceeding, ensuring accurate HR and health insurance information is available for your company’s diverse employees, or facilitating global business transactions with trade partners around the world, linguists play a vital role in breaking down barriers and fostering true understanding.
 
At Azuli Language Solutions, our team of professional linguists specializes in three key pillars of language services: translation, interpretation, and transcription. Let's explore the key differences to help you understand which is the right fit for you and your business. 

Translation: Transforming Written Communication Across Languages

Translation is the written form of converting text in one language, which we call the source language, into another, called the target language. Examples of translation pre-date back to the Bible and include every type of written text imaginable. While we translate many types of documents, below are the top translation requests we receive from our clients: 

  • Website translations including landing pages, blogs, social media posts, and infographics.

  • Marketing translations such as brochures, flyers, business cards, billboards, funnel pages, ad campaigns, publications, public service announcements, videos and more.

  • Health insurance benefits translations updated every year with new health insurance coverage information so employees to make informed decisions during Open Enrollment.

  • Certified legal translations including court documents like plea agreements and those that will be submitted to a court as evidence, legally-binding contracts, real estate documents from a foreign country which need translation in order to be used in the United States, among others.

  • Government issued document translations for birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, and even academic transcripts. These are often needed for immigration and employment purposes, estate planning involving foreign assets, international real estate transactions, university admissions and international degree transfers.


Interpretation: Facilitating Spoken Communication in Real Time

Interpretation involves conveying spoken words in one language into spoken words of another language in real time. It ensures effective and seamless communication in diverse settings such as meetings, conferences, legal proceedings, and healthcare appointments. While Azuli is not a call center offering on-demand services by phone, we do offer the following:

  • On-site interpretation for live events, conferences, and business meetings.

  • Telephonic interpretation for scheduled business, legal, and medical calls.

  • Video remote interpretation (via Zoom, for instance) for webinars, virtual meetings, and conferences.

  • Court-certified interpretation for legal proceedings, meetings, interviews, and depositions outside the courtroom.

  • Certified medical interpretation in healthcare settings.

Transcription: Transforming Spoken Words into Written Text in the Same Language

Transcription is the process of converting spoken words captured on audio/video recordings into written text. This process is essential for documenting business conversations, interviews, legal proceedings, and more. At Azuli Language Solutions, our transcription services are ideal for:

  • Legal transcription for recorded court proceedings, depositions, law enforcement interviews and more.

  • Medical transcription for patient appointments, reports, and dictations.

  • Business transcription for meetings, interviews, focus groups, and presentations.

  • Academic transcription for lectures, seminars, and research interviews.

Unlocking the Power of Languages for Your Business or Organization

In a world where communication is key, Azuli Language Solutions is your trusted partner for all your language service needs. We specialize in capturing the true meaning of your message so that nothing gets lost in translation. From written translation and verbal interpretation to audio/video transcription, we're here to help you break down language barriers, build global partnerships, and unlock vast new markets and untapped opportunities.

Together, let’s see where the world takes us! Contact us today for a free quote and discover how we can help empower you and your business.