Comms Multilingual Blog
We blog about a range of subjects, from marketing translation through to the localisation of complex psychometrics. Below are some of our latest posts, in conjunction with thought leaders and industry veterans in their respective industries.
Translating Verbal Reasoning Tests: How difficult can it be?
Christmas 2019 and New Year 2020
E-ATP 2019 Opening Address – Humanity and its importance to people’s lives
Situational Judgement Tests (or Seriously Jeopardous Tasks)
Situational Judgement Tests (or SJTs) are in widespread use and a well-constructed SJT can provide invaluable insights into a person’s attitudes and behaviour in the workplace. However, translating SJTs into other languages needs to be handled very carefully as there...
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International Expansion: A Strategic Approach
Arrangements for Christmas and New Year
The betrayal that is translation!
Next Generation Technology-Enhanced Assessment
Testing in the workplace is rapidly evolving as organizations make use of the latest technologies to reach and develop the next generation of talent. In less than two decades, we have seen technology-driven changes in test development and delivery, adding new...
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The Importance of Glossaries in a Quality Translation Process
Hallowe’en in Different Countries
International Translation Day 2018: do translators really deserve their own day?
Happy 15th Birthday to Comms Multilingual
GDPR – An Interim Statement
Comms Multilingual Ltd places great importance on the correct, lawful, and fair handling of all personal data, respecting the legal rights, privacy, and trust of all individuals with whom it deals. The GDPR gives more rights to individuals and more obligations to us...
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2 Years in Page House, Epsom
It does not seem possible that Comms Multilingual has been in Page House, Epsom for more than 2 years. A lot has happened since then, not least the Brexit vote 3 months after we moved in! Despite the uncertainty, Comms has seen continued growth over the past 2 years....
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The future of assessment: the world demands authentic solutions (Guest Post)
At Comms Multilingual, we are very interested in the latest developments within the assessment and certification industries. To that end, we are asking industry experts to provide guest contributions to our blog, which we hope will be of interest to our...
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Neural Machine Translation (NMT) and Assessments
With the advent of "next-generation" machine translation (Neural Machine Translation, or NMT for short), there is a lot of discussion about revolutionising the world of translation. We certainly believe in using technology to assist the translation process where...
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Pillars of Privacy Protection and Data Security in Testing (Guest Post)
The Comms Multilingual Summer Translation Mixtape
Welcome to the inaugural Comms Multilingual Spotify Playlist! We like to think of ourselves as a fairly diverse company, given that we all come from and have lived in a range of different countries over the years. This month, in celebration of the sunny weather we've...
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Staying Relevant by Thinking Disruptively (Guest Post)
The 21st Century is emerging as the age of disruptive thinking. For some organizations, disruptive thinking sounds ominous, but for others disruptive thinking forms positive, creative, and leading edge images. By its nature disruptive thinking compels market...
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Developing a Certification Program: Showing Value and Impact (Guest Post)
At Comms Multilingual, we are very interested in the latest developments within the assessment and certification industries. To that end, we are asking industry experts to provide guest contributions to our blog, which we hope will be of interest to our community....
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