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To give you a feel for the work
we do, here are some examples.
Subject: Olympic Games
perception and awareness survey
Target audience: Members of the public across 11
countries spanning Western Europe, North America, Latin America and the Far East
Length of document: 4 questionnaires,
4,000-5,000 words per questionnaire, received over the course of 2 weeks
Turnaround time: Each questionnaire completed within
5 working days from receipt of documents to completion of translations
Challenges: Working directly in ConfirmIT, an online
software, tight timings and maintaining quality and terminology consistency between questionnaires. Translating
online presents a number of challenges for translators and can slow the translation process down considerably.
Our job is to ensure that these issues do not affect the quality and timings of the translation. We achieve this
by providing comprehensive guidelines for working in ConfirmIT and support when issues are encountered. These
factors were taken into account and built into the project timings so the survey was able to be launched on time.
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Subject: Travel guides
Target audience: Members of the public
Length of document: 9 guides (450k words) in Italian,
2 guides (90k words) in Dutch, 1 guide (45k words) in French
Turnaround time: Staggered delivery over 5 weeks
Challenges: Ensuring consistency in style and terminology between
the guides, meeting tight timelines and guaranteeing quality. This project presented a challenge due to the large volumes
involved, which necessitated having several translators working on the same language. Additional checks were implemented
to ensure quality and consistency were not compromised. Frequent and ongoing contact with our translators enabled us to
deliver the translations both on time and to the quality required by the client.
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Subject: Company newsletter
Target audience: Company employees in 4 markets
Length of document: 1,000 words
Turnaround time: 1-2 working days
Challenges: Technical jargon. Newsletters are intended to
be informative yet easy to read. Our translators needed to strike a balance between a well-written, engaging text without
compromising on the technical accuracy. Our client was very pleased with the end result.
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Subject: Press release
Target audience: General public across 5 markets
Length of document: 1,500 words
Turnaround time: 1-2 working days
Challenges: Combining technical language and style to produce a
text that is accurate and reads well at the same time.
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862722 or drop us an e-mail.
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Taking Language Further for you and your business.
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