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The voice behind the booth: Why language services are next big thing

A microphone in a translating booth during a plenary mini-session. [AFP]

At the long conference table of a Nairobi hotel, microphones flicker to life.

Some participants wear headsets, others lean forward, listening intently. Inside a soundproof booth at the back, a man speaks rapidly, his voice flowing in French as he translates every English word being said.

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