Welcome to our blog! More than just a blog about translation and languages, this is a place for stories, ideas and reflections. Here you’ll find technical articles alongside topics for every taste, all written in a warm, personal and conversational style. Some pieces are designed to inform, while others invite you to think, smile or see the world from a different perspective. From behind-the-scenes insights into the translation profession to reflections on communication, culture and much more, we write as though we’re having a conversation with you. Step in, explore, pick a title and let yourself be surprised. Who knows… you might just find the article you never knew you were looking for.
How to Google Like a Rock Star
How many of us are actually knowledgeable in using search engines effectively and efficiently? How many of us waste time and effort reading through unhelpful or misleading results or miss out on important data because it’s hidden and harder to find?
Translation as a Need, an Effort and a Profession
Translation has always been a source of innovation, communication, empowerment and transformation that has enriched and diversified languages, societies and cultures. It’s what has allowed us to interpret, translate and record our past so we can learn from it and know who we are as humans.
The Dark Side of Positivity
We are all flawed. We all occasionally experience sadness, anger, jealousy, resentment, fear, envy…. It’s healthy to acknowledge these feelings and try to better ourselves from there. But if we start dismissing, denying or repressing these emotions by refusing to acknowledge their existence, they will become toxic.
Are You Cut Out to Be a Translator?
Your mental health is important too, so make time for socializing because what “working from anywhere” really translates into (pun intended) is you’ll be spending a lot of your time at home, alone. Being a translator requires a lot of independence and resilience.
How to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence and Achieve More at Work
By improving your EQ, you can become a more effective and successful leader and a better coworker, leveraging on the ability to communicate effectively, collaborate productively, and influence positively.
A high EQ can help you inspire, motivate, and empower others, as well as help you express yourself clearly, give and receive feedback effectively, resolve conflicts, and recognize achievements.
How AI can help humanity (and not destroy it)
It’s called artificial intelligence (AI) because it has the ability to do things that are typical of human intelligence, such as reasoning, learning, creativity and planning. AI is a technology that allows machines and computerized systems to perform tasks that would normally require human intervention, such as recognizing images, understanding natural language, playing chess, composing music and much more.
The struggles of being translator
To overcome these challenges, translators must be familiar with the meanings and usage of two-word verbs in both languages and use strategies like finding an equivalent verb or phrase or explaining the meaning in plain words. Again, avoid using literal translations that can sound unnatural or misleading in the target language.
7 ways AI can revolutionize communication and language learning
Communication and language are fundamental skills for humans, as they allow us to express our ideas, feelings, opinions and needs, and enable us to interact with others. We know communication isn’t always easy, especially when it involves different contexts such as different cultures and dialects. The same happens with language teaching and learning.
Human and machine translators
Human translators can also apply this contextual insight that AI lacks to deal with complex texts, such as legal documents or technical manuals. Humans can interpret ambiguous or idiomatic text by considering the wider context, resulting in a more accurate and faithful translation.