our superior service has made thebigword the Public Sector‘s choice
Over the last 30 years thebigword has become one of the world’s largest, most trusted interpretation companies. We work closely with the public sector and Government departments across the UK, Europe and Asia and in the last two years our growth in the US has been unparalleled.
We believe our comprehensive interpreter selection, training and accreditation programme, combined with stringent reference and security checks is what sets us apart. Once qualified, every interpreter at thebigword is required to follow a strict Code of Conduct and Ethics Guidelines ensuring you always receive the highest professional service from skilled and impartial linguists.
A combination of industry leading technology and 24-hour customer care support all of thebigword’s services. As a result, we surpass our clients' expectations time and again.
Our service team is dedicated to enhancing the cost-effectiveness of your business, co-ordinating a range of services ideal for customer call centres, hospitals, courtrooms and many more.
Dedicated Project Managers can cater for any equipment need, ranging from a complex conferencing audio set up to portable Telephone Interpreting dual handsets. They’ll oversee the process from start to finish, whilst keeping you up to date at every stage.
Using industry leading technology, thebigword’s Telephone Interpreting service puts you in touch with a global network of over 3,300 qualified linguists, speaking over 234 languages, with technical knowledge in virtually every field of business. Telephone Interpreting instantly allows you to have a fluent one-to-one phone conversation with non-English speakers.
thebigword combine cutting-edge technology with professional booking agents who are highly trained and experienced. Offering clients the option to book direct online, or to communicate in person, we are fully equipped to handle every aspect of your on-site interpreter needs. thebigword has the only booking service that has true 24/7/365 availability.
With more than 30 years experience in interpreting at the highest level, thebigword provides top-level interpreters to the Foreign Office, the MoD and a range of top commercial organisations such as HSBC, the Hilton Group and Reuters. We provide both simultaneous and consecutive interpreters for events worldwide, and can also supply high quality equipment to make the interpreting sessions a complete success.
thebigword recognises the importance of providing support for communicating with the hard of hearing or deaf, and has provided a service based on high standards and professionalism for more than ten years. Working within local communities and with charitable organisations we are proud to deliver the best sign language interpreting service possible in terms of quality, value and choice.
Our unique combination of linguistic expertise, coupled with over 20 years’ experience providing international artists to our global client base has shaped thebigword’s extensive library of highly qualified multilingual and mother tongue resources or voice artists, commentators and narrators. From e-learning to web content, thebigword provides the best end-to-end service including expert script translators, voice coaching, time coding, and studio services .