Whether a translation is intended for your website, marketing materials, presentations, speeches or press releases, it should not just accurately reflect the content of the original. It also has to capture the right tone and register. As a German native speaker, I translate mainly from English and Spanish into German. My focus is on internal and external corporate communications and on the fields of business, economics, marketing and IT. 

As a publicly appointed and sworn translator for the English language, I also translate and certify documents and certificates for submission to government offices and public authorities.

If you require a language combination or area of specialisation that I cannot cover myself, I will be happy to put you in contact with experienced colleagues from my own personal network.

One error in an otherwise perfect marketing brochure can ruin the good impression you want to make. That’s why it’s worth having someone with linguistic expertise review your German-language texts and existing translations.

Proofreading focuses chiefly on the outer form: spelling, grammar and punctuation, but also typography and paragraph formatting. Editing goes further, taking in content, style and tonality. I also take your corporate wording and terminology into account, so that your texts not only hit the right note, but also dovetail perfectly with your entire corporate communications.

As an enterprise with international reach, you have undoubtedly heard of the term “localisation”. It encompasses the translation and additional cultural adaptation of texts to suit a particular target market. It ensures that content is not only transposed one-to-one into the target language, but that corresponding country-specific characteristics are taken into account to ensure proper functioning of the end product in the target environment.

Transcreation takes this a step further: in addition to the linguistic and functional levels, it takes account of the emotional aspects that can differ so markedly from country to country. That can be of crucial importance, especially when translating marketing texts or advertising copy. In such cases, the original message is often lost in a “normal” translation – particularly where slogans, puns or turns of phrase are involved. The challenge is to transport the message contained in the original text and reinvent it so that it fits perfectly with the language and culture of the target market. Only then can you guarantee that your message ultimately reaches your audience.

You take care of business, and I’ll look after your image. That includes assisting you in your creative work. Together with experienced copywriters, journalists and authors, I can support you in developing novel ideas and creative content for a host of different media and sectors.

With access to a broad network of web and graphic designers, programmers, search engine optimisers, marketing experts and trademark lawyers, I can not only offer you end-to-end concepts and drafts for your internal and external corporate communications, but also see to their implementation – across all media and communication channels.

An ever more diverse array of languages and constantly increasing translation volumes – these are just two of the challenges international companies face in an age of rapid globalisation. As translation rarely belongs to these companies’ core business, deficits often arise. Consequently, their processes are often inefficient, time-consuming and cost-intensive. And the results frequently leave much to be desired – in turn pushing up costs even more. It’s a vicious circle, but one I can help you break free of.

It is often a worthwhile option for small and medium-sized enterprises to hand over the entire management of their translations to an external service provider. That includes planning, preparation, management and monitoring of the corresponding processes through to quality assurance and post-editing. This allows the many aspects of a translation project – the different parties, formats, content and tasks involved – to be integrated in an efficient translation process. That can help avoid errors and inconsistencies and ensure high quality and availability – thus saving you work and reducing your costs. 

If you already happen to have your own internal translation unit, it may be worth reviewing and optimising its processes, so they comply with cutting-edge standards and best practice. Just give me a call and I will help you find the perfect solution for your company.