We’ve all seen terrible translations that are barely comprehensible and unenjoyable to read, but there are ways to produce excellent translation quality even if you’re not completely fluent in the language. #1 Find a Native Speaker to Help It...
Business is global. Business is about people. Do your high-potential employees communicate effectively and confidently enough with colleagues and customers in this highly-competitive, globalized marketplace? Are they poised to lead your...
Understanding, and being understood, is crucial to feeling safe in serious situations. For those who are unfamiliar with the languages spoken by healthcare providers, this is not always a given. Over-the-phone interpretation is critical in...
In the global marketplace today, attaining top employee performance is based on employees being able to communicate effectively and clearly to help achieve overall corporate goals. In order for businesses to excel there is now an increased demand...
Having a multicultural workforce is a huge asset in the global business world. As more companies look to diversify their workforce to ensure these employees excel, a successful corporate language program is important to help close the gap in...
Thinking about your New Year's resolutions for next year? Learning a new language is among the top 10 most common resolutions. As you’re probably already aware, maybe even from personal experience, only about 8% of people follow through on their...
Improving teamwork starts with good communication, and that's hard to accomplish if there are language barriers. Imagine being one of your employees with limited English and being bombarded on a daily basis with slang such as: “let’s get something...
Whether you’re a global merchandiser competing for business around the world or a local business with employees from different cultural backgrounds, the goals of your language strategy should follow a common theme. A language strategy is what you...
With the presence of online learning courses in a variety of industries comes the need for instructors to adapt to a wide variety of company cultures. A comfortable level of understanding of a company’s culture takes time, and a considerable amount...