Who we are

More than anything, it means that our two founders showed enormous foresight all those years ago. They could see that the market was becoming increasingly complex, expecting bundled competencies and collaboration rather than isolated competitors. Long before the word “network” became fashionable, they initiated a loose form of cooperation between like-minded interpreters based on firm principles.

Over the years, ECHOO has continued to develop. We pool our languages, talents and strengths – and compensate our weaknesses. Most of all, we strongly feel that the added value our network provides should benefit our customers: for example, by putting together a team that best reflects our expertise and preferences and therefore best serves you. By nominating a single person of contact who deals with everything – from your first plans for the event all the way to the final invoice.  By advising you on suitable conference equipment and recommending reliable specialist providers. Obviously, we also work with other colleagues outside of ECHOO, benefitting from their qualifications and experience.

But a network is also great outside the world of work. We regularly meet to share our experiences and discuss more general developments in our profession – also critically. We organise our own training events on a wide range of topics, such as sustainability, cultures of remembrance, IT security, European policy, voice training, remote simultaneous interpreting and much more. And, of course, we simply enjoy sharing the many cultural events Berlin has to offer – as ordinary participants as well as interpreters.