How to work with an Interpreter - International Business Skills

Imagine you have a business trip to China and you need to give a presentation to a client or supplier and Chinese Government officials using an interpreter.

How do you work effectively with the interpreter to guarantee your presentation is a success?

1. Write your presentation: You need to write your presentation to be able to practice it with the interpreter before you give it.
2. Read your presentation aloud: Read through your presentation with the interpreter to test how it sounds and to ask if it is clear in the other language. This requires practice and reading line by line and asking the interpreter how it sounds in their language and observing their body language when speaking your words.
3. Check for accuracy: Ask the interpreter to explain difficult words or phrases in their own words in your language. If they don?t understand them in your language they?ll interpret them badly in their own language.
4. Avoid slang and country specific idioms: Some idioms and expressions have an equivalent in another language and others are very country specific. Also the use of jargon, buzz words and hot words can sound strange to an audience if not everyone is an expert in your field.
5. Pauses: Speaking and working with an interpreter requires practice to know when and how often to pause. As well as learning to pause for maximum impact to emphasise key points. It also it allows time for your audience to reflex and absorb your key points.
6. Practice on stage: It takes a little bit of practice to learn to not get distracted by the interpreter, so practice together on stage or try to recreate the place where you will be speaking.
7. Appreciation: After finishing it?s appropriate to acknowledge your interpreter and show appreciation of their work (in public or in private ? your choice and can depend on the culture of the country)

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