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Dragoman translators prefer ordering elements of series in a sentence from short to long in order to make them easier to read. McKinsey has offices in 120+ cities in 60+ countries including the Czech Republic, Greece, United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Better:   McKinsey has offices in 120+ cities in 60+ countries including Qatar, Greece, the Czech Republic and the United Arab Emirates. Goldman Sachs...

Dragoman prefers to translate ideas as succinctly as possible. This means cutting superfluous nouns that add nothing to what we are trying to communicate to our readers. Translation Example 1: Many studies in the field of economics highlight the importance of transaction costs. Better:  Many studies in economics highlight the importance of transaction costs.   Translation Example 2: Weather condit...

Some researchers suggest that in the next few years video will become the leading format for content marketing. Is your corporate communication strategy ready to adapt? Subtitling is huge business but not every subtitler is corporate grade. There are thousands of fans doing free work or others working for large film studios or OTT providers to localize TV shows. Here are a few suggestions for marc...

Video subtitling is the art of adding subtitles (captions) to a live or recorded video. It has rules and guidelines to optimize audience experience. Subtitled videos reach higher viewing rates. Producers hire localisation companies to add subtitlies and translations to their shows. Subtitles are textual versions of the dialog or commentary in films, television programs, video games, and the like,...

Simultaneous is an adjective that means occurring at the same time. Simultaneous interpreting is interpreting (verbally translating) a speaker as he/she speaks. This concurrent form of interpreting requires the combination of many skills of conference interpreters with specialised conference equipment.  Simultaneous interpreting enables interactive communication in two or more languages and elimin...

For your reference, Consecutive is an adjective that means following one after the other in order. During consecutive interpreting, the interpreter then  a portion of the message or the entire message in the target language, when the speaker pauses or finishes speaking. Consecutive interpreting extends across a broad conceptual spectrum, from sentence-by-sentence consecutive or short consecutive a...

There is no golden standard on preparing a screening test for interpreting students. You are supposed to find your own way. In this article I would like to share my approach. Screening test is a must: For one, not every student can become a simultaneous interpreter. Giving false hopes to young minds will only increase their desperation before your realize it is too late. Second, interpreter traine...

Most people assume that translators and interpreters are same professionals and they do the same job. Although some translators are also interpreters, this is not the case for everybody. What do translators do? Translators work on written documents. They are typically paid by word or characters or sometimes per lines. They are expected to have advanced reading and writing skills; in-depth knowledg...

A style guide or style manual is a set of standards for the writing and design of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication, organization or field. The implementation of a style guide provides uniformity in style and formatting within a document and across multiple documents. A set of standards for a specific organization is often known as “house style”. As English is the mos...

Interpreter is a person who interprets a speech from one language into another. An interpreter is not a translator unlike what many people think. Translators translate written documents, interpreters interpret speeches. Common interpreting modes are as follows: Consecutive interpreting: Consecutive interpreter listens to the speaker, takes notes and delivers interpretation when the speaker pauses....

The 12-hour clock is a time convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods: a.m. (from the Latin ante meridiem, meaning “before midday”) and p.m. (post meridiem, “after midday”). Each period consists of 12 hours numbered: 12 (acting as zero), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. The 12-hour clock was developed over time from the mid-second millennium BC to the 16th cent...

The 24-hour clock is a convention of time keeping in which the day runs from midnight to midnight and is divided into 24 hours, indicated by the hours passed since midnight, from 0 to 23. This system is the most commonly used time notation in the world today, and is the international standard notation for time of day. In the practice of medicine, the 24-hour clock is generally used in documentatio...

Community interpreting is mostly consecutive interpreting but may be a blend of simultaneous, whispered, and bilateral. Community interpreting is typically performed at courts, police stations, hospitals and immigration centers. This mode of interpreting require strong interpersonal and inter-cultural skills. Interpreters may be exposed to traumatic circumstances or need to engage with criminal in...

My first time in Malmö, small, clean and cold. Flying via Copenhagen seems to be everyone’s normal. Don’t know what to expect of a Nordic forum 2016, except from Anne-Marie’s friendly face. My NTIF experience started with the conference dinner and it was great. For those outside the localization industry, NTIF is a charming annual conference: The Nordic Translation Industry Forum (click here to vi...

The Elements of Style (1918), by William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White, is a prescriptive American English writing style guide comprising eight “elementary rules of usage”, ten “elementary principles of composition”, “a few matters of form”, a list of forty-nine “words and expressions commonly misused”, and a list of fifty-seven “words often misspelled”. In 2011, Time magazine listed The Elements of...

Nubuto is a CAT tool (computer assisted translation). It is powered by X T M International’s multi-award winning technology X T M Cloud. Nubuto is co-developed and marketed by Dragoman Translation, a language services company operating in Turkey, the Balkans and United Kingdom. For more, please visit NUBUTO website at www.nubuto.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podc...

Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete work. The editing process often begins with the author’s idea for the work itself, continuing as a collabo...

Hi, this is Brian from Amazon Polly. I am hired by Dragoman Language Solutions to help you improve your pronunciation in English. Amazon designed me as a British speaker. Following is a short list of commonly mispronounced words in English. Listen to my voice carefully. You may want to download this recording and listen it over and over again, for better results! Pronounce, pronunciation, mispronu...

Hi guys! This is Kendra from Amazon Polly. I am also hired by Dragoman. Join me to practise American accent, because Amazon designed me as an American speaker. Following is the same list of commonly mispronounced words in English. Listen to my voice carefully. And feel free to download this recording, and listen it later at your convenience! Pronounce, pronunciation, mispronunciation, mispronounce...

A very warm welcome from downunder. This is Russel, an Ozzy voice from Amazon Polly. Dragoman requested me to help you fellows to study English. Come try my beautiful Australian accent. I am sure you will all download this recording and listen it over and over again, for better results, because my accent is better than any British! Hotel, hot, home, homecoming, house, housekeeping, yacht, menu, di...

Language interpretation is the facilitation of oral or sign-language communication, either simultaneously or consecutively, between users of different languages. The process is described by both the words interpreting and interpretation. Translation studies deal with the systematic study of the theory, the description and the application of language interpretation (interpreting) and translation. P...

Remote simultaneous interpreting is not a sci-fi anymore. New solutions are being used in global corporate events on a daily basis. Although there is still room for improvement, it is there, and it works all fine. This article summarizes my personal experience. I am open to comments and questions from fellow interpreters and also event organizers. I started conference interpreting in 1999 and even...

In whispered interpreting, interpreter sits behind the client or uses a headset and silently whispers the interpretation to the ears of the person. Whispered interpreting is simultaneous, not consecutive, although no booth is used and therefore whisper interpreting is only suitable for very short interventions. Whispered interpreting is simultaneous interpreting; one interpreter cannot work alone...

Work that an editor does to improve the formatting, style, and accuracy of text. Copy-editing has three main levels according to American Association of Editors and Writers: Light (Mechanical): Mostly formatting, typos, grammar and terminology Medium: Word usage and tightening sentences Heavy (deep): Changing sentence structure, words, terms, etc. Copy-editing is different than content editing, wh...

An interpreting booth is a portable box or a fixed room where conference interpreters work. The size, design, insulation and ventilation of interpreting booths are defined by ISO standards. Assuring highest standards in interpreting booths is key to an efficient simultaneous interpreting experience and also important for the health and well-being of interpreters. Interpreters spend hours in their...