ABSTRACT
Respeakers and subtitlers are in the same salary bracket, even though their jobs entail very different things; remuneration for respeaking, however, is significantly lower than for stenography, even though the two jobs are very similar. Respeakers must also listen, speak and listen, but their job is not finished there. As well as subtitling and interpreting skills, respeaking also calls for other abilities that may be regarded as specific to respeaking. After comparing and contrasting respeaking, simultaneous interpreting and subtitling, the next step is to identify the competencies inherent in each of the practices in question that respeakers must master to do their job. Simultaneous interpreters and respeakers alike often work unpredictable hours, including weekends.
