Anyone who has organised an international conference knows the moment.
The call begins smoothly enough. The project team dials in from Singapore, the venue manager joins from Berlin, a keynote speaker appears from São Paulo, and suddenly the meeting slows to a crawl as translation, repetition and polite confusion creep in.
For the modern events industry, language remains one of the last stubborn bottlenecks.
Technology company Wordly believes it has found a neat workaround.
The firm has announced a newly enhanced integration for Microsoft Teams designed specifically for event planners who regularly work across languages, borders and time zones. The upgrade allows meeting participants to view a Teams call with live AI-translated captions alongside, all through a single browser link.
No downloads. No plugins. No complicated setup.
Participants simply open the link, choose their preferred language and follow the conversation as it happens.
For organisers juggling international suppliers, venues and speakers, that simplicity could prove invaluable.
Removing friction from global planning
Planning meetings for major conferences or exhibitions is rarely a tidy affair. Dozens of stakeholders, multiple cultures and tight production timelines mean clarity matters.
Wordly’s latest update aims to keep those conversations moving.
Teams can now run cross-regional planning calls without language delays, ensuring organisers, vendors and speakers stay aligned even when English is not everyone’s first language.
Rehearsals and presenter briefings also become easier. Speakers can prepare for sessions with translated captions guiding the discussion in real time.
Importantly, the system also produces clear meeting transcripts that identify each participant as a separate audio source. For organisers revisiting complex discussions or chasing down who promised what, that detail can make post-meeting reviews far simpler.
Built for the realities of modern events
The technology itself has been designed with event teams’ everyday workflows in mind.
Translation can be added to new invitations using the Wordly Scheduler, while existing Microsoft Teams meetings can simply generate a translation link using the company’s Link Generator.
Security, an increasing concern for corporate planners, is also addressed. Wordly says the platform meets enterprise requirements, with ISO 27001 certification and SOC 2 Type II compliance.
In other words, it is designed to operate comfortably inside the digital environments of large organisations and global conference organisers.
Making multilingual meetings feel normal
For Lakshman Rathnam, Wordly’s founder and chief executive, the aim is not to replace people but to make global collaboration feel effortless.
“Event planning teams face tight timelines and often global collaborators speaking different languages,” Rathnam said.
“Wordly for Teams enhancements help event organisers run planning meetings, rehearsals, and vendor calls seamlessly in multiple languages. A single browser link delivers live AI-translated captions alongside the Teams video, so everyone participates fully without disrupting the workflow.
“It makes coordination faster, presenters better prepared, and events more inclusive.”
For an industry built on bringing people together, that last point may be the most important.
Part of a broader push in event technology
The Microsoft Teams upgrade follows a series of product developments from Wordly aimed squarely at the meetings and events sector.
Earlier this year, the company introduced Wordly Workspaces, a management platform that centralises multilingual sessions and user administration. It has also expanded its mobile application, improving the listening experience for attendees at hybrid and in-person events.
Taken together, the upgrades reflect a wider shift across the meetings industry.
Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic talking point; it is quietly becoming part of the operational toolkit for event organisers.
From translation to scheduling, the technology is increasingly focused on solving practical problems rather than dazzling audiences with novelty.
A small fix to a persistent problem
Language barriers have long complicated international event planning. For decades, the solution involved interpreters, specialist equipment and complex logistics.
Now, increasingly, the answer may simply be a browser link.
For planners coordinating events across continents, that might feel like a small miracle.
More information: https://www.wordly.ai/teams-translation.
