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Podcast: All About Internationalization Public
Internationalization is one of those things that everybody talks about, but few people know how to do it. In this episode of Globally Speaking, we invited Jeff Knorr, Managing Director of Internationalization Labs, to explain to us why we still need to internationalize software in this Unicode world. He also chats about the most common […]
The Year of Indigenous Languages Public
It is estimated that a language dies every two weeks. This means that every two weeks, we lose a part of human history and culture, and a unique view of the world. Languages dying is nothing new, but the rate at which they’re dying is becoming ever more alarming. What’s even more troubling is that […]
Language Industry Verticals Free to preview
The language industry consists of segments that move at different speeds and have different sizes. Companies that specialize in a fast-growing and sizeable vertical can enjoy a steady increase in business. For buyers of language services, it makes sense to select a provider with the appropriate portfolio size in their vertical. Those companies will speak […]
Top Language Technology Countries Public
From typewriters to machine translation, technology has continuously transformed language services. The future capacity of companies and individuals to win business and influence the industry depends on having a technological advantage. Locations with hubs of impactful and popular language technologies will attract better talent, create more jobs, and enjoy economic development more than others. So, […]
Podcast: Talking Transcription Part 1 Public
In this episode of Globally Speaking, we chat with Jamie Hartz, a veteran Spanish-to-English translation and transcription professional, about the art and process of transcription, what tools are available, whether automation is viable and the human impact of her transcription work. Podcast: Talking Transcription Part 1Featuring Jamie Hartz, ATA-certified translator Today’s discussion In this episode […]
How to Get the Most out of Your Interpreter Public
You’re going to a conference. You’ve spent months preparing your speech and you’re ready to deliver your well-crafted message to your audience. There’s only one problem — half the audience doesn’t speak your language. Thankfully, there are interpreters at the event. But how do you ensure they convey the message the way you intended it? […]
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Sasan Banava, Head of Localization at Uber
Uber’s complex supply chain and ever-changing environment require a lot of flexibility and timely decisions by our team members.
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Marina Ilari, Remote Project Management Trainings at Terra Translations
We invited Nimdzi to host a workshop with our project managers, and the results were great. They worked with me beforehand to understand what our specific needs were. I told them the points that I would like to cover in the training, and Nimdzi custom-designed a workshop that addressed all of my specific needs. The whole engagement was very interactive and responsive. The practical insights we gained during this trainings have given us good ideas on how to continuously improve our growth strategy as Terra Translations continues to grow by acquiring new clients and strengthening our relationships with existing ones.
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Language Services Industry
The most reliable and timely market research for the language services industry.
Language Industry Verticals Free to preview
The language industry consists of segments that move at different speeds and have different sizes. Companies that specialize in a fast-growing and sizeable vertical can enjoy a steady increase in business. For buyers of language services, it makes sense to select a provider with the appropriate portfolio size in their vertical. Those companies will speak […]
Hot off the Press: What We Can Learn About Indian Language Preferences from Newspapers and Periodicals Public
Print media may be a dying industry, but that doesn’t mean that there is nothing to learn from it. In multilingual regions like India, the abundance of periodicals published in different languages can tell us a lot about how locals prefer to consume content. Based on this hypothesis, we have analyzed data from the Indian […]
Portugal – Investigating the Language Services MarketExclusive for Nimdzi Partners
Portugal’s language services market has never been researched in-depth before. This study provides transparency and structure to an otherwise fragmented and piecemeal market. The aim of the report is to guide industry professionals in the understanding of the language services businesses. PortugalInvestigating the language services market Introduction Portugal’s language services market has never been researched […]
The European Competition Index Public
LSP sales in Europe have grown by 34 percent in the latest seven years tracked, while the number of companies with at least two employees has increased by 32.6 percent. On the surface, the signs are great for current providers: revenue has increased more than the competition. However, providers of different classes have benefitted unequally. […]
Technology
Research from Nimdzi’s language technology experts.
