If you imagine what kind of work a translator does on a day-to-day basis you probably think of long documents, website copy and marketing material. It’s true that quite a lot of our work falls into those categories. But here are a few of our more … [Read more...]
Navigating the cultural minefield
When doing business with people in another country, you can step on a cultural landmine, if you don’t go about it without due care and attention. Brits can be anything from reserved to very friendly. If you don’t understand that what they say is not … [Read more...]
From concept to delivery
When you decide that your material needs to be translated you’re at the beginning of a journey. This is the story of how translating works. Step 1: The brief To get the best possible results you’ll need to put together a brief to ensure that the translated … [Read more...]
From National to International
How did National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Turkey become the International Children’s Day? In Turkey 23rd April is celebrated as Children’s Day since the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, presented it to all the children of the … [Read more...]
Handling translation management – and Sod’s Law!
Frauke Klumpp was the team manager for the team translating into German on this year’s Translation Challenge. She was faced with a few unexpected challenges, but despite finding managing the project a challenge, still managed to be on the winning team! … [Read more...]
