AZ World Translations Blog
Misadventures Ordering Breakfast
Years ago, while working as an internal auditor for a large gold mining company, I was in Val d’Or, Quebec auditing two gold mines that my company had in the area. I was there with a colleague from Chile for two weeks; Pablo is Chilean and speaks both Spanish and...
Translation of large mining projects
Over 18 years ago, I received a call asking if “I” could translate some mining documents. Happy to get a new client, I said eagerly said “Yes!”, and when I asked how many pages or words the project had, I was told that they did not know, but that some documents were...
5 Tricky Healthcare Terms that Prove the Need for Professional Translation Services
Whether you are a healthcare organization seeking to overcome the language barrier between providers and patients, a business expanding into foreign markets, or an organization negotiating contracts, entrusting your translations to a professional is essential for...
What are the different types of interpretation, and when should they be used?
Interpretation refers to converting either spoken or sign language from one language to another. There are several types of interpretation, each suited for specific situations: 1. Simultaneous Interpretation The interpreter converts a spoken language in real-time...
Setting Rates – How I did it starting out
I remember when I started working full-time in the industry, at the end of the previous century, I had just been laid off from my job as a secretary at a global gold mining company. I told my husband that I was going to work from home as a translator. He said “Okay....