Latest Localization Podcast Episodes
Q&A: A Distinction between Certification and Qualification in Interpreting
Brand the Interpreter - December 08, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutesTell me what you liked about this episode! Ever wondered about the difference between being a qualified interpreter and a certified interpreter? Perhaps you're an interpreter looking to further your career or maybe you're an individual or business in need of interpreter services? Either way, we...
#193 Enterprise Localization in Times of Large Language Models with Centific’s Jonas Ryberg
SlatorPod - December 05, 2023 13:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsJonas Ryberg, Chief Globalization Officer of Centific, joins SlatorPod to talk about the evolving language services landscape and Centific's approach to navigating the changes brought about by generative AI and large language models (LLMs). Jonas looks back on the opportunities and challenges o...
#192 Why Cost Per Word in Translation is Outdated With GetGloby CEO Diego Antista
SlatorPod - November 17, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsDiego Antista, Co-Founder and CEO of GetGloby, joins SlatorPod to talk about the complexity of translating and transcreating digital ad campaigns. Diego shares a pivotal moment when he discovered that the cost of translating campaigns for multicultural audiences was a significant barrier for ad...
#191 Translation AI Watershed Moment in German Parliament
SlatorPod - November 15, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, with the release of Slator’s new Pro Guide: Scaling an LSP Key Account. The duo analyzed the job requirements and responsibilities for an AI Localization Analyst at Chubb, an insurance company. Florian discusses when he, for t...
#190 Where the ‘Translator Still Feels Like a Translator’ with Bureau Works’ Gabriel Fairman
SlatorPod - November 10, 2023 11:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsGabriel Fairman, Founder and CEO of Bureau Works, joins SlatorPod to talk about the potential of generative AI in translation management. Gabriel shares the origin story of Bureau Works, where over the years his perspective shifted towards viewing translation as an information management chall...
Language Access Services in Non-Profit Organizations with Alisa Pifine
Brand the Interpreter - November 10, 2023 08:00 - 1 hourTell me what you liked about this episode! Today's enriching conversation with Alisa Pifine, director of language access services for Catholic Charities in Louisville, Kentucky, gives a detailed insight into the evolution of language access in her community. From working at a credit union to be...
#189 How Generative AI is Changing Multilingual SEO with Pablo Navascués
SlatorPod - November 03, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPablo Navascués, Managing Director of global content and SEO agency Key Content, joins SlatorPod to discuss the impact of generative AI on content creation and SEO. Pablo explains how content strategy and SEO strategy have become more interconnected, emphasizing the need for high-quality, user-...
#188 Smartling CEO Bryan Murphy on Seizing the Language AI Moment
SlatorPod - October 27, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsBryan Murphy, CEO of Smartling, joins SlatorPod to share insights into the language technology leader’s position as a turnkey cloud-based language AI solution. Bryan talks about his background in software and e-commerce and how he joined Smartling to leverage technology in the translation and l...
#187 Stop Using the Term Full Post-Editing with Jakub Absolon
SlatorPod - October 20, 2023 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsJakub Absolon, CEO of ASAP-translation.com, joins SlatorPod to share insights into the evolving landscape of AI in the language industry and the role of post-editing in the translation process. Jakub acknowledged the success of the past two years but noted that this year has brought new challen...
#186 Adobe Sneaks into Language AI with Dub Dub Dub
SlatorPod - October 17, 2023 14:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, where they reflect on SlatorCon Zurich 2023, which saw a growing interest in AI-driven translation technologies and the industry's efforts to position itself as experts in the enterprise content lifecycle. Esther discusses ZOO D...
#185 Processing 20 Million Minutes of Audio and Video Speech-to-Text With Sebastien Pare
SlatorPod - October 02, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsSebastien Pare, CEO of VIQ Solutions, joins SlatorPod to discuss the evolution of transcription for multi-speaker content in challenging legal and regulatory settings. Sebastien explained that VIQ initially started in Canada and expanded to other Commonwealth countries, focusing on courts thank...
Decoding the World of Remote Interpreting: A Deep Dive into the Remote Interpreter Textbook with the Authors
Brand the Interpreter - September 29, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourTell me what you liked about this episode! Imagine living in a world where technological advancements have revolutionized the profession of interpreting. This tantalizing episode features an enlightening conversation with the authors of a groundbreaking textbook on remote interpreting. We uncov...
#184 Spotify Adds Voice Translation, ALC Recap, Straker Buyback
SlatorPod - September 28, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, where Spotify launched AI-powered voice translation for podcast creators. Esther gives a recap of the ALC 21st Annual Summit in Portland, where she presented key findings from the 2023 ALC Survey. The duo discussed the addition...
The Art of Self-Care for Interpreters: Exploring Strategies with Gabriela Bocanete
Brand the Interpreter - September 22, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourTell me what you liked about this episode! What if there was a way to overcome the grueling challenges faced by interpreters and emerge from each assignment with energy to spare? That's exactly what we're exploring in today's episode with our special guest, Gabriela Bocanete. A veteran conferen...
The Essence of Interpreting with Dr. Sofía Garcia-Beyaert
Brand the Interpreter - September 15, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourTell me what you liked about this episode! Unlock the secrets of interpreting with Dr. Sofía Garcia-Beyaert, a leading figure in the discipline of interpreting and a professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Imagine the power of communicative autonomy: this is the intriguing concept w...
