Description
Translation and Localization for Technical Communicators: How Do Your Choices in Authoring Affect Translation?
Decisions you make during content development affect the quality and consistency of the translated versions of your content.
In this presentation, we will discuss practical information for improving your experience with translation and localization, including:
- Define translation, localization, internationalization, and globalization.
- Explore best practices in authoring and how they affect translation.
- Describe some common tools of the translation industry and how translators use them.
- Discuss the merits of a knowledge base for both writers and translators.
Through best practices, tools, and building a dynamic knowledge base, you will learn some key tips about how to make your company’s localization process more efficient and achieve consistently higher quality translations.
Lisa will be joining us remotely. Please follow the registration instructions closely.
About the Event
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Presentation: 6:30 to 7:30 pm PST NOTE TIME CHANGE
Post-Event Networking: 7:30 pm PST
Location: VSO School of Music, Room 411, 843 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 3L4
Members: $5
Non-Members: $20
Students: $5
Registration Instructions:
This is a two step registration process.
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About the Speaker
Lisa Pietrangeli is a managing partner and the Executive Director of Operations and Business Development at ThirtySix Software. At ThirtySix, Lisa specializes in working with clients to develop customized content development strategies. Lisa brings over 13 years of experience to ThirtySix Software, having worked extensively with companies around the world, helping them to streamline their content development and localization processes.
Before joining ThirtySix Software, Lisa was director of global client solutions at Language Intelligence, where she worked with clients to develop internationalization strategies for all stages of the content development process, from authoring through to translation. Her extensive experience has included everything from project management, resource selection and management, to business development, localization consulting and managing client relationships. Her experience, combined with her analytical skills, make Lisa an ideal partner with whom to evaluate content development processes, develop proof of concept, and tailor solutions for organizations of all types and sizes.
