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The interpretation industry made significant developments since its inception. Today, there are many differences in how telephonic interpretation can be provided. Having served over 1,000 clients, we noticed that the following categories mattered most to current Over-the-Phone Interpreter users:

  • Service Levels
  • Interpretation Quality
  • Support
  • Security

How satisfied are you in these categories? How does your provider stack up?

Checklist for Satisfaction - Questions for You

Ask yourself the following questions to measure your own satisfaction:

  • Do your callers and customers find the service enjoyable?
  • Do your agents/representatives find the service easy to use?
  • Is interpretation high quality, with few issues?
  • Is your account management personal, satisfying your needs in a timely manner?
  • Are your connect times, Average Speed of Answer, and other service levels consistently great?
  • Is the Average Handle Time for interpretation calls reasonable?
  • Are you given opportunity for tiered pricing/ volume discounts?

Questions to Ask Your Interpretation Service Provider

The way your provider runs its business may affect your operations and your bottom line. Get answers to important questions:

  • Operations: How does your company provide interpreter services, where are your facilities, and how do you ensure quality and efficiency of interpretation?
  • Interpreter Quality: How do you ensure interpreters are trained and familiar with my business, what kind of interpreter quality monitoring do you use, and where are your interpreters located?
  • Service levels: What does you company do to ensure low Average Handle Time for non-English calls, what is your Average Speed of Answer (ASA) to an interpreter, and what is your call answering system availability?

For more about questions for your current provider, see our Request for Proposal (RFP) Guide