Day: August 7, 2023
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What Hotel Managers Need to Know About Interpreting Equipment
Great sound equipment is just as important as a great interpreter for the success of a multi-lingual event. If the audience can’t hear the…
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Deciphering Language in the Genes
Researchers have isolated a gene that appears to affect the production of language. It was discovered when half of a single large family in…
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Localize Your Business: Three Popular Social Networks Outside the U.S.
Want to reach international customers? Meet them where they are. In the era of social networks, that doesn’t have to mean moving to Peru…
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Simultaneous Interpretation Series Part 2 of 6: Selecting a Quality Simultaneous Interpreter
Welcome to part two of our simultaneous interpretation series! Now that you’re familiar with what simultaneous interpreters do, here are a few points to…
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Microsoft Word Shortcuts Part Two: International Characters
Welcome to this week’s Tip of the Week! If you’ve missed our previous Tips of the Week, be sure to check them out here.…
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Crowdsource Correspondent: Will News Translations Replace Reporting?
The Rise of Crowdsourced Translation in Journalism Foreign correspondents: make way for the crowds. Increasing numbers of international news sites are featuring crowdsourced translations…
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How Arabic Can Help Expand Your Solar Energy Business
Introduction When investors think of energy in the Middle East, they probably think of oil, but with new developments in the region, it may…
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New Year’s Traditions Around the World
Sitting here just two short weeks into the new year I found myself reflecting on New Year’s Eve, when people all over the U.S.…
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When Literal Isn’t “True:” A Translator’s Take on the Atlas of True Names
Would you translate Cuidad Juarez as Swineherd City? That’s the premise of the Atlas of True Names, a map put together by cartographers Stephan…
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Microsoft Word Shortcuts: The Basics
Introduction Welcome to our first post from our new Tip of the Week series. In these blog posts, we’ll be going over some technical…