Globally Speaking

Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, CEO of Archetype Discoveries, is an expert in how culture and context exert their influence on business behaviors and communication. In this episode, he talks with us about how variances in how we understand the meanings of words—such as perfection, mistakes, and quality—can deeply affect business, especially when multiple cultures are involved. Tune in to hear more.

Stéphan Déry, CEO of the Canadian Translation Bureau, gives us insider insights into the birth of the department and how it handles massive volumes of French and English translation and interpretation. Topics include the history of the Bureau, the resources required, how they measure quality and the use of MT. Listen in to learn all about it.

Michael Burns, founder of the PR and marketing firm Burns360, talks with us about B2B marketing strategies. Topics include what analyses to start with, why the ‘media relations support’ part of PR is important, and how earned, owned, and paid media are merging. Tune in to hear his insights.

Ewandro Magalhães, Vice President of Kudo, talks with us about the latest developments in the interpretation industry. He discusses its fascinating history, too. Tune in to hear from an expert.

 Julio Leal, Localization Manager at Ciena, chats with us about the triggers for implementing CMS and TMS technology and how to get it done. Tune in to hear his experienced perspective.

This is the second segment in our two-part series on literary translation. Learn why literary translation is a perishable product from one generation to the next, and how similar literary translation actually is to localization. Mark's book "Sympathy for the Traitor" is available now on Amazon.

Is a literary translator a servant of the artist, or is literary translation an art in and of itself? Join us for the first segment in a two-part series focusing on the special challenges of translating artistic works. Mark's book "Sympathy for the Traitor" is available now on Amazon.

TAUS founder Jaap Van der Meer discusses why the DQF is so important for measuring quality in all aspects of the language industry. It's an episode you won't want to miss!

Latin America Habla is a nonprofit organization commited to saving Latin America's indigenous languages and cultures. Want to learn more? Tune in to this fascinating episode of Globally Speaking. 

How do you localize for Japanese Netflix users who are way too young to know the language's three different writing systems—hiragana, katakana and kanji? Netflix has found the answer.  And the success to prove it. Click here to view how Netflix approaches their UI for kids in Japan: http://bit.ly/GSpeakNetflixSlidesYuka Ogasawara is a Language Manager for Japanese at Netflix-Tokyo. She is responsible for localizing marketing copies, synopses and titles of various movies while maintaining a high local language quality for the Japanese market.