AI Speech Translation and Captioning for UK Organisations
Connect with diverse audiences through real-time captioning and AI speech-to-text translation — so everyone understands, every time.
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
Translation and captions in the world’s most common languages, including 45 dialects.
Personalisation
Users choose their language and access captions and translated audio on their own device — no specialist hardware needed.
Cost-Effective
More for less than traditional Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) and interpretation services — fast, reliable AI at an accessible price.
Two-Way Communication
Captioning and translation works in both directions — a genuine conversation, not just a monologue.
Caption speech and instantly translate to 25+ languages with advanced AI that supports two-way communication.
How Sorenson Forum works
No pre-booking. Nothing for participants to download. Three steps and your entire audience is connected.
Create a session
Create a Sorenson Forum session.
Share with participants
Share the unique session QR code and PIN with participants.
Everyone follows along
Each participant joins on their own device, selects their language, and follows along with captions and AI text-to-speech.
Frequently asked questions
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.
Sorenson Forum provides AI speech translation and captioning in 25+ languages including Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Dutch, English (including UK English), Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese — covering 45 dialects in total.
Yes. Sorenson Forum works in-person, remotely, and for hybrid sessions. Participants join from their own device wherever they are.
Yes. Sorenson Forum delivers the same real-time captioning as traditional Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services — plus simultaneous multilingual translation in text and audio — without specialist equipment or upfront costs. Participants access the service directly on their laptop or mobile device.
Sorenson Forum is suited to any setting where you are sharing information with a multilingual or diverse audience — conferences, corporate meetings, town halls, training sessions, assemblies, public forums, and hybrid events.
We recommend a professional-grade microphone for the highest quality speech recognition and translation accuracy. However, any headset or earpiece with an integrated microphone will work.
Yes. Sorenson Forum saves session transcripts in each participant’s chosen language, giving them a record of the content in the language they understand best.
Sorenson Forum works on any smartphone, tablet, or laptop. There is nothing for participants to download or install — they join via a QR code or PIN on their own device.