In this 1-hour asynchronous performance-based course, participants will review the fundamentals of simultaneous interpreting and learn a structured practice approach to develop this skill. Medical encounters often move quickly, requiring interpreters to shift between modes without disrupting communication. This session emphasizes techniques for strengthening simultaneous interpreting skills to support accuracy, flow, and smoother transitions between interpreting modes in clinical settings.

Simultaneous interpreting is a difficult skill to develop, especially for healthcare interpreters who mainly use the consecutive mode. This course will teach you why simultaneous and consecutive require different preparation and will guide you on how to make the switch to simultaneous more smoothly.

Learning objectives:

• Define simultaneous interpreting and its uses in medical interpreting.
• Identify how to strengthen simultaneous skills through anticipation, multitasking, and active listening exercises.
• Practice anticipation and multitasking skills using realistic medical encounter scenarios.
• Outline a structured 3-month practice regimen to improve simultaneous interpreting skills.

• Differences between consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skill sets
• Gile’s Effort Models of Interpreting
• How to identify medical encounters that require simultaneous
• Dual-tasking, anticipation, and reformulating-the-meaning exercises that will enhance your skill or help you prepare for national certification exams