Answering TLC’s frequently asked questions

With a significant increase of online and machine translators, professional language services providers are asked numerous questions regarding the work they do. From the whys to the hows, whats, and wheres, this piece will answer some of the more frequent questions that Teneo Linguistics Company (TLC) has received over the years. 

Q: How long has TLC been providing professional language services?

A: Teneo Linguistics Company was established in 2007 and delivers high-quality, certified translation services in more than 150 languages for customers around the world. Quality is TLC’s highest priority.

Q: Why should a company use TLC for translation instead of using a company employee who speaks the language?

A: TLC uses vetted, qualified, and capable professionals from all around the world. The linguists utilized are far more proficient in the target language than that of a typical bilingual speaker. 

Q: Is it a good idea for a business to use free online translation tools?

A: Free online translation tools will never be able to replace human translators. They do not take broader context and natural language into account and simply replace words with make-do translations selected based on statistical methods. 

Q: A document needing translation must be kept confidential. What kind of safeguards does TLC employ?

A: All of TLC’s language professionals are bound by confidentiality agreements. In the process of handling sensitive documents, TLC uses standard security certificates, protocols, and secure systems to protect the information.

Q: What are the order delivery options?

A: All orders are delivered by email and include a digital copy of the translation bundle in PDF file format. TLC also offers hard-copy delivery options upon request.

TLC works with vetted, qualified, and capable language professionals and project managers work diligently with them to ensure quality delivery for each project. A quote for language services can be requested by visiting www.tlctranslation.com or by calling 817-441-9974. 

What are the benefits of having bilingual employees?

It’s no surprise that in a world with thousands of languages, having bilingual employees can have many benefits for a business. This piece takes a closer look at the importance of hiring bilingual staff and how Teneo Linguistics Company can assist in the recruitment efforts.

Confidence with customers

Having employees that speak more than one language can offer confidence in assisting a company’s clients. The customer is likely to have an improved experience when being helped in their native language. In turn, this leads to positive feedback and a wider audience reach.

Target market development

A bilingual employee can help a business in developing target market content as well as Search Engine Optimization. However, a company shouldn’t rely on its bilingual employees as professional translators. Instead, they can help in the translation of some content, including social media posts. This will improve localization overall for a business.

A diverse environment

Hiring multilingual staff will benefit a company in creating a diverse work environment. This leads to an expansion of ideas that are culturally accurate in all divisions of the workplace. A company will also increase its demographics reach. 

Global business affairs

Overseas dealings can be tough if one is not familiar with the native languages and culture. Having bilingual employees join or prep staff beforehand will ensure the trip goes a little more smooth. 

TLC offers full-cycle bilingual staffing and takes over the recruitment process that’s tailored to the specific business. This service includes: 

• Temporary and/or permanent placement of bilingual staff. 
• Full-service on-boarding and off-boarding for all staff hired/managed through TLC.
• Assessment of all new candidates through a state-of-the-art pre-screening and post-screening system.
• A meticulous in-house system that allows a company to provide feedback and ensures quality standards are being met during the recruitment process.

TLC’s expertise in the language services industry allows for high-quality placements for every company. No project is one-size-fits-all so the solutions are customized to fit a company’s unique needs. And as a client, a business can be as hands-on or hands-off in the recruitment process as they’d like.

Learn more about TLC’s bilingual staffing solutions and get a quote at www.tlctranslation.com. 

3 Badass Benefits of Your Bilingual Brain

Are you blessed with a superpowered bilingual brain?

Does your gift of language bring you joy, and a different perspective of the world?

If you feel your polyglot powers bring you extraordinary advantages…YOU ARE RIGHT!

And here are just a few reasons why:

1. Remarkable Cognitive Ability

If you have been bilingual since childhood, chances are you have heightened cognitive skills.

As a child, the process necessary for a bilingual brain to switch from one language to another, and even to determine which language is appropriate for the situation, fosters the development of improved problem-solving abilities and multitasking.

Studies conducted on multilingual preschoolers showed that they were much faster at sorting puzzles, categorizing shapes by form and color, and had an easier transition between tasks than their monolingual peers.

What does this mean for a bilingual adult?

Well, you probably have an easier time focusing on tasks and working through problems in all aspects of your life. Awesome!

2. Exceptional Creativity

Researchers at the University of Mashad studied a population of advanced language learners ages 16-18 and compared their creative thinking ability with their monolingual counterparts.

The study revealed that the bilingual language learners scored higher on the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking, which measures originality, fluency, elaboration, and flexibility.

This is attributed to the bilingual individual’s constant awareness and vigilance in ensuring that the two languages do not interfere with each other in any particular situation.

Learning a second language also exposes one to cultures and customs that are different from one’s own. Having that different perspective provides an incredible creative advantage over monolinguists, who have the perspective of only one language.

3. Impeccable Memory

Do you remember details in a conversation or meeting that others do not? This is not a coincidence.

Studies show bilinguals have higher information retention than those that are only fluent in one language because they have had to memorize vocabulary and grammatical structure for two languages.

Growing up bilingual gives you a head start in memorization skills starting in early childhood, which comes in very handy as a bilingual adult.

So, be grateful for your awesome bilingual superpowers!

They bring you success in brilliant – and often unexpected – ways.