Business Liaison Interpreting Service
Interpreters for business trips and technical/business negotiations
SMG Languages (SMG) provides business liaison interpreting services, with a pool of professional interpreters available in Italy and abroad.
The liaison interpreter assists the client during face-to-face business negotiations, discussions at international trade fairs and visits to foreign clients. The interpreter therefore acts as a linguistic assistant, facilitating communication between someone selling a product or service and someone interested in buying it.
The liaison interpreter also performs the important role of cultural mediator, i.e. assisting the client beyond simple translation by explaining the customs and practices of the other party and actively supporting communication.
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What advantages does a liaison interpreter offer?
Avoids errors.
Professional interpreting provides a reliable basis for successful communication and helps prevent potentially serious misunderstandings. Businesses often use a professional interpreter even when they already have a good knowledge of the foreign language, as professional support allows them to concentrate on what to say rather than how to say it.
Actively supports the business venture.
Although the liaison interpreter acts solely as an interpreter and does not have the same responsibilities as a businessperson or legal consultant, their contribution to the client’s business can be considerable. If required, the liaison interpreter can advise the client on how to approach the foreign culture and deal with the various situations that may arise during a business trip or negotiation.
Understands your product and business.
It is important to establish a strong relationship of trust with your interpreter, providing them with information about your product, the background to the negotiation and its objectives, so that the interpreter can become a proactive member of your team.
Allows you to take your time during a negotiation.
Interpreting naturally extends the time required for a discussion and allows you to assess the dynamics of the negotiation with greater detachment. For example, the time required for interpreting means that you do not have to respond immediately to a question, as you would when speaking directly to the other party.
A sign of respect towards your interlocutor.
Using a professional interpreter to facilitate communication in a foreign language is a sign of courtesy towards the client and demonstrates good business organisation, showing that care has been taken to provide appropriate linguistic support.
Our Business Liaison Interpreting Services are available in the following countries:
Italy:
business interpreting service for meetings in Italian cities and in the main trade fair centres in Milan, Brescia, Rome, Bergamo, Bologna, Verona, etc.;
UK:
interpreters to assist you in business directly in the main British cities such as London, Liverpool and Glasgow;
USA:
business and linguistic support from professional interpreters in major American cities such as Dallas, Chicago, Detroit, New York and San Francisco;
France:
professional support from our native French-speaking interpreters;
Germany, Austria and Switzerland:
business interpreters available directly at the required locations.
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