Category: Writers
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SMS for your global audience
One of the most overlooked areas in global communication is the technical limitations of reaching a worldwide audience, and SMS is one of the least understood.
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Writers lost in translation: things that can happen after translation kick-off and completing the translation project
Sunny greetings, dear reader! As you know, some documentation, like help content, is dynamic and requires continuous attention. Optimizations and enhancements of the device or product for which the documentation is written lead to changes and additions in the existing content.
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Writers lost in translation: preparing content for translation
Sunny greetings, dear reader! Today, in this mini post series for writers, I discuss what you need to consider when preparing content for translation. Context is crucial for translation, as it ensures high-quality results.
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Writers lost in translation: documentation life cycle and translation timing
Sunny greetings, dear reader! Today, in this mini post series for writers, I discuss if there is a best time to hand over documentation for translation. When considering the documentation life cycle, when is the best time to kick off the translation process? Let’s dive in!
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Writers lost in translation: translation and time planning
Sunny greetings, dear reader! As a writer of documentation, you might have asked yourself, when is the best time to hand over my documentation for translation? How do I estimate the translation time for my planning? What do I need to consider when dealing with translation project management?
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Writing with a global mindset – part 3
Sunny greetings, dear reader! Aspects such as casing, spelling, punctuation, and terminology are especially important when it comes to translation. Some of these aspects can affect the output when using technologies like translation memory, machine translation, and language models.
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Writing with a global mindset – part 2
Sunny greetings, dear reader! In part one I talked about the importance of casing, spelling, punctuation, and terminology. Part two adds a bit more complexity to it. Hold on to your socks and read on.
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Writing with a global mindset – part 1
Sunny greetings, dear reader! If you are a writer working for a global company or if your company has the potential to go global one day, this is an interesting read for you.