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Lesson 1
Types of oral translation and the role or interpreter
Plan:

1. 
   Oral translation: sight translation
   
2. 
   Oral translation: voice translation
   
3. 
   Oral translation: consecutive translation
   
4. 
   Oral translation: simultaneous translation
   
5. 
   Oral translation: remote translation
   
6. 
   Activities for interpretation.
   
7. 
   Practicing sight translation
   

Key words: Interpretation, short-term memory retention, chunk, memory training, segmentation, compression, micro-review
At first glance, it may seem silly to write a blog about what oral translation is. It seems easy to define: spoken translation or, better, translation that is reproduced by voice.
However, when you speak of "oral translation", you may actually be referring to one of the many forms of oral translation.
In this blog I will talk about the different forms oral translation takes. You will know what translation agencies and professional interpreting services call what you may call oral translation.
So, if you are interested in looking for a specific professional oral translation service, you will be able to make a more accurate search using the terminology of professional translators and interpreters.
Oral translation: sight translation

Sight translation is perhaps the most unknown type of oral translation, despite the fact that it is used quite often, especially at large conferences.
In sight translation, the oral translator (or interpreter, as we language service companies call it) has the written text that will be reproduced by the speaker.
Obviously, the written text will not be translated into the language into which the interpreter will perform the oral translation. This is why we speak of sight translation, since the interpreter must read the text in another language while translating it in his or her head and communicating it orally.