Eve Bodeux and I recently recorded a new episode of Speaking of Translation, entitled “Software localization: insights from the translator and PM perspective.” Eve and Tess Whitty discussed their roles in the localization project process and I moderated. We just posted the recording on our website, and it’s available for streaming or download. As someone who does not do localization, I learned a lot from this episode and I hope that you (whether you’re a localizer or not!) will too.
Eve Bodeux
Localization insights from the PM and translator perspectives: free call tomorrow
Tomorrow, Thursday May 29 at 12 noon New York time, Eve Bodeux, Tess Whitty and I will be doing a Speaking of Translation conference call on “Software localization: insights from the project manager and translator perspectives.” The call-in information is here, it’s free, and hey, we won the ProZ Community Choice Award for best podcast about translation, so you should join us! We’ll also provide a recording afterward if you miss the live call.
Based on their hit presentation at the recent ATA conference, Tess and Eve will tell us how the localization PM and localization translator can work together to make the overall project a success. I don’t do localization, so I’ll just moderate and ask a few questions! Eve has 15+ years experience as a localization project manager, and Tess is an expert English to Swedish localization translator (and the host of the Marketing Tips for Translators podcast), so don’t miss their advice if you work in localization or would like to.
Links: video interview and code talker cartoon
Hello and happy 2010 to everyone out in the blogosphere! After some much-enjoyed vacation time spent skiing, cooking and relaxing, Thoughts on Translation is ready for another year of posts. To start things off:
- At the ATA conference in New York this fall, French>English audiovisual translator Alexander Totz did video interviews with Judy Jenner of Twin Translations and with Eve Bodeux and me, focusing on our translation-related blogging. Appropriately enough (since the conference was held in Times Square), Alexander posted the results on New Year’s Eve. You can watch the videos here on Alexander’s blog.
- Maybe I’m just in the mood to laugh or maybe I really love things having to do with Navajo code talkers, but when my husband showed me this cartoon, the mix of geek and language humor was too good not to share!
All the best for a healthy and lucrative 2010 to all of Thoughts on Translation’s readers! Back this week with some new posts!