Victor Hertz

CEO of ALS International which provides value-added translation & interpreting services: voice-overs; subtitling; transcreation; DTP; L10N; conference support.

[Victor Hertz @VictoratALS]

The fate of interpreters who worked with the US and US’ allies and are still in Afghanistan is on my mind tonight. What next?

[Accredited Language @ALSINTL]

Why medical interpreters are invaluable to every doctor's office: https://t.co/GLyAGuJ7vl #medical #healthcare #patientcare

[Victor Hertz @VictoratALS]

And a Happy Bastille Day!

[Victor Hertz @VictoratALS]

1 in 5 Americans has hearing loss in at least one ear. And 3 in every 1000 U.S. children are born deaf or hard of hearing. Visit us at https://t.co/efoGy5Xn6i to learn more about how Sign Language Interpreting helps bridge the hearing gap. #ASL #interpreting

[Victor Hertz @VictoratALS]

Bear in mind that loud fireworks 💥 can cause permanent hearing loss especially in children. Have a SAFE as well as Happy July 4th!

[Accredited Language @ALSINTL]

Here are some of the most commonly-used language proficiency labels and when they should or should not be applied: https://t.co/WTwkzNFFIM #language #translation

[Victor Hertz @VictoratALS]

Is it too self referential to wish all dads Happy Father’s Day?

[Victor Hertz @VictoratALS]

@JSTOR_Daily And In 1849, French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose”…

[Victor Hertz @VictoratALS]

The recent revival of interest in German language authors from the 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s can be attributed to recent political events in Western democracies. There’s an interesting literary review in the Wall Street Journal here: https://t.co/Ar3i6u4SYd

[Accredited Language @ALSINTL]

How to prepare a document's layout before translation: https://t.co/P0GP7QdYch #marketingtips #translation

[Victor Hertz @VictoratALS]

I trust everyone is well and resting on this Memorial Day weekend. Taking some time to read a translation of a Hans Fallada novel that I’ve had on my “list” for a while.

What are you reading or planning to read this Summer?

[Accredited Language @ALSINTL]

Subtitles vs captions: What’s the difference? https://t.co/ErjOVQILA0 #VideoMarketing #onlinevideos

[Victor Hertz @VictoratALS]

An illustration on the value of knowing another language is Churchill’s famous call to arms during WWII “We shall fight them on the beaches...”. Most of the speech was actually cribbed from a speech by Clemenceau (in French) made during WWI. #translation

[Victor Hertz @VictoratALS]

April is Stress Awareness Month, and it seems appropriately timed given the changes the world is currently facing. Stress is a modern epidemic that exacerbates injury, illness and job failure. Professional #interpreters help reduce stress in medical settings.

[Accredited Language @ALSINTL]

Here's how medical interpreters can actually help cut health care costs: https://t.co/dMBz0Bcb6x #medical #healthcare

[Accredited Language @ALSINTL]

In addition to addressing safety-related concerns, the professional translation of safety manuals is essential to the success of companies marketing their products overseas — especially when the law is involved: https://t.co/JzqiTbTKwm #safetymanual #marketingtips

[Accredited Language @ALSINTL]

Why you should invest in professional translators & interpreters: https://t.co/hatyvck1ps #translators #interpreters #businesstips

[Poetry Daily @Poetry_Daily]

To celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth we are again presenting an April Celebration: 30 Poets/30 Presses (#ArmchairBookFair21), a feature we initiated last year to help promote new releases whose publicity opportunities were thwarted due to the pandemic.

[Victor Hertz @VictoratALS]

As spring takes hold in the northern hemisphere and effective vaccines for CoVid proliferate there’s a good deal of hope in the air. That said this is a global problem (like language barriers) and it’s wise to take that as a basis for future progress.

[Victor Hertz @VictoratALS]

Foreign student enrollment in US institutions of higher learning drop nearly 20% in 2020. #highered https://t.co/N8bwjHBjte