Our office has several approaches to hybrid meetings. We own a Polycom system, which allows users to securely connect with their partner’s IP address for meetings. We also use applications such as Skype, Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, and Teams to provide virtual rooms for interpretation sessions.

Not all businesses are equipped with reliable tools and technology, or some customers or workers may be traveling in the Monterey area and not have reliable means to join meetings. Well, we can help you.

At Monterey Language Services, we offer conference room rental. Gather with your customers or employees both in-person and in hybrid fashion to make the most of your business ventures.

If you are looking for conference room space to rent out, or if you need interpretation services for your meetings, please reach out to us at montereylanguages.com or at 831-655-3460. We would be happy to help.

Remote work deeply affected the language services industry as well, of course. While many translators who already performed their work remotely were able to adapt well, interpreters who were used to going to events in-person suddenly found themselves having to figure their ways around new video or phone systems and rely on their clients’ ability to use technology as well. By now, in late 2022, these interpreters probably have a good handle on remote work now, but we have a hunch that they’re happy about the recent return to in-person meetings and gatherings.

According to USA Facts, 68% of the United States’ population have been fully vaccinated as of November 2022, while roughly a third of the whole population has had a booster dose as well. While 21% of people in the United States seem to have not had any doses of the vaccine at all, the number of those who at least have some protection is still high. While there is still some risk to in-person meetings, the vaccine helps prevent particularly adverse cases of Covid-19.

With the increase in in-person meetings, wherever possible or requested, we at Monterey Language Services like to send interpreters to on-site meetings. In-person meetings provide less of a risk of missing information due to shaky internet connections or not being able to see the speakers clearly, and we fully support that our interpreters go in-person so long as they are vaccinated and feel safe. Many patients need the in-person support of an interpreter so that they feel comforted in a situation that they might otherwise feel very tense in.

We recently posted about sending Spanish interpreters to a school board event, but we also regularly send interpreters to other places as well, such as medical institutions like major county hospitals, children’s hospitals, large medical groups’ health centers, and even clinics under the State of California’s innovative and research contracts. It is our honor and privilege to be able to provide safe service so many community healthcare facilities, and we admire these places for being able to provide safe, clean spaces for staff, patients, and interpreters to interact.