Comments on: The Impact of Context in Communication: Culture matters! https://spoken-here.com/translation/context-matters/ Tue, 14 May 2024 14:25:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Global Business Expansion and Professional Language Services https://spoken-here.com/translation/context-matters/#comment-46 Sun, 16 Oct 2022 20:23:34 +0000 https://spoken-here.com/?p=3885#comment-46 […] When non-native English speakers are interested in your product or service, the impression you make when they first encounter your brand is much more likely to fall flat if it is not customized for their cultural context and language. Prospective customers can quickly tell when your branding is not designed to connect with their culture. Simply translating your current messaging to the target language, without the guidance of an expert in the nuances of the culture and expectations of the group you are targeting, has the chance to flop because it lacks contextual awareness. […]

]]> By: What is Simultaneous Interpretation? https://spoken-here.com/translation/context-matters/#comment-40 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 18:39:20 +0000 https://spoken-here.com/?p=3885#comment-40 […] interpreter. The interpreter needs full mastery of both languages, and an ability to immediately contextualize the speech for their audiences’ culture. But in spite of the challenges, simultaneous interpretation comes with several major advantages, […]

]]> By: How To Translate Your Holiday Ads - SpokenHere Language Services https://spoken-here.com/translation/context-matters/#comment-25 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:25:10 +0000 https://spoken-here.com/?p=3885#comment-25 […] native language at all. Even if they understand the literal meaning of the phrase, elements of cultural background and context may make the message very […]

]]> By: Is Your Body Language Lost in Translation? - https://spoken-here.com/translation/context-matters/#comment-20 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:19:19 +0000 https://spoken-here.com/?p=3885#comment-20 […] communicators are from different cultural backgrounds. As we discussed in another recent blog post, context and subtle body language are where meaning gets lost in translation the […]

]]> By: Oy vey! C'est la vie. - You Need an Interpreter for That | SpokenHere Language Services https://spoken-here.com/translation/context-matters/#comment-17 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:51:15 +0000 https://spoken-here.com/?p=3885#comment-17 […] but also reflect cultural ideas from the culture that originated them. Those cultural ideas form a cultural context that shapes the meaning and nuances of a word or phrase, making the word much more difficult to […]

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