Keep Mother Languages Alive!
Many people can take their language skills for granted (even if it is just one). Language gives us human beings a chance to express our thoughts, ideas, and feelings to one another.… Read More
Process & Personalities: Tips for Project Managers Working with Designers
Working on a project with graphic designers can feel challenging. Typically, careers in project management or operations attract a different personality type than people who are attracted to artistic fields. Differences in… Read More
Your Branding Project: Questions to Ask Before Starting
Planning ahead is smart – it can help creative projects just as much as any other kind of project. Here are tips to help get your branding project off right: Define your… Read More
4 Tips for Writing for Patients in Clinical Trials
Writing for patients can be tricky. Now, layer in the unique challenges of those participating in clinical research trials. Intimidated? Don’t be. By sticking to a few parameters, you can write content… Read More
Writing by Committee: Getting Everyone on the Same Page
The more the merrier? Sure, there are many times when that holds true, but not when it comes to having multiple players contributing to a writing project. Do you sometimes feel like… Read More
Translation Agencies – Will the Future Need Us?
Returning from the Association of Translation Companies (ATC) Language Industries Summit 2017, I reflected on an emerging theme that threaded across the presentations and discussion topics. Like the gas lamplighters of the 1800s,… Read More
A Checklist for Preparing Your Next Translation Project
You’ve spent weeks leading a team of people who have invested countless hours of time, energy, emotion and resources creating your patient materials. The text was drafted and then laid out into… Read More
The Untold Truth of Translation Projects
In the past week alone you’ve conveyed hundreds of thoughts, images and ideas to other people using language. Unfortunately, this is often a one-sided act. What you probably don’t often think about are the… Read More