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Palantyping

Palantyping is a unique skill that makes any situation as accessible as possible. Creating text from speech live means anyone can read subtitles or text as it happens, so no one misses out on your all-important message.

What is a Palantypist? 

Palantypists are also known as speech-to-text reporters (STTRs); they are expertly trained to listen and type simultaneously. Their skills are often used in courtrooms and conferences to record proceedings and promote accessibility. The average typing speed for most people is 40 words per minute, whereas an experienced palantypist can translate speech into text at around 200 words per minute. Many people may have heard of a stenographer as an American term, which is slightly different from the British Palantypist, who uses a trademarked ‘Palantype’ machine.

Palantyping

A Speech-to-Text-Reporter (STTR) has the flexibility to be booked for face-to-face or remote appointments. Whatever you need, you can bring accessibility into your meetings with one of our talented palantypists.

Our palantypists will type every word spoken, and the words will appear on a screen as they are said. Think of it like subtitles for an event. Palantypists are extremely skilled; converting speech to script for over 2 hours at a time takes a high level of concentration. Not only that, transforming talking to text happens at high speed.

Courtrooms and conferences often require palantypists to produce live text to help people who are deaf or hard of hearing. This requires our palantypists to have an excellent grasp of technical language to ensure that messages are understood and accurate.

A remote palantypist acts like a chat function, connecting clients via our system. Our reporters will type all captions, and they will appear in separate windows and can be viewed on any device. Readers can control the size and colour of the text to be as understandable as possible.

Accessibility

Palantyping is a powerful tool for breaking down the barriers to accessibility. Deaf or hard-of-hearing people can access information and be part of conversations that have previously been out of reach. By providing the spoken word in text form enables people with hearing problems to actively take part in meetings, conferences and lectures.

Providing speech-to-text options promotes inclusivity by breaking down communication barriers between people with hearing impairments and those without. People who struggle with auditory processing disorders or non-native speakers also value the use of captions. Our palantypists use their incredible skills to make events accessible to all.

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Libby, Interpreting Coordinator
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200 words

A Speech to Text reporter produces a verbatim account at speeds of at least 200 words per minute.

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We can provide either 1 or 51 conference interpreters for your event, in person or remote!

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AaGlobal + Humberside Airport

AaGlobal reaches for the sky in digital marketing deal with Humberside Airport

  AaGlobal initially promoted its professional translation and interpreting services on digital billboards in Hull. Now the company is targeting international business travellers directly by using the airport’s screens in a 12-month deal which will run until summer 2026 – marking the 15th anniversary of AaGlobal’s arrival in Hull. Kirk Akdemir, CEO of AaGlobal, said: “Having established ourselves as the market leader in our region we feel now is the right time to reach out to a wider business audience with our services. “The initial digital campaign reflects how we have grown and developed as a business since expanding to Hull in 2011, investing in technology and taking a more innovative approach. “The partnership with Humberside Airport takes that further and as we enter 2026 will mark an important milestone for AaGlobal. It also enables us to work closely with another key player in the region’s international business community.” AaGlobal is the major partner of the International Trade Centre within Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce. Humberside Airport’s services include three flights a day to Schiphol, with connections worldwide. AaGlobal was a private sector specialist when the company was launched by Kirk in Worcester more than 30 years ago. Since then the expansion to Hull has driven significant growth in public sector work.  Hull is now AaGlobal’s head office and the workforce has grown from the two people who opened the Hull office to a team of more than 40, with the number of linguists operating worldwide having increased from 6,000 to more than 15,000, covering over 500 languages and dialects. Kirk said: “The public sector is still the biggest part of our client base but our private sector track record remains strong. We have worked at a very high level with many global brands in the past and this will help us build on that by connecting with a wider audience of international business travellers and particularly those flying between Humberside and Schiphol and onwards to more than 150 destinations. “We want to make more businesses aware of what we do by highlighting the importance to businesses of using professional language services when they are working to deliver their own high calibre services to international clients.  “Our approach is always to support the highest level of communications in international languages and in the often detailed, technical and specific languages of business.” Chantelle Akdemir, AaGlobal’s Business Development Manager, said: “We are aware there are so many businesses in the Humber region operating internationally and travelling through Humberside Airport and we want to let them know there is a translation company in Hull which works to the level of professionalism which matches their own. “The campaign in July was the first time we had used digital media to promote the company. We will monitor the impact as we progress and we may look at extending the campaign to other airports in the UK and across other forms of media. It’s important to consider adopting different media for different audiences – the whole process started with the launch of our print brochure at the Chamber Expo.” Tracey Frankish-Creed, Business Partners & Marketing Executive at Humberside Airport, said: “We are pleased to welcome AaGlobal, a local business with global reach, on board at Humberside Airport.  Together we are helping connect the Humber region to the world”.
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