No matter the industry, when a non-English speaking worker can’t understand the safety training materials or is unable to communicate effectively with coworkers, your organization can suffer from low productivity, or worse, a high number of on-the-job injuries. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration…
Technical and scientific documents are typically created by engineers, architects, and other experts in technical fields. Professional technical translation services can ensure that these documents are accurately translated without losing important details. In this blog post, we will explore some important factors to consider…
Interpreting is important. So is translation. Interpreting – the spoken word. Translation – the written word. As a healthcare provider, you already know that communication is the key to excellence in the patient experience. For your non-English-speaking patients and their families, medical scenarios can…
This post was originally published on January 25, 2017 and has been updated and expanded for freshness. Here’s the deal: We live in a diverse global environment and our businesses operate in a multlingual world. It’s time to stop viewing translation as a burden…
It’s common knowledge that creating and maintaining an online presence is an absolute necessity for all businesses and organizations. Online presence is a broad term and includes a website, a blog, social media channels, participation in forums, etc. Print advertisement and other traditional marketing…
The Afghan Refugee Crisis Doesn’t End With Resettlement Imagine this: Your country has been at war for twenty years and, for most of that time, you’ve been in the thick of it. When NATO forces first arrived, you and many of your neighbors saw…
For years, education law in the United States has said that public school districts must communicate with parents in their native languages “to the extent practicable.” And the U.S. Department of Justice interprets the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as saying that school districts…
“What is he saying?” I asked my bilingual friend while studying Spanish in Chile. He paused, thought about the joke we had both just heard, and then said, “It’s hard to explain.” I was just learning Spanish but he could speak both English and…