Why it is important to plan for the translation process
It may never even cross your mind that a translator will play a significant role in your project, event, or business and marketing strategy. After all, that person’s only task is to change the language of a text that has already been written. If this is what you think, you have not yet understood the scope of what a translator has to offer. You may be amazed by the magic that happens when you plan the translation process. Read More
How to choose a translator who is right for you
Translation is a specialized field and professionals in the field consistently work with great care and concentration. To choose the translation business that will best respond to your needs, it is important that you know yourself well and familiarize yourself with the qualities of a good translator. Read More
How word quality affects your brand image
Imagine you are speaking to someone who constantly has a full mouth, which cuts off their words and chops up their sentences. At first, you will try to listen more attentively and focus fully on the conversation in order to decode their disjointed monologue; then you’ll ask the person speaking to repeat what they just said. Ultimately, you will grow tired of their gibberish and cut the exchange short. Content that is poorly written or poorly translated can have the same unpleasant effect on readers. Find out more on how to refine your brand image by insisting on word quality, which will give you more bang for your buck.
The same text can be translated in innumerable ways, but the ultimate goal remains the same: to communicate. To communicate efficiently and effectively, it is important to create a message that is clear, concise, convincing, consistent, and correct. This is possible through a careful and an effective choice of words that will hold the interest of your audience. Read More
Finding the word or term that “clicks” (Part 2)
Professional translators evolve at the same rhythm as languages. They keep up to date on standards and changes to them, as well as the constant stream of new words that emerge to identify phenomena that did not exist yesterday. Read More
Finding the word or term that “clicks” (Part 1)
A professional translator, an ardent defender of the quality of a language, not only chooses the right terms and proper syntactical construction, but also considers what will work best for the client. Read More
Choosing a translation company rather than hiring a translator
Doing business with a private translation company has many advantages over hiring a translator—a translator alone cannot compete with a team of translators.
Must a translator be specialized in your field of activity?
Good translators are meticulous. Although they may not be specialized in a certain field, they have access to the best resources, as well as the most impeccable and most complete reference materials.
What’s involved in the translation process at Stevenson & Writers
The five-step translation process : what magic occurs between the moment you forward your content for translation and the moment you obtain the final product in the other language?
You have a document to be translated. Your team has worked diligently to write and refine it. Now, it’s finally ready to be sent to Stevenson & Writers for translation. You are relieved to receive prompt confirmation of the reception of your document, along with a proposed deadline that has taken your needs into consideration. All’s well, you’re reassured that you are in good hands.
Facilitating the translation process: the client’s role
You have a translation request that you would like to submit. Have you ensured that your document is really ready for this step?
Why haven’t computers replaced humans for translation needs?
It’s easy for someone not in the field to assume that automatic computer-assisted translation (CAT) is simple, quick, and efficient. The truth is CAT is still far from being able to replace the meticulous work of real translators. What does it lack exactly? Human skills, of course!