Whether newcomers or experienced mountaineers, many decide to choose a professional guide for their climb to the summit. The 25-year-old Fura Sherpa, who has been working as a mountain guide for several years, points out that he has several jobs along the way: guide, cook, motivational coach, and risk manager. Fura left his picturesque village in the Himalayas to venture on his first international trip to Europe to visit a former customer and friend who had hiked with him. flexword had the chance to welcome an exciting...
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(Mannheim, December 2019) Christmas trees, nativity plays, “Silent Night, Holy Night” – in just a few days, most Germans will once again be gathering with their family or friends to celebrate what is for many the most important holiday of the year: Christmas. While Christians in Germany enjoy a few days off to relish the lebkuchen, Christmas stars and meaningful music, in many other parts of the world life goes on as usual. After all, the different cultures around the globe observe all kinds of important, festive...
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OpširnijeAutor: Eileen Patzke Die heutige multikulturell vernetzte Welt ermöglicht einen regen Kulturaustausch. Das Zusammenwachsen der internationalen Gemeinschaft fördert den kulturellen Reichtum, bringt jedoch auch Barrieren in Form von nonverbaler Kommunikation mit sich. Diese umfasst das körperliche Sprechen, wodurch wir Nachrichten senden und empfangen können, ohne Worte zu benutzen. Wir kommunizieren jederzeit – bewusst oder unbewusst – mit unserer Körpersprache: ein freundliches Lächeln, ein irritierter...
OpširnijeAuthor: Ivana Dronjak The world today is more multicultural than ever before and knowing more than one foreign language can benefit you in many ways. First of all, you can become more successful since it can open more job opportunities for you. Second, it can boost your cognitive abilities by improving memory, help with keeping longer attention span, and it can even reduce risk of age-related cognitive decline. Finally and most importantly, you can have a better understanding of different cultures and have a more...
OpširnijeThe Eurovision Song Contest is the longest-running annual song competition in the world. Since 1956 when it was founded, there have been 36 winners with lyrics in languages other than English, while 31 songs won with lyrics fully or partially in English.
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(Mannheim, June 2019) Whether following mergers or because of the continuing popularity of expansion in the European domestic market, more and more medium-sized companies are going global, with employees all over the world. A global network offers service providers countless benefits, such as extended service hours, multinational language expertise or inter-cultural inspiration for their business. flexword, the respected language service provider from Mannheim, Germany, has itself expanded strongly in recent years and...
Opširnije1. Can you translate all types of marketing documentation? Our specialist marketing translators can translate a wide range of marketing texts, such as presentations, websites, image brochures and press releases. These texts are required for a number of industries, so sometimes knowledge in other fields, such as medicine, engineering and law, is also essential. 2. Can you handle various formats such as XML, HTML, Articulate, InDesign, FrameMaker, message.properties, and YML? Yes, flexword can handle any format you...
OpširnijeHaving an international brand or planning to expand your business abroad often requires a different corporate strategy to increase engagement and conversions via the website. It is often only focused on SEO and using particular ad campaigns available. Businesses underestimate the importance of multilingual websites in maximising their reach. After all, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean and Africa now have more Internet users than North America where English is the dominant language. To be more precise, 70 percent of web...
OpširnijeAuthor: Ivana Dronjak Nelson Mandela once said “Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead”, and in that spirit we want to share with you that flexword has created its 30000th order!
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(Mannheim, Februar 2019) Blumen, Zweisamkeit und liebliche Worte – wer am Valentinstag seine Liebste oder seinen Liebsten beglücken möchte, liegt mit dieser Kombination meist richtig. Vor allem originelle und ausgefallene Komplimente und Liebesbekundungen kommen beim Gegenüber gut an. Viele Anregungen für die passenden Worte – sei es als Inspiration für eine Karte, einen Einstieg ins Gespräch oder vor allem, wenn der Valentinsschatz aus einer anderen Kultur kommt – finden sich in fremden Sprachen, denn jede Kultur hat...
OpširnijeIn flexword we take time to acknowledge the winter holidays, decorate our office tree and mark the beginning of the most cheerful time of the year. We thrive on building a positive atmosphere into our work life and making the office our second home.
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Are you thinking about expanding to a foreign market and need translation services? Have you been thinking about cutting costs and using Google Translate instead? Maybe assigning this type of job to your native-speaker co-worker or looking for a freelance translator by yourself? I would recommend reviewing your decision and thinking about the following reasons, so you can make the best possible decision for your future business success.
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