Professional Interpreting Services

Interpreting for high-stakes meetings and events in China

On-site and remote interpreting for conferences, negotiations, factory visits and hybrid events. We match interpreters by language pair and subject expertise, prepare them with your materials, and coordinate equipment and technical support — all through one local team.

Six settings where professional interpreting matters most

Tell us where the meeting will take place, and we’ll recommend the appropriate interpreting format, team size and equipment.
Conferences & Summits
Multilingual plenaries, panels and breakouts with simultaneous interpreting from sound-insulated booths, full interpreter teams and channel management.
Simultaneous Booths Interpreter teams
Exhibitions & Trade Shows
Stand support, buyer meetings and product demonstrations at major trade events, with interpreters experienced in technical products and sales terminology.
Consecutive Escort Stand support
Factory Visits & Audits
Supplier audits, inspections, technical due diligence and plant tours. Interpreters briefed on your checklist, with portable receivers for groups on the move.
Escort Consecutive Portable systems
Negotiations & Board Meetings
Executive negotiations, joint venture discussions and board meetings, supported by senior interpreters providing whispered or consecutive interpreting under written confidentiality agreements.
Consecutive Whispered NDA
Legal & Arbitration
Depositions, hearings, arbitration proceedings and lawyer–client consultations, with interpreters experienced in the pace, precision and formality required in legal settings.
Consecutive Simultaneous Confidential
Remote & Hybrid Meetings
Town halls, training and cross-border project meetings over Zoom, Teams, Webex or a dedicated RSI platform — tested with your team before you go live.
Remote simultaneous Video Remote Platform support

Choose the option that fits the room

The right option depends on the room, the pace and the number of listeners — not on what sounds most impressive.
Option Delivery Best For Typical Setup
Simultaneous On-site or remote Conferences and large events that run without pauses Two interpreters per language pair; booth and receivers on site, or an RSI platform remotely
Consecutive On-site or remote Negotiations, interviews, legal meetings, press briefings One interpreter, usually no specialist equipment; the speaker pauses at agreed intervals
Whispered On-site One or two listeners in an otherwise single-language room One interpreter seated beside the listeners, no booth
Escort On-site Factory visits, exhibitions, delegations and business travel One interpreter per group; portable receivers recommended for larger groups
Video remote Remote Short scheduled meetings: supplier check-ins, project reviews One interpreter joining your video platform

On-Site interpreting coverage across
East and Southeast Asia

These are the languages we most frequently support on site in China and across the region.
Remote delivery extends the same network well beyond this list.
East Asia
Mandarin Chinese Cantonese Japanese Korean
Southeast & South Asia
Vietnamese Thai Indonesian · Malay Hindi
Europe, Americas & Middle East
English · German · French European & Latin American Spanish European & Brazilian Portuguese Italian · Russian · Arabic

The interpreters and everything around them

We provide or coordinate interpreting equipment and technical support through one project team,
reducing the need to manage multiple vendors.
Conference Systems
Sound-insulated booths with consoles, infrared or digital transmission, and audience receivers and headsets — Bosch and comparable systems, scaled to the venue.
Portable Systems
Portable receiver systems for factory visits and moving delegations: the interpreter speaks into a transmitter, helping participants hear the interpretation clearly while the tour continues.
Remote Platforms
Remote simultaneous interpreting through dedicated RSI platforms and the interpreting channels of Zoom, Teams and Webex — with a rehearsal and a technical host for the session.
On-Site Technical Support
Our technicians install, test and monitor the system, coordinate with the venue’s AV team and provide spare receivers to minimize disruption if equipment fails.
Interpreter booths Bosch conference systems Infrared SI systems Portable receivers Zoom Microsoft Teams Webex RSI platforms