#183 Winning Translation and Localization RFPs with memoQ RFP’s Mark Shriner
SlatorPod - September 14, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsMark Shriner, Strategic Sales Director of memoQ, and now CEO of memoQ RFP, joins the podcast to discuss the challenges and opportunities of request for proposals (RFPs) in the language industry. Mark explains that enterprise language services RFPs tend to focus on language pairs and pricing, wh...
#182 Monsters, Aliens, and Lip-Synced Dubbing with MARZ CEO Jonathan Bronfman
SlatorPod - September 07, 2023 14:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings“The face is the uncanny valley. The nuance and detail in the face and the way it moves is a very difficult thing to animate,” Jonathan Bronfman, CEO of MARZ explains on SlatorPod. Canada-based MARZ, which stands for Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies, was founded in 2018 to leverage AI and bring ...
#181 ChatGPT Translation Quality Reality Check
SlatorPod - September 01, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, where amid ChatGPT's new enterprise launch, Florian tested ChatGPT's translation quality and came across mistranslations and awkward phrasing. Florian highlights the launch of the Slator Pro Guide: Subtitling and Captioning, pro...
#180 Next Generation Localization Software with Phrase CEO Georg Ell
SlatorPod - August 25, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsGeorg Ell, CEO of Phrase, joins SlatorPod to talk about key moments since he joined the localization platform in May 2022, merging Memsource into the Phrase brand, and the opportunities of AI-driven growth of content requiring localization. Georg discusses Phrase’s product offering, which inclu...
Across Continents and Cultures: An Interpreter's Journey with Hemi Pariyani
Brand the Interpreter - August 25, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourTell me what you liked about this episode! Have you ever wondered how a child growing up in Tehran, Iran, speaking Armenian and Farsi, could end up as a well-rounded interpreter in the United States? Well, that’s exactly the fascinating journey our guest, Hemi Pariyani has taken. She started of...
#179 New Trends in Machine Translation with Large Language Models by Longyue Wang
SlatorPod - August 18, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsJoining SlatorPod this week is Longyue Wang, a Research Scientist at Tencent AI Lab, where he is involved in the research and practical applications of machine translation (MT) and natural language processing (NLP). Longyue Longyue expands on Tencent’s approach to language technology where the...
#178 LSP Performance Check, Llama 2, Phrase, Language I/O, LanguageWire
SlatorPod - August 16, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news from over the past month, where NWN Carousel, a Massachusetts-based cloud communications company, secured a USD 6.5 million contract with Baltimore, Maryland, to provide AI-powered multilingual emergency 9-1-1 services. Meta has unveiled Lla...
The Dark Side of Interpreting: Insights on human trafficking with Richard Aviles
Brand the Interpreter - August 11, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourTell me what you liked about this episode! Our latest podcast episode brings you the extraordinary interpreter story of Richard Avilés, a man whose journey from the stunning beaches of Puerto Rico, to the freezing winters of Missouri, to serving as a military policeman is nothing short of inspi...
#177 Building a SaaS Product for Subtitling, Dubbing with Checksub Founder Florian Stègre
SlatorPod - July 27, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this week’s SlatorPod, we are joined by Florian Stègre, Founder of Checksub, to discuss how the SaaS platform powers subtitling and dubbing for SMEs and enterprise clients. Florian's entrepreneurial journey began after graduating from business school and founding video production company, RO...
#176 Transcreation and Generative AI with Jellyfish’s Rocio Martinez
SlatorPod - July 21, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsRocio Martinez, VP of Language Services at Jellyfish, joins SlatorPod to talk about the role of creative content localization at the digital marketing agency. Rocio explains that while the language services team at Jellyfish function as an LSP, their positioning in the market is broader, and t...
The Intricacies of Implementing Language Access in Schools with Prof. Bruce Adelson
Brand the Interpreter - July 21, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourTell me what you liked about this episode! Prepare for an intellectual journey with Professor Bruce Adelson, a seasoned expert in language services and non-discrimination law enforcement, as we passionately dissect the intricate world of language access in education. Are you aware of the crucia...
#175 Where DeepL Beats ChatGPT with Graham Neubig
SlatorPod - July 14, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this week’s SlatorPod, we are joined by Graham Neubig, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, to discuss his research on multilingual natural language processing (NLP) and machine translation (MT). Graham discusses the research at Neulab, where they focus on ...
Interpreting with All Five Senses with Darinka Mangino
Brand the Interpreter - July 14, 2023 08:00 - 1 hourTell me what you liked about this episode! Let's immerse ourselves in the fascinating world of professional interpretation with Darinka Mangino, a seasoned interpreter from Mexico City. With over 25 years of experience, Darinka captivates listeners with stories about her childhood and how her u...
#174 Dotsub Collapses, Microsoft Delights, ChatGPT Traffic Peaks, EU Chooses MT
SlatorPod - July 13, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFlorian and Esther discuss the language industry news over the past month, with ChatGPT traffic hitting its peak in May 2023 and large language models being released left, right, and center. The EU Commission (EC) unveiled the launch of a pilot program that will see the EC use its own machine ...
#173 Hollywood-Grade AI Dubbing with Deepdub CEO Ofir Krakowski
SlatorPod - July 07, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsDeepdub Co-founder and CEO, Ofir Krakowski, joins SlatorPod to talk about the AI dubbing platform’s goal to make content more accessible through automation and human collaboration. Ofir’s experience in the Israeli Air Force's machine learning and innovation department led him to use his knowled...
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