Through sight translation, students learn how to conduct themselves in front of
an audience. They also acquire the basic reflexes required to transpose a mes
sage into another language (assuming that they have not had any translation
courses beforehand). Moreover, they develop a swift eye-brain-voice coordina
tion, which becomes vital in the process of simultaneous interpretation of speeches
that have been prepared beforehand and are read at top speed by the speaker.
Finally, it is a little easier to analyze a message that is presented visually than one
that is presented orally. (Weber, 1984, pp. 27—28)