Posts by Arnd-Jan Blok
Looking to the future: what will translation look like in 5 years’ time?
The digital revolution is in full swing. The typewriter has disappeared and the computer has taken its place. Just like the typewriter, more and more professions will disappear. As a translation agency you have to ride that raging digital train if you don’t want to suffer the same fate as the old-fashioned typewriter. What does…
Read more...How does a proofreader work
Translators are people, just like you and me, so sometimes they make mistakes, hence the little eraser on the back of a pencil and the existence of the proofreader. Corrector: double check Even with experienced translators, linguistic errors can creep into a text. They often work so intensively on a translation that small mistakes are…
Read more...7 suggestions for good translations within HR or Human Resources
Do you work in the human resources department – HR for short – at an international company? Then you often have to deal with internal communication towards employees who are spread all over the world. For example, you might be responsible for creating instructions for online portals where employees can request their days off, or…
Read more...5 reasons why you may need a sworn translation
People often think they need a sworn translation, such as when it comes to legal documents. But not every legal document needs to have a sworn translation. Sworn translations are generally required for official documents that need to be translated into another language for official bodies. To make things a bit easier, we have made…
Read more...The coronavirus: a barrier to the translation industry?
The coronavirus. We can’t ignore it today. Every day, new infections appear in more and more countries. The virus also plays a major role in Europe: as a precaution, restaurants and schools are closed and many flights have been cancelled. The government and specialised agencies advise to stay indoors as much as possible and, if…
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