There are three key variables that dictate a demand for a particular translation service: the usage and distribution of the language in question, the commercial attributes – either well established or developing – of the countries that use it, and the complexity of the language that ensures professional services are sought every time the need for a translation arises. Because…
Whenever I hear actors talking, their focus centers on the business aspects of the job. How do I get an agent? How do I get auditions? How do I get into the union? Seldom does the conversation turn to the skills and techniques required of the craft. For instance, how does one create the internalizations of a particular emotion, thought…
If you’ve often wondered what the difference is between head voice and falsetto, then you’re no different to a lot of other people out there who ask themselves this very question. Once you’re able to identify the difference between the two, you will be able to immediately know where you are and never have to make a wild guess ever…
There’s no denying that video games have become an integral part of the millennial life. This is probably because they allow the gamer to lead an alternate life, full of adventure and challenges. Gaming is a truly global industry today- a $60 billion one. In 2010, a video game distributor in Brazil revealed that a game localized into Portuguese multiplied…
Her name is Pamela Williams. Her story begins on a cold winter day in the beginning of January – the kind of day you wish you could stay at home, sipping cups of hot chocolate and just lounging around. That cold January day it was certainly not to be, though. It was the day of Pamela and Jason’s five-year old…
VoLTE might sound like technical gibberish to most people but this acronym may very well be the future of mobile voice communication. VoLTE will allow phone operators to streamline their data and voice infrastructure, making it more efficient. But what exactly is it? Consumers may not realize it but 4G was designed solely to carry data which means that even…
To Translate or not In technical translations, certain things are not to be translated. These are mostly company and product names, trademarks, sound marks and patents. They are not translated because they are known and identified in their original form, color, and shape. For example, Microsoft, as a rule does not translate its name and its product names. But this…
A call center job requires you to do customer service tasks on a remote basis using latest technologies. This is broadly classified into inbound and outbound calls. In the former, calls are received and the latter involves making of calls. This kind of job can be home-based but most of them have an on-site location. The business process outsourcing industry…
Today's telephone systems still do what they have always done. Answering, dialling, transferring and holding calls are fundamental features we could not live without. However, the way today's systems interconnect with other systems and technologies is the really interesting part. Many everyday tasks have been automated and telephones systems now make a valuable contribution to increasing staff productivity and lowering…
Professional document translation services are crucial, especially when legal or business decisions will probably be made based on translated files. A company might also want to be sure that qualified translators are utilising a multi-step, thorough, top quality control process which will catch any kind of linguistic or technical errors which could impact your accuracy in the final interpretation. One…