Top Language Technology Countries Public
From typewriters to machine translation, technology has continuously transformed language services. The future capacity of companies and individuals to win business and influence the industry depends on having a technological advantage. Locations with hubs of impactful and popular language technologies will attract better talent, create more jobs, and enjoy economic development more than others. So, […]
Internationalization: 5 Steps to Prepare a Game for Localization Public
Unlocalized text embedded in graphics, truncations, grammar issues… Are those relics of past mobile game localizations? Unfortunately, no. Even today, in Q3 2019, you may install a game on your smartphone that boasts of supporting more than 20 languages, and you are still not safe from localization fails. Internationalization and All That Jazz5 steps to […]
Data Services: Why They Are Not a Miracle Cure for LSP growth Public
USD 500 million in data services and machine intelligence work. This is what Appen, Lionbridge, Pactera, Welocalize, Alibaba LS, and other techy language service providers (LSPs) will likely generate in revenue this year. That’s close to 7 percent of revenue generated by the global Top-100 LSPs, and it’s on par with the volume they derive […]
NMT: The Hype Is Dead, Long Live the HypeExclusive for Nimdzi Partners
In a galaxy not too far away, neural machine translation (NMT) has been on everyone’s lips, lauded as the next best thing since… machine translation. While NMT has been around for a number of years now, you could argue the hype (and the expectations) surrounding it are as strong as ever. Or is it? We […]
Artificial Intelligence: Localization, Winners, Losers, Heroes, Spectators, and You (Whitepaper)Public
Throughout history, the game changer for business has always been technology. Manufacturers replaced artisans, factories took over from manufacturers, automation and telemetry made most of the repetitive manual labor obsolete. From personal computers to the Internet and mobile commerce, in the past 30 years, the world has seen the emergence of the digital economy which […]
Language Technology Atlas 2019 Free to preview
The Nimdzi Language Technology Atlas 2019 is out. The number of individual products mapped has increased from over 400 to over 500. Let’s have a look at what’s new and what has changed in language technology over the last year. Language technology atlas 2019Updating the only language technology map you need Welcome to the 2019 […]
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Webinar: Project management soft skills (part 2)
In part 1, we looked at some universal soft skills and how to best manage both internal and internal stakeholders. In part 2, we will go deeper and talk about some practical tips for managing your internal team and also, most importantly of all, how to manage yourself! […]
Webinar: KPI Dashboards made easy Public
To make good decisions, program managers need good data. We ALL can have real-time reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs) in order maintain the overall health of our localization programs. Join this webinar to discover some simple (and free) methods you can use to start building your fancy reporting dashboards […]
Webinar: Project management soft skills (Part 1)
Sometimes project managers can be so focused on processes that we forget to hone our soft skills. A big part of managing projects requires working with other people – clients, team members, and of course our bosses. This webinar will teach important soft skills that anybody (not just project managers) can start using immediately […]
Podcasts
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Podcast: All About Internationalization Public
Internationalization is one of those things that everybody talks about, but few people know how to do it. In this episode of Globally Speaking, we invited Jeff Knorr, Managing Director of Internationalization Labs, to explain to us why we still need to internationalize software in this Unicode world. He also chats about the most common […]
Podcast: Talking Transcription Part 1 Public
In this episode of Globally Speaking, we chat with Jamie Hartz, a veteran Spanish-to-English translation and transcription professional, about the art and process of transcription, what tools are available, whether automation is viable and the human impact of her transcription work. Podcast: Talking Transcription Part 1Featuring Jamie Hartz, ATA-certified translator Today’s discussion In this episode […]
Podcast: Around-the-clock Innovation Public
In this episode of Globally Speaking, we chat with Ultan O’Broin, long-term IT Product Manager, about the staggering rate of change, how innovation is related to empathy and how to get started. Plus, learn what a crapplication is and why he wears three watches. Podcast: Around-the-clock InnovationFeaturing Ultan O’Broin, long-term IT Product Manager Today’s discussion […]
