Social Media for Translators and Interpreters

The words ‘social media’ can sound a bit scary for some; they were for me anyway before I started to look into it all. Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and more! However, rather than being anything scary, it is actually a really useful tool for anyone in business. But especially for new businesses or those who run […]

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Tips on Doing Business in Russia

Russia, like many other countries, has its differences in terms of culture and how to do business. So if you are going to do business in Russia it is important to learn and understand these differences so your trip goes smoothly. Russia is undergoing some radical changes at the moment due to the removal of […]

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Language Translation – Will translation find a place again in language teaching?

Over the past 50 years or so, translation has been pushed aside as a language-learning method. This could change.For many years, before the time when there was a cassette player in every classroom, translation played a key role in language teaching. B…

Tips on Doing Business in Brazil

In order to gain the most out of business trips abroad it is important to be able to adapt to and understand their culture if it is different to your own. By doing this you are showing respect to the people you are meeting and can also greatly improve communication between the two parties. In […]

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Language Translation – Are language interpreters in demand everywhere?

The need for language interpreters has become a popular local news story – and for good reason.American community “A” in state “B” needs more interpreters in the languages “C, D, E, F,G,H” — and maybe “I, J,…

Language Translation – Indian literature in “direct translation” featured at Frankfurt Book Fair

A new initiative aims to encourage “direct translation” of Hindu or Tamil literature into the world’s major languages – without going through the English translation.Due to a scarcity of translators for certain “language pairs,” esp…

Online Translations – The Future?

If you need a translation doing there are two ways of going about it. You can go online and ask a robot to firstly understand your language and secondly, translate it into a different language. Or you can use a company of human translators to do the work for you. Some say that the online […]

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HR Directors, Basil Fawlty and Global Communication

Some recent findings by The London School of English show language and culture are still not getting the attention they deserve within companies today.In fact, the spirit of Basil Fawlty seems to live on within some British businesses! Despite the Government pinning hopes on UK PLC exporting, it brings into question whether UK companies are […]

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Language Translation – Checking up on Google Translate gaffes

I enjoy running passages through Google Translate from time to time – and not just for fun.In the years I have been writing this blog, I have run a number of highly unscientific tests on automatic translation systems. At first it was truly “ju…

Translators and Social Networking: LinkedIn

Translators (freelancers anyway) need to find work. How can they find work? Through developing contacts. Today social networking sites are one of the best means of developing these contacts. There are many social networking sites that you could join to promote your translation business; these include sites like Twitter, Facebook and Flixter. However, there is […]

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