Overview of the Localization Process, Technical Writing and Translation

Description: Doug Pearson, an ENLASO Localization Engineer, will deliver a one-hour presentation that includes an overview of the localization process from the perspective of technical writers who initially author documents for localization and translation. A primary focus of this presentation will be to guide technical writers to understand the tasks of the other people who work on the localization process (project managers, engineers, linguists, etc.) in order to make their own work more effective, thus saving both time and money in the localization and translation process.

Topics include:

• Overview of the localization process and other job functions in the process
• Best practices for authoring documents with localization and translation in mind
• Use of Controlled English in authoring documents for localization and translation
• Overview and examples of Translation Memory (TM) usage for localization and translation

This Webinar is of particular interest to technical writers, publications managers, documentation specialists and anyone involved in the documentation localization and translation process.

About the presenter:
Doug Pearson has worked as a Localization Engineer for ENLASO for nearly a decade. He is experienced in desktop publishing (especially FrameMaker), programming (especially C++), XML (and other forms of structured/hierarchical document design), single-source document design for multiple-format output, and in anticipating the needs of production staff throughout every stage of the publishing and localization process. These are all requirements for developing holistic, all-encompassing, custom solutions for a diverse collection of clients. Doug has developed dozens of plug-ins to assist both document authoring and localization for structured and non-structured versions of FrameMaker. He holds a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.