Affinity Translation

10/22/2025

https://affinitytranslation.com/2025/10/22/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-professional-translator/

To many people, translation might seem straightforward — take a text in one language, render it into another, and you’re done. But for a professional translator, each day reveals just how complex and fascinating that process really is. The process is not just about words; it’s about meaning, n...

07/23/2025

https://affinitytranslation.com/2025/07/23/how-internal-lay-reviewers-can-undermine-professional-translations/

In many organizations, it’s common to have internal staff review translations delivered by professional linguists. These reviewers—often bilingual employees or regional colleagues—are tasked with checking accuracy or ensuring the content “sounds right.” While this might seem like a safegua...

03/17/2025

https://affinitytranslation.com/2025/03/17/articulate-rise-360-translation-questions-answers/

Users of Articulate Rise 360 who need to translate XLF export files for their courses often have the following questions:

01/16/2025

https://affinitytranslation.com/2025/01/16/translation-as-a-force-multiplier/

A force multiplier amplifies the existing capabilities of a person or group, providing a significant advantage without necessarily adding more resources. Translation of existing text-based materials works as a force multiplier by extending the reach, effectiveness, and leveraging the investment of r...

10/24/2024

https://affinitytranslation.com/2024/10/24/what-is-translation-myopia/

Translation myopia refers to the potential for translators to focus too closely on the source text, potentially leading to translations that are too literal or that miss the broader context and nuances of the original language. This can result in translations that sound awkward or unnatural in the t...

08/05/2024

https://affinitytranslation.com/2024/08/05/summer-2024-spotify-playlist/

07/08/2024

https://affinitytranslation.com/2024/07/08/is-competence-an-effective-differentiator/

In our business we’re always looking for ways to favorably differentiate our company from others providing similar services (competitors in other words). We suspect many of our business and professional clients have similar interests.

04/09/2024

https://affinitytranslation.com/2024/04/09/what-an-ai-chatbot-says-about-language-services-benefits/

Ask an AI powered chatbot the question, “How do translation and language services benefit modern organizations?”, and you’ll likely get a list of things something like the seven items below.

03/20/2024

https://affinitytranslation.com/2024/03/20/client-references-is-it-ok-for-prospective-new-customers-to-ask-for-them/

Occasionally a prospective new customer asks us for existing client references, telephone and email contact information usually. While this might be considered a common practice, is it really an acceptable thing to ask another company for their detailed customer information?

03/18/2024

https://affinitytranslation.com/2024/03/18/translate-articulate-storyline-360-closed-captions-vtt-files/

Articulate Storyline 360 authored elearning courses are anything but standard in their content and construction. Aside from the wide variety of course subject matters among courses, content variables include items such as embedded videos, narration, links to resource materials, among other things.

03/15/2024

https://affinitytranslation.com/2024/03/14/storyline-360-translation-into-japanese-project-completion-summary/

We recently completed translation of multiple Articulate Storyline 360 courses into Japanese. The series of projects are summarized below.

02/19/2024

https://affinitytranslation.com/2024/02/19/what-questions-do-consumers-of-translation-services-have/

Translation customers may have a variety of questions depending on their specific needs and circumstances. Some common questions could include: