{"id":2155,"date":"2023-12-18T15:44:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T15:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/?page_id=2155"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:34:26","slug":"simultaneous-interpreting-function","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/miscellaneous\/simultaneous-interpreting-function\/","title":{"rendered":"Simultaneous interpreting function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The simultaneous interpreting function offers you the opportunity to follow multilingual meetings, conversations and events live without language barriers. Relay interpreting is possible as well, allowing you to offer the participants in your alfaview room as many different languages as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interpreter will be displayed next to the VIPs in the alfaview room and the participants decide whether they want to listen to the original audio or the interpreted version. If the participants activate the simultaneous interpreting function, the volume of the presenting speaker is reduced and the interpreter can be heard louder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#activation-of-the-interpreting-function-for-simultaneous-interpreters\">Activation of the interpreting function for simultaneous interpreters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#activation-of-the-interpreting-function-for-participants-in-an-alfaview-room\">Activation of the interpreting function for participants in an alfaview room<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"activation-of-the-interpreting-function-for-simultaneous-interpreters\">Activation of the interpreting function for simultaneous interpreters<a href=\"#activation-of-the-interpreting-function-for-simultaneous-interpreters\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>Simultaneous interpreters need their own user account in order to be assigned the interpreter role.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <strong>Profile<\/strong> in the left-hand menu of the administration interface.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the tab <strong>Your profile, <\/strong>enter the word &#8220;<strong>INTERPRETER<\/strong>&#8221; in the input field of &#8220;City&#8221;. Make sure the spelling is correct and the word is written in block letters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then click on the <button class=\"av-button av-button--primary\">Save<\/button> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can deactivate the interpreter function by deleting the word &#8220;<strong>INTERPRETER<\/strong>&#8221; from the input field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <button class=\"av-button av-button--primary\">Save<\/button> button again to save the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-profile.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-profile.png\" alt=\"The alfaview profile of an interpreter.\" class=\"wp-image-9720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-profile.png 400w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-profile-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>Our tip: Enter the language you interpret the spoken word to after your surname. This way, the participants can easily see which language you are interpreting into.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"activation-of-the-interpreting-function-for-participants-in-an-alfaview-room\">Activation of the interpreting function for participants in an alfaview room<a href=\"#activation-of-the-interpreting-function-for-participants-in-an-alfaview-room\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If there are interpreters in an alfaview room, they will be displayed next to the VIPs in the top left-hand corner. You can also find interpreters at the top of the list of participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can activate the interpretation by moving your mouse over the video image of the interpreter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then click on the <button class=\"av-button av-button--primary\">Turn on<\/button> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you join an alfaview room with a mobile device, you can activate the interpretation in the participant list. Click on the interpreter&#8217;s name and then tick off the small box next to &#8220;Listen to this interpreter&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-off_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-off_en.png\" alt=\"Activate simultaneous interpretation in the alfaview room.\" class=\"wp-image-9724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-off_en.png 1000w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-off_en-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-off_en-768x391.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Activate the interpreting function<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>When you activate the interpreting function, the volume of the presenting speaker is reduced and you hear the interpreter&#8217;s voice louder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can deactivate the interpretation by moving the mouse back over the video image of the interpreter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <button class=\"av-button av-button--error\">Turn off<\/button> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-on_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-on_en.png\" alt=\"Deactivate simultaneous translation in an alfaview room.\" class=\"wp-image-9726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-on_en.png 1000w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-on_en-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_interpreter-on_en-768x391.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Deactivate the interpreting function<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to follow multilingual meetings, conversations and events live without language barriers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":597,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2155","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2155"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11546,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2155\/revisions\/11546"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}