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Online consecutive interpreting
Thread poster: Cory Ohira
Cory Ohira
Cory Ohira

Local time: 15:45
Japanese to English
May 9

Seeing that AI has pretty much killed my field, I was thinking of getting back into interpreting. Seeing that I live in a country where I don't speak the local language, I was thinking of doing online/remote interpreting. Is this a viable option? Can you make money/living doing this?

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Srini Venkataraman
Srini Venkataraman
United States
Local time: 00:45
Member (2012)
Tamil to English
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online interpreting May 16

That is is the best thing that can happen. Stay at home and still work. Commute time is productively converted into "talk time"
I am doing remote consecutive ever since covid start in 2019.
Even before that some companies were asking for remote work.
There are so many video platforms- and every company/establishment has preferred platform.
The only thing that matters is credential, certification, experience and professional membership
When it comes to legal: remembe... See more
That is is the best thing that can happen. Stay at home and still work. Commute time is productively converted into "talk time"
I am doing remote consecutive ever since covid start in 2019.
Even before that some companies were asking for remote work.
There are so many video platforms- and every company/establishment has preferred platform.
The only thing that matters is credential, certification, experience and professional membership
When it comes to legal: remember the risk- any severe errors may cause mistrial at the extreme.
You will make money- but whether living? depends on no of jobs you do. so this may form one of the income streams.


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