Sue Orchard

Sue is the President/CEO and founder of Comms Multilingual, which she set up in 2003. She has a degree in German and Russian and also speaks Spanish and French. She is a member of several professional organisations, including the Chartered Institute of Linguists and the International Test Commission (representing Psychometric Test Publishers). She has a great interest in the area of assessments and has a great deal of expertise in the translation, localisation and adaptation of exams and assessments.

E-ATP Conference 2015 – Closing thoughts…

We recently attended the E-ATP conference 2015 in Dublin. Read a little about the keynotes, as well as our CEO's team, Team Yellow, which won this year's certification 'hackathon'! If you work in the assessment or testing industry, E-ATP should definitely be on your agenda!

ICE Exchange Conference 2015

Comms Multilingual is preparing for the ICE Exchange in Portland, Oregon, from October 27th – 30th. This is the annual conference of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. Our President, Sue Orchard, and VP for Sales & Marketing – North America, Cicek Svensson, will be attending the conference, with a booth in the exhibition hall, where we will have our usual selection of European chocolates to tempt your taste buds.

Which language(s) should I choose?

Of the world's 7.2 billion inhabitants, only 30 million people speak English as their first language. That amounts to a mere 6% of the total. So you have now made the decision that you would like to expand your offerings to cover non English-speaking areas. Where will you get the greatest “bang for your buck”?

Translation of assessments for different audiences

How do you carry out translations of assessments for children and for people whose knowledge of English may be limited? This was a question that was posed to us at a SIOP conference. When doing translations, it is very important to have a discussion with the client about the target audience for their assessments, tests or certifications.

CPA – 76th Annual Convention

Our Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Cicek Svensson will be attending the Canadian Psychological Association’s Annual Conference from June 4 – 6 in Ottowa, Canada. If you would like to arrange a chat to discuss localisation of psychometrics and assessments, feel free to reach out to her directly, via LinkedIn or e-mail.

SIOP 2015 – Post Conference Thoughts

We have now returned from what was a very busy and productive SIOP conference in Philadelphia. There were over 4,200 delegates and they enjoyed a packed programme with a wide variety of presentations on different topics. Cicek Svensson and Sue Orchard were present in the Comms booth during the trade show times.