On September 15th, 2022, Microsoft announced the General Availability (GA) of language interpretation for Microsoft Teams meetings. Organizations like governmental institutions, multinational and multilingual corporations, businesses that work with vendors around the world, and more, may present communication issues. This feature was designed to support users who need to communicate virtually across languages.
The language interpretation feature enables professional interpreters to translate a message without disrupting the speaker’s flow or delivery. Interpreters can start interpreting as soon as they join the meeting.
On the other hand, it will allow users to:
- Listen to a meeting in their preferred language
- Collaborate in meetings regardless of the language they are speaking
- Support inclusivity in meetings by increasing accessibility
How can you enable this language interpretation in Microsoft Teams?
Once the meeting is scheduled or saved, organizers can invite interpreters to a meeting from Meeting options.
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Or give the role of interpreter to a participant during the meeting.
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Users can select a language channel to listen to during a meeting when the language interpretation feature is enabled. They should be able to listen to the interpreter’s translation louder than the main speaker.
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Read more details about how to use language interpretation in Microsoft Teams meetings, here.
The language interpretation feature was thought to lead to more inclusive meetings. Now, participants who speak different languages can fully collaborate with each other. Don’t miss out and start taking advantage of this capability today.
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