Business Chaperonage
Language and cultural support for international business
Comprehensive language assistance for trade fairs and business trips. Briefing, interpreting, and cultural guidance for international business encounters.
Business Chaperonage
Business Chaperonage
Business chaperonage goes beyond interpreting. Whether you're a foreign company visiting Italy or an Italian business venturing abroad, I provide comprehensive language and cultural support, helping you navigate unfamiliar business environments with confidence.
What's Included
What's Included
Pre-trip briefing
Calls to understand your objectives, background research on your contacts, cultural preparation
On-site interpreting
Liaison, consecutive, or whispered as the situation requires
Cultural guidance
Navigating business customs, expectations, and etiquette
Communication support
Help with emails, calls, and written correspondence
Follow-up assistance
Meeting summaries, email drafting, maintaining momentum after the trip
Who This Is For
Who This Is For
International Businesses Coming to Italy
Trade fairs and exhibitions (Pitti, Vinitaly, Vicenzaoro, Salone del Mobile), supplier visits and factory audits, buying trips and sourcing missions, meeting potential partners or distributors.
Italian Businesses Going Abroad
Trade fairs and exhibitions in English-speaking or Spanish-speaking markets, meeting international clients or partners, exploring new markets with confidence, delegation visits where language feels like a barrier.
Why It Matters
Why Dedicated Language Support Matters
At a busy trade fair or in back-to-back meetings, you need someone who understands your goals, not just your words. I learn your priorities before we travel, help you communicate effectively throughout, and ensure nothing gets lost in translation or cultural misunderstanding. This service is about language and cultural support.
My Approach
My Approach
1. Before
Briefing calls to understand your objectives, target contacts, and what success looks like
2. During
I'm by your side as your language partner, interpreting and helping you navigate cultural nuances
3. After
Meeting summaries and follow-up support to keep conversations moving
Testimonials
What clients say
"Stefania was outstanding with her swift service translating my estratto dell'atto following my marriage in Italy. I required my marriage certificate to be translated to English for a UK passport change of name. Within 2 hours I had a response with the service she could provide and within 48 hours I had the necessary translation document in my emails. Thank you Stefania!"
"Stefania was recommended to us by one of her previous clients - and what a great recommendation! We were looking for a professional native speaker to check a manuscript for a new vocabulary resource we published for IB Diploma learners. Stefania did a wonderful job, tightly following our brief and providing her carefully-considered corrections clearly so that they were easy for the editor to implement. Her work was always submitted promptly and she kept in regular touch. Thank you, Stefania - we wouldn't hesitate to work with you again!"
"I worked with Stefania on an Italian vocabulary revision book for an educational publisher: she read the MSS and checked proofs. She responded quickly to various queries about the language, advising in a way that was always clear and helpful. She did a good thorough job and was a pleasure to work with, and I'd certainly recommend her for proofreading and/or Italian language checking."
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