Doncasters

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A POTTED HISTORY Doncasters has come a long way since its foundation 250 years ago in Sheffield. Now a leading international manufacturer of high-precision alloy components, it operates across 11 production sites in the US and Europe. and specialist applications. THE CHALLENGE The linguistic challenge presented to Dialogue was to help Doncasters train staff across …

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My Language Barrier Experience in Paris

My Trip to Paris! At the start of June, my friend and I took a trip to Paris. We were super excited! We visited the Arc de Triomphe, Notre-Dame, went up the Eiffel Tower alongside other typical touristy things. But I want to make the focus of this blog less about what we did but …

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The Language of Our Time

There are over 7,000 languages spoken world-wide, at least half of the world’s population are bilingual and countless words are being added to dictionaries across the world every year. Language is alive! Here at Dialogue, we work with over 200 languages and our in-house team are proud to be able to speak an impressive 8 …

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No. 7

A POTTED HISTORY No7 is the UK’s No1 skincare brand. Launched in 1935, it has been rewriting beauty history for over 80 years, with the aim of helping women to look and feel their best every day. From No7’s range of clinically proven anti-ageing serums, to the breakthrough No7 Pro Derm Scan, No7 continue to invest …

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Why Making Mistakes is Good For Your English

While the phrase ‘if at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again’ may not apply to activities such as skydiving, it certainly is the case when learning a language. My love-hate relationship with the Russian language started when I picked it up at university in 2014. When I went out to St Petersburg on …

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The toughest parts of being a Translation Project Manager

Here at Dialogue, we take great pride in our translation and localisation work. It’s challenging and rewarding all at the same time. From legal translations to subtitles for works of fiction, translation takes precision and finesse. It also presents some unique challenges. For our Translation Project Managers, leading translation teams in various languages and locations, …

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7 reasons why learning English online is best for your team in 2022

Turns out that by 2010, more than half of the world’s population had become bilingual. While the reasons why are varied—from migration needs to the digital transformation driving globalisation—more and more people found it necessary to develop the ability to speak more than one language. After digital interconnectivity improvements allowed for a global reach, this …

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Is Social Media Changing the English Language?

The Impact of Emoji Use The rise and spread of the internet, especially social media, has changed a lot of aspects of our daily lives. The way we do business, how we interact with our family and friends, and how we use language to communicate with other people. One effect of social media is the …

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Transcreation: Your New Marketing Weapon

What is transcreation? Before we start, let’s briefly go over what transcreation is… Transcreation is the buzz word of 2022. If you sell in more than one language, it’s a powerful tool. It can really boost your sales conversion rates as it’s a whole lot more than translation… Transcreation aims to fire up the same …

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Renault

A POTTED HISTORY The Renault Group has been making cars in the UK since 1904. Today, it is an international multi-brand group, selling more than 2.5 million vehicles per year in 128 countries. THE CHALLENGE In 1994 Renault‘s Distribution Centre in Swindon needed to expose some of its staff to the French culture and language. …

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Capita & the MOD

THE CHALLENGE To work in partnership with Capita to deliver English language training to the MoD. The MoD were looking for teachers who understood the military background, but who were able to teach English to a range of learners: from bespoke one-to-one lessons with high ranking officials to larger groups of learners who are just …

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Energizer

A POTTED HISTORY Operating in 50 and distributing across 160 countries, Energizer Holdings, Inc. is a consumer goods company operating in the household sector. Energizer currently offers products in portable power and lighting. THE CHALLENGE In 2008 Energizer approached Dialogue to localise its website into 10 languages to help drive its European expansion plans. The …

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