1. Assessment
• Establish volume and therefore customer's
deadline
• Confirm proposed deadline or agree
on new
deadline
• Establish type of translation
• Find out from client if any reference
material/glossary is available
• Discuss with client purpose and
aim of the
translation
• Discuss with client any possible
special
instructions
• Assess whether use of translation
memory tool
is possible.
2.
Proposal
•
Confirmation in writing of price, delivery
(deadline and delivery
format) and instructions
from client.
4. Quality Control
•
Final translation is carefully checked with the
original version
• TURNAROUND: 1,000 words per hour
• Run spell check
•
Final check of translation on its own (in its target
language)
to ensure fluency.
5.
Customer Review/Validation
We are happy to be part of the customer validation / review process if requested,
which means that we deliver the translations directly to our customers' reviewers,
receive their comments, insert possible changes and generate the final version.
NOTE: If an assignment is likely to develop into regular work, we recommend
compilation of a glossary (at an extra cost), which includes (or comprises)
terminology specific to your company. The glossary, which must be approved by
the client, will help to ensure consistency between projects.
3. Translation
TURNAROUND: 2,500 - 3,500
words (between 8 and 10 A4 pages) a day depending on subject, format and availability.
• Without Translation Memory Tool
- i.e.
Trados/Wordfast (mainly for small documents or
documents
with less probability of repeat
sentences)
•
Using Translation Memory Tool - i.e. Trados/Wordfast (mainly for translation
of
manuals where there are repeats)
•
Check client's web site to verify what public
information is
available and what standards
are set
•
Use reference material/glossary provided
from client
• Communication with the client to clarify
queries
relating to ambiguous text or possible errors by
the original author.
Document received
The
document is received from the client.
Document delivered
The
final translated document is delivered
to the client, ready for use.