Podcast: Unpacking the Complexities of Global Digital Marketing Public
In this episode of Globally Speaking, we chat with Ed Hartigan, Digital Marketing and Media Manager at RWS Moravia. Ed discusses some of the complexities around global digital marketing. He also talks about the top considerations for building a program, why creativity is key and how “just translation” usually doesn’t cut it. Podcast: Unpacking the Complexities […]
Podcast: The Customization Conundrum Public
In this episode of Globally Speaking, we chat with Yan Yu, Daniel Chin, and Scott Schwalbach of Spartan Software about how no single translation management systems (TMS) will meet all the needs of a localization program, why API integration between tools isn’t enough and why custom development of TMS and content management systems (CMS) is crucial […]
Podcast: Managing Human Resources Across Cultures Public
In this episode of Globally Speaking, we chat with Michael Erisman, Chief People Officer at Pushpay, about his experience managing global teams and handling internal human resources. He discusses costly mistakes made born out of cultural misunderstandings, how to manage varying cultural norms across a global company, the “people implications” of your global business strategy, and […]
Podcast: How ASICS Is Running to Global Markets Public
In this episode of Globally Speaking, we chat with Alessandra Binazzi, the highly experienced Director of Localization at ASICS Digital, about how localization at ASICS enables people across the world to live better lives through sports and why working towards a common mission can help bridge company cultures. We also talk about the difficult transition […]
Podcast: the Localization Contrarian Public
In this episode of Globally Speaking, we chat with Luigi Muzii, the well-known localization contrarian, about how translation buyers and sellers will never understand each other, why we’re having trouble adopting blockchain, and why we struggle with innovation in our industry. There’s also a bit about ice cream. Podcast: the localization contrarian Today’s discussion In […]
Podcast: Is it AI or is it PowerPoint? Public
In this episode of Globally Speaking, we talk about how we’re still in the hype curve of AI, what AI has to do with PowerPoint, the concept of selling an idea before the product is ready—and a little about manscaping, too. Podcast: Is it AI, or is it PowerPoint? Today’s discussion In this episode of […]
Just for fun
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The 30-Million Word Gap: How Children Acquire Language and How It Affects Their Life Public
Retracing the steps to the source of language learning has to be one of the more fascinating pastimes for any language enthusiast. How do children acquire language? How does growing up in a bilingual family affect us? Does learning a language influence our success in adult life? We could go on. The 30-million word gapHow […]
Communicating with native speakers in their language – does this offend them? Public
The very thought of someone refusing to speak their own native language to a non-native speaker seems counter-intuitive, and yet that’s exactly what happens on occasion – for instance, in Sweden. And, although this is very difficult to measure, there is enough evidence to stimulate discussion. […]
Podcast: Getting the most out of localization events and conferences Public
Battle-hardened conference veterans, Michael and Renato, are happy to share their tips on how to make the most of your conference experience. Download the podcast to listen or read the full transcript before boarding the plane for your next localization adventure. Podcast: Conference survival guideGetting the most out of localization conferences Today’s discussion Battle-hardened conference […]
Podcast: The Evolution of Tools and Teams in a Growing Loc Program Public
In this episode of Globally Speaking, Renato and Michael welcome Julio Leal, Localization Manager at Ciena. We discuss the triggers for implementing CMS and TMS technology and how to get it done. Tune in to hear his experienced perspective. […]
Happy American Independence Day(?) Public
In light of recent events in the current political climate and how the United States is choosing to treat immigrant families arriving at the border, perhaps this July 4th Americans should not only focus on their nation’s values but on how the current president’s words affect the reality of those who arrive at America’s metaphorical shores. […]
Podcast: Sympathy for the Traitor: The Art of Literary Translation (Part Two) Public
Pick up where we left off in Part One of this two-part podcast. We talk to Mark Polizzotti, author of “Sympathy for the Traitor”. Join us for the first segment in a two-part series focusing on the special challenges of translating artistic works. […]