Interpretation Services in Strasbourg
Are you attending an international trade fair, organizing an event, or planning a visit to your facility? Ensuring clear communication with your international contacts has a real impact on your business in terms of client loyalty, lead acquisition, attractiveness to investors, and management of your international teams.
Our team interprets in Strasbourg and across the world, as well as remotely, and offers services adapted to your needs (consecutive or simultaneous interpretation based on your context).
Consecutive Interpretation
Using a specialized note-taking system, your interpreter takes notes while listening to a snippet of speech up to 5 minutes, then translates into a foreign language when the speaker pauses.
This method is often used for commercial negotiations, and/or when the type of audio equipment that would enable simultaneous interpretation is not available.
Simultaneous Interpretation
Simultaneous interpretation is a service particularly well-suited for conferences.
The interpreter—usually located in a soundproof booth—speaks one to three seconds after the speaker. Listeners are usually equipped with receivers to listen live to the speech relayed into the target language.
“We have been collaborating with Kole, the founder of The Fourth Eye as our English proofreader for about 4 years now. His work consistently demonstrates reliability and timeliness.
We appreciate his prompt communication and the high quality of his proofreading services. As an external expert, Kole continues to be a valuable resource for improving our English-language content.”
– Marketing Director, Techstack
“I highly recommend the language services that Kole has provided. I recruited Kole, founder of the Fourth Eye, last fall for a special project, and since the beginning of our communication, Kole’s professionalism and willingness to work with us to provide the best solution for our client have left our team a very positive impression […] Kole is always on time, well-prepared, and ready to render top-quality interpretation service for our clients. I believe you will share my observation after you collaborate with him and his team!”
– Chief Operations Officer, aLanguageBank
Over the last 6 months, Kole Wright and his colleagues have provided English/French interpretation services for our One Risk capacity building project in West and Central Africa. This included virtual technical meetings, an online webinar series and a virtual 3-day knowledge dissemination event. We’ve been very pleased with the quality of their work and their professionalism, and hope there will be an opportunity to collaborate again sometime in the future.
– Managing Director, EpiX Analytics
“We have been collaborating with Kole, the founder of The Fourth Eye as our English proofreader for about 4 years now. His work consistently demonstrates reliability and timeliness.
We appreciate his prompt communication and the high quality of his proofreading services. As an external expert, Kole continues to be a valuable resource for improving our English-language content.”
– Marketing Director, Techstack
Kole, founder of The Fourth Eye, has been an active contributor of new articles and translations for the Groover Blog, which is earning its spot on the map as a place for independent musicians and artists to find advice and develop their careers. Kole’s work is always efficient and precise, and has been a clear benefit in growing our traffic. It’s been a real pleasure to work with him!
– Co-Founder, Groover
Given our collaboration these last three years, I’m excited to learn [about the Fourth Eye’s launch in Europe] and its benefits for our collaboration.
– SEO lead at a Lyon-based startup
Our areas of expertise
Our translation and interpretation agency is specialized in Science and Tech, in translating patents, and in supporting innovative companies.
We work mainly from French and German into English, but collaborate with a network of partners (interpreters, translators, editors) in language combinations and complementary specializations. This allows us to offer you a full range of services, meet all your needs, and support you over the long term.
our additional services
Scientific and Technical Translation
Want to expand internationally? Need to meet language obligations? Thanks to our extensive knowledge of the Tech sector and expertise in terminology and subject matter research, our team of specialized translators offers quality scientific and technical translation services that comply with the regulations in effect in your target countries. Quality, compliance, and respect for deadlines are our guiding principles.
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Writing, editing, and consulting
In addition to our translation and interpretation services, we offer consulting services (linguistic and intercultural) as well as drafting or revision of texts in English. Fill your prospects, clients, and investors with confidence with the help of fluid strategic content, adapted to the target culture and always striking the right tone.
Everything there is to know about our interpretation services
What are your main language combinations?
| We offer interpretation services mainly between German, French, and English. Our team notably includes professionals from the United States living in Strasbourg: this allows you to benefit from a native US English translator or interpreter, without having to worry about time zone constraints. |
Can you interpret into multiple languages?
We collaborate with a network of native interpreters with complementary language combinations, to cover all the languages you may need and offer you solutions adapted to all circumstances.
What is the difference between translation and interpretation services?
Translation and interpretation are often confused. However, these are quite distinct language services:
Translation consists of transposing a written text from one language to another, while taking into account the terminology, context, and objectives of the content. For example, we offer translation of scientific and technical texts (patents, instruction manuals, scientific articles, etc.).
Interpretation refers to oral communication, and consists of relaying a speech into a foreign language, as faithfully as possible and without omitting any of the key message. There are several types of interpretation, such as consecutive and simultaneous interpretation.
Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation: what to choose?
Simultaneous interpretation consists of interpreting speech with only a few seconds' delay, and lends itself to contexts where it is essential to optimize exchange time: interviews, conferences, meetings, court hearings, etc. This type of interpretation is also ideal when you need to relay the speech into several languages at the same time. In this case, several interpreters (most often from soundproof booths) simultaneously relay the same speech through a specialized audio device.
In consecutive interpretation, the interpreter lets the speaker speak for about 5 minutes before pausing, at which point the interpreter relays the message. It is suitable for small-group business negotiations or one-on-one meetings, or any case when audio equipment is not available.
Is it possible for a professional to interpret remotely?
If your events (fairs, conferences, meetings) are held online or if your international partners cannot travel, you can recruit professional interpreters for your videoconference meetings.
Remote interpretation services are very doable: our interpreters have mastered the tools and technological solutions that make this service possible
What types of clients do you support?
We are able to support all types of clients (regardless of the sector of activity), be they companies, individuals, or public entities. Specializing in Science and Tech, we can support innovative companies and startups as they launch, market, and promote their products and services in their target markets.
Contact The Fourth Eye
Are you an individual or organization looking for a quality interpretation service? Contact us! Our team of professional interpreters will be happy to support you at your events.
Let us know your situation so that we can offer you the most suitable service and solutions and provide you with a personalized quote.
