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The AV Department
Meet the AV department at The Geo Group. We are here to complete your post-production work; meaning that the audio or video piece you already have in the source language can be made available in other languages. When you need the [...] post
Writing for Translations
Just like a house needs a solid foundation so do dynamic documents. Changes cost money and even more so when doing it in multiple languages. When the initially translated document – the foundation – is solid, less cost will [...] post
Not Just Words – It’s a Cultural Revolution
Your intern, co-worker or employee speaks and writes another language fluently. Can that person translate your materials? They probably can. The real question is can they LOCALIZE your materials? Translation turns words from one language [...] post
Why Should I Translate?
“If English is considered the ‘language of business’ around the globe, then why should I translate my documents?” This is a question that I have been asked frequently over the years. Here are a few [...] post
Customer Surveys: You speak – we listen
We just completed our quarterly management review, which is an important part of our ISO-certified quality management system. As in all such meetings, we looked at responses to our customer surveys. Customer Surveys In the [...] post
Effective voice-overs: Say what you mean
I work as a Producer and Recording Engineer at The Geo Group. In this role, I often run into problems with client-supplied script translation. Some clients have their own employees translate their video scripts to [...] post
Is U.S. Spanish real?
You may have heard that “a language is a dialect with an army and navy,” a quip attributed to Max Weinreich. U.S. Spanish – the specific variety of Spanish spoken in the United States – [...] post
Learning from the Oneida
The other day, I listened to Wisconsin Public Radio and heard a gentleman from the Oneida nation talking about his people’s history. The Oneida are a prominent Native American tribe in Wisconsin. I was hardly [...] post
