Simultaneous interpreting practice

Simultaneous practice at exam pace, graded unit by unit

Attorney openings, jury instructions and statements of rights, rendered by a courtroom voice cast, with a speed ladder from 0.75x to 1.25x and a review of every unit you dropped.

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  • 50 simultaneous passages
  • Speed dial from 90 to 150 wpm
  • Founding rate $19.99/mo, locked for life

Simultaneous

Openings, closings, jury instructions

Prosecutor · opening statement120 wpm
speed0.75x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.25x
Session review
Simultaneous: Jury instructions
74%
Bail is set in the amount of $7,500credited
heard · “se establece una fianza de siete mil quinientos dólares”
how do you plead to this chargecheck this
heard · “¿qué contesta usted a este cargo?”, your call
complaint number CF 2026 4417missed
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Simultaneous is where the exam is lost

New Jersey publishes section averages for Spanish candidates: simultaneous sits at 43% against a 70% cut, twenty points below the other two sections. The failure mode is consistent: décalage stretches, a number cluster arrives, and the next two units are gone before you recover.

  • Roughly 800 words of continuous speech at about 120 wpm
  • Numbers, names and lists arrive without warning
  • No practice material tells you which units you dropped
Demo · 1:37

Watch a simultaneous session, graded

A prosecutor's opening statement at 134 words per minute, interpreted over the top with no pauses, then graded on names, statute sections, times and amounts. Ninety seconds, no signup.

The grading shown is the app's actual output for the rendition you hear. Courtroom audio is AI-voiced from scripts written and reviewed by certified interpreters.

How simultaneous practice works here

  1. Step 1

    Choose a passage and a speed

    Start at 0.9x on a jury instruction, move to 1.0x, then 1.1x. The passage stays the same so you can feel the lag tighten.

  2. Step 2

    Interpret over the audio

    Headphones in one ear, low volume like a real courtroom. Your voice records on a separate track.

  3. Step 3

    See the unit map

    Each scoring unit is marked credited, check this, or missed, with the source text and what the transcriber heard from you.

  4. Step 4

    Drill the drops

    Missed units become flashcards, and tomorrow's docket weights simultaneous heavier if it is your weakest section.

Weak spots
by scoring category
Numbers & dates58%
Slang & idioms64%
Register78%
Legal terms91%
Tomorrow's docket targets Numbers & dates: your weakest category gets the most reps.
Flashcards · due today
14
missed on Tuesday
withhold of adjudication
suspensión del fallo condenatorio
againhardgoodeasy
Graded like the real exam

What raters score in the simultaneous section

Units are spread evenly through the passage, so a stretch you skip costs the same as a term you mistranslate. The grader marks the same categories.

Read the scoring units guide
Unit categoryExamples
Legal termsbeyond a reasonable doubt, burden of proof, presumption of innocence
Numbersdates, dollar amounts, counts, times
Lists and seriesthree or four items in a row, a classic drop point
Registerformal courtroom phrasing kept formal
Completenessomissions when you fall behind

Compared with practicing on YouTube recordings

Free recordings are useful for time on task. They cannot tell you what you dropped, and they run at one speed.

ApproachWhat you getWhat is missing
YouTube practice videosPassages with pausesNo script, no unit grading, one speed
Audio setsExam-style monologuesSelf-grading by ear
CourtFluentSpeed dial, unit grading, flashcardsNo live coaching
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Common questions

How fast is the simultaneous section?

Most consortium passages run around 120 words per minute. Some federal and contractor tests go to 140 to 160 wpm. The speed dial lets you train above exam pace so exam pace feels slow.

Do I need special equipment?

A laptop or desktop with a microphone and headphones. The exam is usually taken with headphones or low speaker volume, so practice the same way.

How is my recording graded?

Transcribed locally with a vocabulary-boosted speech model, then matched to accepted renditions per unit. Uncertain matches go to an adjudicator and are flagged for your call, never silently marked wrong.

Can I use my own passages?

Not yet. The library has 50 simultaneous passages across jury instructions, openings, closings and advisements, with more added monthly.

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