Clues to cross-cultural understanding

Whether you receive foreigners or travel abroad, cross-cultural awareness is a key factor in doing business.“When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” goes the old saying. If only cross-cultural communication and awareness were so simple! The fac…

Clues to cross-cultural understanding

Whether you receive foreigners or travel abroad, cross-cultural awareness is a key factor in doing business.“When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” goes the old saying. If only cross-cultural communication and awareness were so simple! The fac…

London given Etiquette Guide ahead of 2012

Avoid saying “thank you” to a Chinese compliment, and don’t ask a Brazilian personal questions.
Those are among the tips in a new etiquette guide designed to help create a warm welcome for visitors ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.
The list was compiled by VisitBritain, the national tourism agency, and is geared to help everyone from […]

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Chinese market prompting company name translations

The allure of the Chinese market is prompting western companies and business locations to have their names translated into Chinese. It is a ticklish task, since Mandarin characters can have both phonetic and descriptive meanings.
Guernsey has lately taken the plunge, registering a Chinese name whose characters imply that it is a “finance island”. According to […]

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New blog: Medical Translation and Interpretation

Our second new blog category will focus on one of our specialties: medical translation and interpretation.As I posted last week, we’ve just finished reorganizing our blogs to better reflect what our company does — and what I write about. Our sec…

Cross-cultural perspective can help teamwork

In this era of globalization, many companies are expanding into numerous countries and cultures. But they should not take a “one size fits all” approach to their business and management styles. As the authors of a new article in a special section on Culture and Psychology in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the […]

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Language Translation – Interpreting in North America

The 1st annual North American Summit on Interpreting was held in Washington, DC in June 2010. One of the feature events of the Summit, organized by InterpAmerica, was a presentation of the results of a comprehensive study of interpreting in North Ameri…

Language Translation – Better cross-cultural communication starts with clearer language use

Anyone who has studied a foreign language knows that dealing with “the real lingo” can be a hurdle to effective communication.Many English-speakers who travel abroad hoping to make good use of their high school foreign language skills come in for a…

Language Translation – American Translators Association Conference to be held in Denver

Medical translation and interpretation topics will be well-represented at the major industry event.The 51st annual ATA (American Translators Association Conference) will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Denver from October 27th to 30th, 2010. Participan…

Language Translation – American Translators Association Conference to be held in Denver

Medical translation and interpretation topics will be well-represented at the major industry event.The 51st annual ATA (American Translators Association Conference) will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Denver from October 27th to 30th, 2010. Participan…