Translating for Export: Language Solutions
Companies have several options of tackling their language requirements. If the translation demands are great, one way of dealing with it wou
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Yelena McCafferty
- Dec 15, 2017
- 2 min
Public Holidays in Russia in 2018
In 2018 there are 247 working days in Russia and the first public holiday is on Monday 1st January – New Year’s Day, celebrated internationa
Yelena McCafferty
- Dec 10, 2017
- 2 min
Interpreters Meet in Boston
What can be more enjoyable and useful than meeting colleague interpreters for pre-Christmas networking? That’s exactly what we did on a Sund
Yelena McCafferty
- Dec 1, 2017
- 2 min
Russian British Business Forum 2017
In 2017 the trade turnover between the countries increased for the first time in the last three years. This is despite enormous negative pub
Yelena McCafferty
- Nov 21, 2017
- 2 min
Drama with an interpreter
A scene in BBC’s drama Love, Lies and Records portrays what public service workers should be aware of when working with an interpreter.
neil12067
- Nov 11, 2017
- 1 min
Talk Russian to speak at translation event in Newcastle
Yelena explores cases studies of a range of businesses, from manufacturing companies to legal firms, which rely on their internal resources
Yelena McCafferty
- Sep 2, 2017
- 7 min
Free Agents
Companies have a choice of employing multilingual staff to address language requirements or engage freelancers on an ad hoc basis. Decisions
Yelena McCafferty
- Jul 4, 2017
- 1 min
Interpreters meet up in Grantham
The common thread of this networking lunch with interpreters was law in many of its facets: avoiding risks associated with online publishing
neil12067
- May 17, 2017
- 1 min
Special Commendation from ITI
Talk Russian’s Yelena McCafferty received a special commendation in the ITI Awards 2017 in the Industry Ambassador Class. The award acknowle
Yelena McCafferty
- May 2, 2017
- 6 min
Translating Trump
Political observers believe that one of the things which brought Trump to power is his simplicity and approachability. We analyse his langua
Yelena McCafferty
- Apr 23, 2017
- 2 min
Legalised translations
Translations can be legalised if they are certified by a solicitor or notary public. We complete the translation, certify it so it's rea
Yelena McCafferty
- Apr 6, 2017
- 2 min
Growth resumes for Russian fashion market
Russians have a reputation for their love of fashion and they enjoy dressing up. What's the current outlook for exporters looking to ent
Yelena McCafferty
- Feb 5, 2017
- 2 min
О переводе официальных российских документов
При переводе документов необходимо учитывать принятое правописание ФИО, проставленные штампы, поскольку заверенный перевод - это подтвержден
Yelena McCafferty
- Jan 16, 2017
- 2 min
Can you keep a name secret?
Funny surnames exist in every language. However, even if a name isn't funny in Russian, it may sound embarrassing when transliterated in
Yelena McCafferty
- Dec 19, 2016
- 4 min
User-Friendly
It is reassuring that some organisations, which use interpreters on a regular basis, train and issue guidelines for their staff to follow wh
Yelena McCafferty
- Dec 16, 2016
- 1 min
Public Holidays in Russia in 2017
Russia has a totally different calendar of public holidays and in this article we explore each of them, including how it affects a working w
Yelena McCafferty
- Nov 8, 2016
- 2 min
How I tested Skype Translator in Russian
There is a long way for Skype to go to become a proper solution, in its current form it would create more misunderstanding or disagreement t
Yelena McCafferty
- Oct 8, 2016
- 4 min
Interpreters: part and parcel of police interviews
From the moment an allegation is made to the police to the moment the case has been processed, interpreters are an integral element of the c
Yelena McCafferty
- Sep 23, 2016
- 2 min
Musings on Critique of Contemporary Translation Technology
Certain points raised at this lecture on translation technology relate to translators' fears, ethics and paradoxes. Is post-editing inev
Yelena McCafferty
- Aug 2, 2016
- 2 min
Non-disclosure and confidentiality
As professional translators and interpreters, we are obliged to observe confidentiality in all of the work we do, whether we translate your