At a glance
Choose languages from declared needs and the programme, then confirm the required language pairs. Always distinguish a speaker’s language from the languages offered to listeners. A session plan helps you size the outputs, publish clear information and prepare changes with the audiovisual team without turning an unconfirmed request into a promise.
Ask two questions at registration
Ask separately which language each person wants to listen in and which language they might use when speaking. Nationality and postal address cannot tell you these preferences. Include a free response for needs outside your initial list. Set a date for consolidating responses and tell registrants when languages will be confirmed, so that a request still under consideration does not become a public commitment by accident.
Map responses onto the programme
Put sessions on one sheet with their room, time, announced stage language and requested listening languages. Two languages used one after another create a different requirement from two simultaneous workshops. Include audience questions: a presentation in French may be followed by a question in another language. Ask the provider to confirm the necessary pairs before you publish the final programme. Record unresolved questions where the programme team can see them.
Count outputs within each room
The rack specifications state up to four simultaneous translated languages per rack, eight with two racks and twelve with three in one room. This counts translated outputs; you still need to identify source languages separately. Parallel sessions require independent installations. The guide to assigning languages to audio outputs helps turn your chosen languages into an operating sheet that the audiovisual team can actually follow during changes.
Make decisions participants can understand
If a request remains unconfirmed, contact the people concerned instead of leaving a vague “multilingual event” label on the invitation. Check which sessions they want to attend and what support is actually available at those times. Avoid adding a language simply to lengthen a promotional list. A smaller offer described accurately lets participants plan their attendance and gives speakers a realistic framework for preparing the discussion and its questions.
Checklist before publication
Read the announcement as someone booking a day at your event: must they choose a channel, change rooms or request equipment? Have the programme team and audiovisual lead approve the same document. Keep a dated version and name the person responsible for any late revision, including the corresponding participant announcement.
- Confirm the stage language for every session.
- Name listening languages and verify pairs with the provider.
- Include the needs of audience questions.
- Mark room and language changes in the running order.
- Update registration information after technical approval.
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