Live Translation and AI Captioning for Businesses
Connect with diverse audiences through live language translation services, real-time captioning and AI speech-to-text, so everyone understands, every time.
Give everyone their own great experience
With Sorenson Forum, every participant can choose their language, follow along with captions or audio, and access real-time captioning and translation on their own mobile device or laptop.
25+ Languages and 45+ Dialects
Real-time translation and captions in the world’s most common languages.
Personalisation
Users choose their language and access captions and live audio translation on their own devices, with no specialised hardware required.
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.
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.
Translate speech to text and audio instantly in 25+ languages and 45+ dialects, with advanced AI that supports two-way communication
Frequently asked questions
Find answers to the most common questions about Sorenson Forum, then learn hands on how it works. Book a demo to decide it’s the best speech translation and captioning app for your needs.
Sorenson Forum provides real-time AI speech translation and captioning in 25+ languages and 45+ dialects, including Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Dutch, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.
Yes. Sorenson Forum works in-person, remotely, and for hybrid meetings and events. Participants join from their own device wherever they are, with live translation and captions in their chosen language
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.
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.
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.
Live captioning converts speech to text in the same language it’s spoken, in real time. Live translation goes a step further, converting speech into another language as text, audio, or both. Sorenson Forum does both at once; participants choose whether they want captions, translated text, or translated audio in their preferred language.
Yes. Sorenson Forum supports two-way, multi-speaker conversations, capturing and translating speech as the discussion moves between participants, ideal for panels, Q&A sessions, and interactive meetings.