Monterey Language Services has decided to look at interpreting as a profession as seen in movies. In doing so, we have found perfect examples of two opposite sides of the interpreter spectrum:  a professional interpreter in The Interpreter, and the opposite in Lost in Translation. Although the latter was played off for laughs, by comparing […]

Around this time of year, colleagues at Monterey Language Services come together to create an original holiday greeting, taking photos of the environment around us, developing a new theme fitting for the year ahead — all of it to bring our most heartfelt wishes to the people we care about. We are grateful to have […]

You may not think twice about seeing a sign language interpreter in a classroom, meeting, conference, or training session, but what about onstage at a musical or concert? What does it look like? Performance in sign language gives interpreters a chance to sing with their hands, mind, body, and heart which takes artistry and creativity. […]

To accommodate very large audiences in cross-cultural communication, the usual method of simultaneous interpretation with all the necessary equipment may prove too expensive. In its place, Monterey Language Services presents a cost-effective solution that addresses clients’ needs: the Instant Translation method, in which a meeting is presented in one language with an instant translation displayed […]

Need instant translation from English to Spanish? We can make it happen. This video shows how it looked at tonight’s City Council meeting on sanctuary cities in Seaside, California. The audience at today’s event received Spanish translation through reading rather than listening. Why? Because this method can accommodate a large turnout, since everyone can read […]

Monterey Language Services will be at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies’ annual Translation, Interpretation, and Localization Management Career Fair, which kicks off at 9:00 AM on Friday March 3 and finishes up at 12:30 PM. This year we’re doing it a little differently! Of course we’ll be collecting resumes, talking to students, and describing […]

Translators are language and culture communicators who can bridge gaps and open up a whole new world for people from different cultures who speak different languages. Have you ever wondered what it is that sets translators apart, or what makes a great translator? How are they different from interpreters, localizers and other linguists? This blog […]

There are many important factors that need to be considered while doing any translation. This blog focuses on three of them: terminology, context and long sentences. Terminology When translating any document, it’s important to compile a glossary first (or read an existing glossary carefully if there already is one). Translation of terminology in a document […]

As another year passes behind us and a new one begins, may nature’s beauty surround you and may your life be filled with all the blessings the universe has to offer. The universe is filled with wonders big and small, from a single grain of sand to the sun in the sky. Nature’s beauty is […]

Monterey Language Services presents a very special holiday group project – our Holiday Mood Booster Playlist: We asked all of our colleagues to choose some of their favorite songs to be added to a playlist. They made some great choices! The result is a Mood Booster playlist which shares our positive energy and happy mood, […]