https://www.silalinguists.com/blog/ Practical guides on interpreting, translation, language analysis and working as a linguist. en-GB Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.silalinguists.com/blog/finding-interpreters-for-rare-languages-and-dialects.html https://www.silalinguists.com/blog/finding-interpreters-for-rare-languages-and-dialects.html How to identify the exact language and dialect someone speaks, why the match matters, and how to book an interpreter for a less widely spoken language. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.silalinguists.com/blog/how-to-become-a-remote-interpreter.html https://www.silalinguists.com/blog/how-to-become-a-remote-interpreter.html Qualifications, registers, checks and home set-up that agencies look for in telephone and video interpreters, and how to make your application stand out. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.silalinguists.com/blog/telephone-video-or-face-to-face-interpreting.html https://www.silalinguists.com/blog/telephone-video-or-face-to-face-interpreting.html A practical way to decide between telephone (OPI), video (VRI) and on-site interpreting, based on risk, complexity, the people involved and the setting. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.silalinguists.com/blog/what-is-a-certified-translation.html https://www.silalinguists.com/blog/what-is-a-certified-translation.html What a certified translation is in the UK, what UK authorities expect it to contain, and how it differs from notarised and sworn translations and the apostille. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.silalinguists.com/blog/what-makes-a-reliable-lado-report.html https://www.silalinguists.com/blog/what-makes-a-reliable-lado-report.html What language analysis for the determination of origin (LADO) can and cannot show, what a sound report contains, and how to read one critically. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.silalinguists.com/blog/working-with-an-interpreter-legal-and-healthcare.html https://www.silalinguists.com/blog/working-with-an-interpreter-legal-and-healthcare.html How solicitors, caseworkers, clinicians and public service staff can brief an interpreter, run the session and avoid common mistakes, step by step. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT