Did you know that English is not the official language of the United States? In fact, the U.S. has no official language at all. Of course, in reality English is the most commonly spoken and written language, but there are multitudes of other languages that people in America use every day. This language diversity adds […]

To those of us who already work in the translation and interpretation industry, the importance of language service providers is obvious. However, this industry is actually pretty invisible; people don’t often think of translation and interpretation until they need it, or when they see a translation or interpretation that has gone terribly wrong. One of […]

A significant part of our work involves collaborating with clients. We take time to explain the different steps and requirements involved in the process to our clients. By doing so, we are working together to make sure that everyone is on the same page. This collaboration helps us avoid potential issues, and if problems do […]

As the translation and interpretation industry changes, people working in the industry must learn and grow with these changes. It is a common trope to be afraid of technology or to worry about being replaced by robots, but in reality, technology is neither good nor evil. It all depends on how it is utilized. Technology […]

One of the best parts of working in a translation company is when we have an opportunity to tangibly help someone out. We recently had clients who had accidents in other countries resulting in severe injuries. All of these medical documents were in Portuguese and Japanese, and they needed to be translated so that they […]

We would like to share some interesting experiences we encountered while handling large translation projects. For example, we recently finished a 330-page Japanese to English translation of medical records, which posed some interesting challenges due to its sheer size and the highly specialized medical content. When working on a large project, we have to be […]

People face challenges in every work environment, and the language services industry is no different. How do we break through them? We work in a fast-paced environment, often with a lot of requests coming in on a daily basis. How do we juggle many things at once without dropping the ball? How do we handle […]

At Monterey Language Services we always encourage everyone to think energetically and positively. We recently came across two articles about the power of thought and the brain, which can makes us happier and more energetic people at work and in life. The first article, published in Scientific American, discusses how our expectations and associations can […]

One characteristic of our Monterey Language Services team is that we are high-energy. We are motivated individuals, but motivation is not the only source of our energy. We are energized by the interactions we have with our clients, with our colleagues, and simply from the passion that we have for languages. Energy from Colleagues In […]

It might sounds obvious, but words truly are the foundation of good communication. We might have the best idea in the world, but what good is a great idea if we can’t communicate it clearly to other people? Even worse, imagine if we use the wrong words (intentionally or unintentionally), we can leave people feeling […]