AI Speech Translation and Captioning
Connect with diverse audiences through real-time captioning and AI speech-to-text translation for full understanding and engagement.
Caption speech and instantly translate to 25+ languages with advanced AI that supports two-way communication.
You get the functionality of conventional CART services plus expanded language options — at a more affordable cost and without specialized equipment.
Get your message across
Watch engagement explode with captioning and AI speech translation that allows everyone to understand.
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Give everyone their own great experience
With Sorenson Forum, every participant gets to choose their language, whether they want to follow along with captions or audio, and has access to real-time captioning and translation on their own mobile device or laptop.
25+ languages
Provide translation and captions in the world’s most common languages, including 45 dialects.
Personalization
Users choose their language and access captions and translated audio on their own device.
Cost-effectiveness
Get more for less than traditional CART and translation services with fast, reliable AI.
Two-way functionality
Captioning and translation works both ways, so you can have a conversation — not just a monologue.
See the impact of real-time speech translation and captioning
It’s not subtle. You’ll see the value of Sorenson Forum on your audience’s faces the first time you use it.
Conventional CART and translation require scheduling and specialized equipment.
Provide captioning and speech translation without scheduling, direct to users’ own devices.
Linguistically diverse, deaf, and hard-of-hearing participants feel excluded, limiting participation.
Everyone gets the message and can fully understand for a better experience all around.
You schedule separate services for CART captioning and speech translation and still can’t do simultaneous multilingual translation.
Get real-time captioning and speech translation with one app, providing Japanese to English and English to Spanish (+23 more) in the same session.
Sorenson Forum
How Sorenson Forum works
No need to schedule, nothing for participants to download — just a few simple steps to access real-time translation and captioning for effective communication.
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Create a Sorenson Forum session.
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Share the unique session QR code and PIN with participants.
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Each participants joins on their device, selects their language, and can follow along with captions and AI text-to-speech.
FAQs
Find answers to the most common questions about Sorenson Forum, then learn hands on how it works. Get a trial to decide it’s the best speech translation and captioning app for your needs.
What languages and dialects can I translate with Sorenson Forum?
Sorenson Forum can provide AI speech translation and captioning in the following languages:
Arabic (Israel, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Tunisia, Oman, State of Palestine, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt), Bengali, Cantonese, Cantonese, Dutch, English (United States, Australia, Canada, Great Britain, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa), Farsi, Finnish, French (Canada, France), German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Venezuela), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.
Does Sorenson Forum work for remote audiences?
Yes, Sorenson Forum works remotely, in-person, and for hybrid sessions. Anyone can use the session code via browser or mobile device to access real-time captions and speech translation.
Can I use Sorenson Forum as an alternative to traditional Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services for events?
Yes, Sorenson Forum can replace traditional CART services with the same real-time captioning functionality, plus simultaneous multilingual translation in text and audio. You give participants the control to access the service directly on their laptop or mobile device, whether onsite or remote. Sorenson Forum is also bi-directional, allowing your audience to interact with presenters.
In what settings can I use Sorenson Forum?
Sorenson Forum is perfect for situations where you’re sharing a message with a varied audience — multilingual, Deaf, hard-of-hearing, neurodiverse — including conferences and conventions, speeches, classes, assemblies, town halls, corporate meetings, and public forums.
What type of microphone can I use?
We recommend using professional grade microphones for the highest quality speech recognition and better accuracy of the translation. However, any headset or earpiece with an integrated microphone will work.
Does Sorenson Forum save transcripts from my session for participants in their preferred language?
Sorenson Forum makes transcripts available to the host in all languages participants used during the session, and the host can share those transcripts.
What devices are compatible with Sorenson Forum?
Participants can access Sorenson Forum with iOS and Android devices or via a web browser, offering flexibility across different platforms.
