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Food for thought
Keep in mind the premises and scenarios presented in my last post while you read more thoughts, examples, and parallels inspired in real-life situations involving the cost-time-quality triangle. •...
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Brazil and Portugal, two countries separated by a common language
Continuing our discussion on the importance of dialects in translation and localization, Fabio M. Said goes deeper into issues regarding the differences between the Portuguese language variants. Thank...
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A quick experiment with dialects
Here’s some background for those who haven’t read or listened to the two previous posts: I started tackling the relevance of dialects in my field, and then Fabio M. Said kindly contributed with his...
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The ideal translation agency – Part I
This post and the next one were originally published in the Adventures in Freelance Translation blog, by Christos Floros, who kindly authorized this republication. I’ve divided the article into two...
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The ideal translation agency – Part II
This is the second half of the text originally published by Christos Floros on his blog. Check out the first part if you haven’t read it yet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6)...
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Tell your translator the purpose of your translation
This text was written by Levent Yildizgoren and originally published on his company’s blog. I decided to republish it on TCZ because it addresses in a lot more detail one of the items tacked in my...
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Interpreting 101
Our guest writer Adriana Machado debuts launching our new category: Interpreting. This text was mainly written by her, with a few touches and additions by me. Tak, Adriana! . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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6 golden rules of client etiquette – Part I
Sometimes I wonder why many professional attitudes seem common sense to some, whereas other people couldn’t care less. Speaking of the translation industry, I believe some types of behavior result from...
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6 golden rules of client etiquette – Part II
After listing the top three polite attitudes I admire in translation clients, here’s the list of behaviors I dislike–and I believe a bunch of colleagues will agree with me. ~ DON’TS ~ 1. Don’t ask...
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Interview with a project manager
Launching this new category, I interviewed Izabel Arruda to get some insights into the role of an essential player in many translation projects. Izabel is a localization project manager and she kindly...
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A “10% off” tag on knowledge and accountability?
Would you go to a lawyer’s office and say, “Hey, if I bring coffee and donuts to our meeting, could you drop your price down from $250 per hour to $175?” You would never consider that, would you?...
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Doing it right the first time around
In our earlier post, we talked about clients asking for discounts on “short” files, on “easy” projects, and on the promise of a long-term collaboration (the good old “volume” discount). While each...
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