You're polite, courteous and have good social skills; so the only communication challenge posed by working internationally is the language barrier. Right? Wrong.
The biggest players, areas of growth and changing business models are all in the spotlight in the recently published report on the UK language industry by the Association of Translation Companies (ATC).
Intonation is making its mark on the European translation industry thanks to our membership of Eulogia. As a pan-European consortium of 20 translation companies, Eulogia allows just one member per EU language - but only if they meets its stringent quality standards.
On 1st September, Radio 4 aired a programme called ‘Fry’s English Delight – English plus one’. In this particular episode Stephen Fry researched and interviewed bilingual speakers.
In the 1960s teenagers bewildered their parents by following particular groups or bands. Their parents didn’t understand, didn’t get it and really didn’t ‘dig’ it.
From building better relationships to enhancing your CV, knowing a second language can bring countless benefits to your success in the corporate world, not to mention being an invaluable life skill.
Seek professional translation advice when choosing your product name and strapline. A strapline in one language may be funny, original and creative but in another language it may come across as negative or detrimental to your company.
International Mother Language Day is an annual event close to the hearts of everyone here at Intonation, as we welcome any initiative which aims to raise the profile of languages worldwide.
You don't need us to tell you that Christmas is just around the corner; the flurry of retail activity, novelty jumpers and coloured lights wherever you look say it all!