Interpreting services offer much needed services in many different industries. In the health care field, for example, it is very important to keep clear communication between patients and doctors. Sometimes a situation arises where there is a need to communicate with people who are of different origins and speak different languages. Similarly, doctors often have to communicate with people who cannot speak verbally. In this type of situation, there is a need for using interpreting services to keep communication smooth.

There are different types of interpreting services that can be used in the health care or any other field for the purpose of keeping communication clear. Some of the different types of interpreting services are simultaneous interpreting, consecutive interpreting, translators, and nonverbal interpreting. The first and most common one is simultaneous interpreting in which interpretation is done as the speaker talks.

In such interpretation, a highly skilled interpreting service with people fluent in both languages to keep up the pace of the interpretation. The second type, in which interpretation is done after the speaker finished talking, is called consecutive interpreting service. This type of interpretation requires more time during conversation as there is no fast pace interpretation. Now, the third type of interpreting service is called nonverbal interpretation, which is commonly used for people who are unable to speak or find it difficult to understand verbal communication. Nonverbal interpretation services include the use of sign language.

There are different types of sign languages that can be used during nonverbal interpretation like transliteration, deaf-blind, lip reading, English signing and tactile methods. The fourth type is translation services in which written interpretation is provided. All these types of interpreting services are commonly used in the sectors where smooth communication is required like the health care sector, multi-cultural educational centers and in embassies of different countries or when delegations from different countries meet with each other.

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