Preparing to Translate: Tips for Faster, Easier, Cheaper Localization

We live in the era of globalization, when people are accustomed to dealing with colleagues and companies all over the world. and yet language barriers are still creating obstacles and challenges. In the life sciences and other industries where accuracy of information is paramount, getting your content to cross language boundaries flawlessly is still a difficult and often costly endeavor. Language will always have a human dimension, and communicating from one country or culture to the next requires planning, preparation and forethought. However, a little preparation can go a long way towards helping your company achieve substantial cost savings in the global market.

In this conference our speaker, veteran translation industry expert Sandra La Brasca, gives advice on how to prepare your materials for translation. She also illustrates how writing for translation ultimately results in cheaper, faster, more accurate global products.

Preparing to Translate: Tips for Faster, Easier, Cheaper Localization is being presented by Sandra La Brasca, Solutions Development Director, with ForeignExchange Translations, Inc. and airs on Tuesday, November 24, 2009. For more details or to register, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com

3 Steps to Successful Translation Management

Translators have been around since the time of the Babylonians, yet the US translation industry is still relatively new. Yellow Pages translation bureaus are a dime a dozen, but pharmaceutical, device and diagnostics companies need a true partner that can help them effectively manage the translation process.

This audio conference gives you the skills to evaluate different vendors, service delivery methods and quality. It also enables you to put in place a process to document, measure, audit and improve your overall translation activities.

3 Steps to Successful Translation Management was presented by Andres Heuberger, President, with ForeignExchange Translations and aired on 2009-01-30. For more details, or to purchase a download of this event, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com

ASTM F 2575-06: A Practical Guide for Achieving Translation Quality - Updated

After many years lacking industry-specific standards, translation providers and users now have a few to choose from. The two that have created the most buzz are the European standard, EN 15038-2006, and the American standard, ASTM F 2575-06. Translation providers are clamoring to declare themselves compliant with both of these. While the EN standard is focused more on establishing a baseline for providers, the ASTM standard serves as a better real-world guide for providers and clients.

The overriding theme of ASTM F 2575-06 (Standard Guide for Quality Assurance in Translation) is one of cooperation between client and provider. The writers of the standard understand that quality in translation is a collaborative process. The document is filled with explanations and definitions of industry-specific terms and practices, as well as practical tips for working together with a vendor to build a foundation of quality.

This audio conference discusses ASTM F 2575-06, its history and development, key points of its sections, its applicability to certifications and testing, and ways in which companies can use the standard to work with vendors to achieve the highest level of quality.

ASTM F 2575-06: A Practical Guide for Achieving Translation Quality is being presented by Jason Heaton & Steve Lank, Marketing Manager & Chairman, with ForeignExchange Translations & ASTM Subcommittee F15-48 and airs on Thursday, May 28, 2009. For more details or to register for this event, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com

How to Successfully Select a Translation Vendor: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

Selecting the wrong translation vendor can cripple your new product launch or upgrade, waste your precious time, drive up your overall project costs and potentially result in significant lost revenue. What you don't know CAN hurt you!

The selection of the right language partner directly affects the success of your translation project. Whether your text is promotional or technical in nature and whether you need to have it translated into one language or many, find out how to select the right translation vendor to fit your company's specific needs. So that you can minimize the hassles and unexpected surprises that can occur over the course of a translation project -- big or small!

Learn how to avoid common pitfalls when selecting linguistic specialists and how to dig beneath the surface to find out who can really get the job done.

How to Successfully Select a Translation Vendor: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls was presented by Eve Lindemuth Bodeux, Founder of Bodeux International LLC. This audio conference aired on 2003-04-29 and is available at www.fxconferences.com