I haven’t done any transaltions as my only fluency is in English (hangs head in shame) with a splattering of school girl French and German. I have worked with a number of companies to help improve their English communications. One in particular was a challenge – converting some ‘translated’ Polish text into readable and effective English. As you know, a straight translation rarely works so you have to draw on all your creativity to try and get the message across. I normally find a long conversation with the client is necessary to try and draw out their main aims and the benefits of what they are trying to sell. Other than that it is a case of utilising copywriting skills to create strong headlines, compelling copy and strong call to actions.

Best wishes.

Sally

No aspect in particular, though I’m interested in translating. I did some English to Dutch translations for a computer brand for a period of a year, mostly headings. It was a great challenge (and fun) to translate puns and wordplay – or to find a Dutch equivalent. Do you have any experience in that field? Strategies? Methods?

Regards, Bas

Thanks for your comment – is there any aspect of copywriting or marketing you’d like to read about here? If so, let me know and I’ll see what I can do.

Regards

Sally

Katie