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Is Your Body Language Lost in Translation?
Differences in non-verbal communication (body language) can create confusion when communicating with different cultures It may come as no surprise, but…
Oy vey! C’est la vie. – You Need an Interpreter for That
Communicating with multilingual customers takes more than changing from English to Spanish If you speak more…
Context Matters!
Whether helping a customer or traveling to another country, cultural context could affect your communication If you’ve ever completely misunderstood what someone was trying to communicate because of something “you…
SpokenHere Announces New Client Loyalty Rewards Program
ReWords™ Loyalty Program Gives Translation Clients VIP Discounts We’ve always…
Has Google Translate Improved?
You may already know that Google Translate is a free service that, according to Google, “instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and…
What Everyone Should Know Before Translating French
Many English speakers don’t fully grasp the importance of accent marks in other languages. Accent marks aren’t simply word decor, (although Noël does look pretty cool)! Each accent mark serves…
Congrats Facebook, you look silly.
Computers and machines make our lives easier in so many ways by automating mundane and redundant tasks and delivering predictable results. Until they don’t. The rise of technology and social…
[Snack Video] The World Cup Edition
Well, it’s that time again! Time for an event that comes around only once every four years, and really leaves Americans scratching their heads! No, not the Presidential election. I…
[Snack Video] Do You Want to Increase Your Website Traffic?
Did you know there are more native speakers of Spanish and Chinese combined on the Internet than English? Only 25% of all Internet users are native English speakers. That means…