In this forum, we have been closely watching developments in several technologies including voice recognition, voice activated UI and AI. Now comes an innovative and practical solution from a vendor Zoi.
The need to remove language barriers has never been greater. According to a 2018 survey of international meeting professionals by Successful Meetings, international meetings 94% believe that the number of international meetings will either increase or stay the same over the next twelve months; 94% also responded that the budget for international meetings will also either increase or stay the same during the same time period. It’s no surprise that 49% of professional international meeting planners identify “communications / language barriers” as the “most challenging aspect.”
Meeting veterans clearly agree that language barriers are hugely challenging — and the resulting “cultural misunderstandings” can sabotage any change of an effective communication channel.
Creating a Better Platform
Companies know that expanding their operations and influence globally requires a workforce that can communicate effectively in multiple languages; however, roughly two-thirds of business executives surveyed by Forbes Insights said that less than half of their employees have professional proficiency in more than one language. So having a multilingual team, while an ideal solution, is not always the most realistic for many companies operating globally.
Nick Yap, CEO of Zoi, says that his company is poised to ease the challenge of multilanguage meetings and presentations: “We are offering real-time translation and searchable transcription records all under one roof.”
Zoi will be launching its AI-powered software assistant in January at the CES Show in Las Vegas.
- Translate and subtitle your International meetups. Zoi meet directly displays spoken text to subtitles on any screen or device using an automatic transcription in Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Dutch and English. You can choose to display one, two or three languages at the same time.
- Save and share your meeting transcripts in multiple languages. Zoi stores all your meeting transcripts and makes sure its archived in searchable text files in both languages. Ideal for sharing held conversations with your international parties. All transcripts are synched with your recorded audio.
- Automate the note-taking process into a summarized overview. During your meeting you can define points of action and highlight important discussion points that Zoi will process into a clear overview, in multiple languages, which can be exported and shared with others.
These combined features serve to remove language barriers, create a shared knowledge center and save both time and misunderstandings for those looking to maximize their meeting efficiency on the global stage.