Relay Interpreting

Relay interpreting is mainly used during conferences and meetings and involves a "relay" of interpreters using a secondary language. Usually, the first interpreter will translate into a more widely known language, such as English, before a second interpreter conveys the dialogue into the target language. This type of interpreting allows the interpreting from rare languages in all other languages, but introduces a small delay. Additionally, it can also deteriorate the interpreting quality. For this reason it must not be used if its possible.

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