Making multilingual meetings work for you

It is the interpreters' job to make communication possible between delegates who do not share a language. Our experience has shown that also the communication skills of the participants are of paramount importance when working in a multilingual meeting.

When you are chairing or participating in a multilingual meeting it is useful to think about how your message gets across through interpretation. The interpreters are there to help the meeting proceed as if everyone was speaking the same language.

We provide the following tips in order to help you get the best possible quality of communication in your meeting.

Think about interpretation when planning your meeting. more

Basics of a successful meeting with interpretation. more

Speak effectively when being interpreted. more

Use new ‘virtual meeting’ technologies. ”. more

Source: EC, Directorate General for Interpretation