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.

Happy 15th Birthday to Comms Multilingual

by Sam Whatley | Jun 25, 2018

Some Key Moments 2003Comms Multilingual Ltd incorporated with Sue Orchard as one of 3 directors Office in Barnsley, Yorkshire 2005Sue Orchard became CEO, sole director and 100% owner of Comms Multilingual Office move to Bridge Street, Leatherhead 2006Sonia Sala...

GDPR – An Interim Statement

by Sue Orchard | May 9, 2018

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...

2 Years in Page House, Epsom

by Graham Morris | Mar 29, 2018

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....

The future of assessment: the world demands authentic solutions (Guest Post)

by Marten Roorda | Mar 13, 2018

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...

Neural Machine Translation (NMT) and Assessments

by Sam Whatley | Feb 15, 2018

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...

Arrangements for Christmas and New Year

by Graham Morris | Dec 21, 2017

We wish our customers, suppliers and staff a Merry Christmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year. We have seen significant growth at Comms Multilingual during 2017 with excellent feedback from customers. We look forward to the trend continuing in 2018. Please see...

Pillars of Privacy Protection and Data Security in Testing (Guest Post)

by Gary Behrens | Aug 17, 2017

With test taker privacy and data security being such an important part of the testing process, Gary Behrens looks at some of the considerations and hope the Association of Test Publishers is playing a role in the test security and privacy area. read more

The Comms Multilingual Summer Translation Mixtape

by Sam Whatley | Jul 23, 2017

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...

Staying Relevant by Thinking Disruptively (Guest Post)

by William G. Harris | May 5, 2017

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...