Start with registrations
Count the delegates who will need interpretation, not just the total audience. In many East African meetings a share of participants follow the floor language and do not need a receiver.
Add a safety margin
Add roughly 10% spare receivers for late registrations, guests and replacements. It is better to have a few unused units than delegates without sound.
Booths and channels
You need one booth per target language, plus a channel for the floor language. A two-language meeting (for example English–French) usually needs one booth; English, French and Kiswahili needs two.
Microphones
For round-table or plenary discussions, plan a delegate microphone for every one to two seats so that speakers can be heard clearly by the interpreters. Send us your room layout and we will size everything for you.
Planning an event in Arusha or anywhere in East Africa? Tell us your dates, venue and languages and we will recommend the right set-up.