Quality starts with the right interpreter

We staff each assignment by subject matter, language pair, setting and required experience — and interpreters review your agenda, presentation materials and terminology before the assignment. Sensitive settings are treated as such: NDAs where required, briefing materials shared through agreed channels and deleted afterwards, and interpreters with a proven record of discretion for legal or board-level work.
Brief & Recommendation
We confirm setting, dates, languages, audience and venue, then recommend an option, a team and an equipment list — with a clear, itemized quote covering the agreed scope.
Preparation & Terminology
Interpreters receive your materials in advance, and we prepare a working glossary using terminology from your previous translation projects where relevant. We can also arrange a preparation call with your speakers.
Delivery & Review
Equipment is installed, tested and monitored on site, or rehearsed remotely. After the assignment, we review the delivery with you and prioritize the same interpreters for future projects where possible.
ISO 9001:2015 Certified
Auditable, customer-focused processes across scoping, staffing, delivery and review.
Careful Interpreter Matching
Interpreters are screened based on language pair, subject expertise, setting-specific experience and professional conduct.
Briefed on Your Material
Agendas, decks and terminology studied in advance, with a working glossary per assignment.
NDA on Request
All interpreters are bound by confidentiality obligations, with separate client and interpreter NDAs available where required.

A three-language supplier conference in Shanghai

The Challenge

An automotive supplier held its annual partner conference in Shanghai: two plenary days in English, Mandarin and Japanese, six parallel factory visits and a closing round of negotiations. Three separate vendors had been involved the previous year — and terminology drifted between the plenary and the factory floor.

Our Approach

LocaTran staffed the event with two simultaneous interpreters per language pair, escort interpreters for each visit group, and one coordinator and two technicians on site throughout. A single glossary, agreed with the client's engineering team two weeks ahead, was used in every session.

The Result

Following the event, the client requested continuity with the same interpreter team for a subsequent assignment.
Client name withheld at the client's request.
  • Industry
    Automotive components
  • City
    Shanghai
  • Languages
    English · Mandarin Chinese · Japanese
  • Program
    Two plenary days · six parallel factory visits · one negotiation session
  • Interpreters
    Six simultaneous · six escort
  • Equipment
    Three booths · 300 receivers · six portable systems
  • On Site
    One coordinator · two technicians

What clients ask before booking

Pricing, lead time, equipment and confidentiality — the topics that come up in most scoping calls. If yours is not here, ask below.
How is interpreting priced?
On-site interpreting is typically quoted per half day or full day, per interpreter, with equipment, travel and technical support itemized separately. Remote sessions can be quoted per session or per hour. Every quote states the agreed scope, working hours, overtime basis and cancellation terms before you commit.
How far in advance should we book?
For conference simultaneous interpreting with booths and equipment, two to four weeks gives the best choice of interpreters and enough time for preparation. Consecutive and escort assignments can often be arranged within a few business days, and remote sessions at shorter notice, subject to interpreter availability.
Is equipment included, and which remote platforms do you support?
Equipment can be included in the same quote: interpreter booths, consoles, transmitters, receivers and headsets, as well as portable receiver systems for site visits, with delivery, setup and an on-site technician itemized separately. For remote sessions we work with dedicated RSI platforms and the interpreting channels of Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex — and we test the setup with your team beforehand.
How do you protect confidential discussions?
Interpreters work under confidentiality obligations, and we sign non-disclosure agreements with clients and interpreters where required. Briefing materials are shared through agreed channels, access is limited to the assigned team, and materials are returned or deleted after the assignment as agreed.
Do you offer AI-powered interpreting?
For low-risk internal sessions, AI-powered interpreting and automated speech translation can be a cost-effective option, and we can advise you on suitable use cases. For negotiations, legal proceedings, conferences and other settings where nuance or liability matters, we recommend professional human interpreters and clearly explain which solution is appropriate for each use case.
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Tell us the setting,
the languages and the dates

Send us the details, and we’ll respond with a recommended solution, proposed team and itemized quote, typically within one business day. Not sure which option you need? Just describe the meeting. That part is our job.
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