Languages in the WORKPLACE
Using Your Languages
If you speak more than one language and wish to use these skills throughout your career, or refine your existing skills, bespoke commercial training in translation, interpreting and business culture is the answer.
Speaking more than one language does not make a person a Translator or Interpreter.
If someone speaks English, it does not mean that they could successfully write a book in English - learning how to write is an additional skill. The same applies for using multiple languages.
Our commercial translation training and interpreting training services are for people who already speak the second language, and need to enhance their skills in written Translation and/or verbal Interpreting.
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Translation Theory & Translation Techniques
Decoding and Encoding
Translation Software and Technology
The Translator’s Toolkit
Expectations, Professional Standards & Responsibilities of a Translator
Cultures / Sectors in Translation
Sight Translation
Note Taking
False Friends and Common Mistakes
Working With / Building Glossaries
Public Sector Translation Specifics
Commercial Translation Specialised Subjects:
Marketing
Copywriting
Transcreation
Technical
Legislatively Led Content
etc…
Legal Translation Specifics
CPD - Continuing Professional Development
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Types of Interpreting (Consecutive and Simultaneous)
Interpreting Theory & Interpreting Techniques
Decoding and Encoding
Interpreting Technology
The Interpreter’s Toolkit
Expectations, Professional Standards & Responsibilities of an Interpreter
Cultures / Sectors in Interpreting
Sight Translation
Note Taking
False Friends and Common Mistakes
Working With / Building Glossaries
Public Sector Interpreting Specifics
Commercial Interpreting Specifics (Meetings, Tours, Technical, etc)
Legal Interpreting Specifics
CPD - Continuing Professional Development
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Cultural Awareness Training
Doing Business In a Specific Market
Selling to a Specific Market
Global Knowledge and Skills
Understanding International Organisational Culture
Corporate Governance - Ethical Impacts & Implications on Society
Team Dynamics & Culture
Understanding Multicultural Organisational Contexts
Multilingual Diplomacy
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We provide formal assessments (and reports) on language capabilities, whether this is for yourself, or of another person (such as a job candidate or student).
These can include written tests, verbal tests and in-context tests, and are tailored to your specific requirements.
We provide a review / rating based on the assessed content, with ratings based on the widely-used Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR). This provides a result rating from the CEFR’s Global Scale;
Basic User (A1) - Breakthrough or beginner
Basic User (A2) - Waystage or elementary
Independent User - (B1) - Threshold or intermediate
Independent User (B2) - Vantage or upper intermediate
Proficient User (C1) - Effective Operational Proficiency / advanced
Proficient User (C2) - Mastery or proficiency
Example Clients
Department for Work & Pensions
doctors.net.uk
EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office)
Frontline Aids
Leeds Becket University
Ocado
Square Enix
UCL Institute of Education
University of Birmingham
University of Cambridge
University of Gloucestershire
University of Hull
University of Sheffield
Welsh Government
“I would just like to thank you and your team for supporting the training that we delivered at Jaguar Land Rover Brazil and contributing towards the success that it was.”
- Jaguar Land Rover
ASSESSING THE STARTING POINT
To provide the optimal training package, it’s crucial for us to understand where each learner is starting from. We provide assessments for each student, which leads us to understand their current capabilities, specific areas of knowledge and the areas in which they wish to excel. This often leads us to categorise learners as at the Elemental, Intermediate or Advanced stage, and we build course modules specific to each stage of the learning process.
OUR CREDENTIALS
We are the sister company of Talking Heads - a successful commercial translation and interpreting provider (LSP - Language Services Provider), operating since 1999. We therefore have first-hand experience in the skills, services and knowledge required in commercial situations, many of them high-profile. We use our experience to make yours complete.
“I wanted to thank you for the wonderful service you have provided for me in helping my Farsi speaking customer.
Because of the excellent service you and your interpreter provided, we have been able to really help our customer and assist him in overcoming a number of problems that we would not have fully understood without a high-level interpreting service.
Your interpreter is a truly inspirational man.”
- Commercial client’s experience with our trained interpreter
BESPOKE COMMERCIAL TRAINING OPTIONS
Face to face
‘Classroom style’ training provided in one of our UK locations, or a specific worldwide location.
Online (elearning) training
We are award-winners in this field, having won the Chartered Institute of Linguists’ Nuffield Trophy for 'Best Group Entry' in their annual examinations.
Students have told us that online learning is much more flexible - it fits around schedules and family life.
Online delivery enables more people to take advantage of our award-winning courses, including linguists from all over the world who wish to gain a coveted UK education.
Online courses are built specifically for you and your requirements and are hosted on a secure software Learning Management System (LMS).
“You provided translation and interpreting services for a group of academics from Brazil on our behalf in October.
At very short notice, you were able to assess the needs of the delegation, research the sector (Biorenewable Energy) and provide a first class interpretation service at a seminar we were organising. I would not hesitate to engage you again.”
- Department of International Trade (dit.gov.uk)
