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Use Case
In-Person Graduation Ceremony
Audience
Bilingual Students and Parents
Languages
English Spanish
Summary
A community college in the Pacific Northwest, serving a highly diverse student population, is committed to making academic milestones accessible to every graduate and their families. For its recent graduation ceremony—a 2.5-hour ceremony—the college wanted to ensure that English and Spanish-speaking attendees could experience the event equally. To deliver this inclusive experience, the institution used KUDO AI for seamless real-time speech translation and captions.
The Challenge
The college’s commencement ceremony brings together hundreds of students and families from multilingual backgrounds. Spanish is widely spoken within the surrounding community, and the institution recognized the importance of providing equitable access to every announcement, speech, and recognition.
- However, offering bilingual experiences at large live events had historically been challenging. The college needed:
- Real-time English ➝ Spanish interpretation
- A simple, self-service way for families to access translated audio on-site
- A reliable solution capable of supporting a long, uninterrupted 2.5-hour ceremony
Because graduation ceremonies are emotionally significant and carefully choreographed, the institution required accurate, stable interpretation delivered without interfering with the flow of the celebration.
Services Provided
Spokesperson | College in Washington
The Solution
The college implemented KUDO AI’s real-time speech translation, allowing Spanish-speaking guests to listen to the ceremony in their preferred language directly from their smartphones. Attendees simply scanned a QR code to access the translation—no headsets, hardware, or technical setup required.
The result was a more meaningful and inclusive graduation ceremony. Families were able to follow every moment in real time, supporting the college’s mission to celebrate all students and remove barriers to educational experiences.
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