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Terminology Workshop
Objective
The objective of the terminology workshop is to identify the necessary conditions for strategic and efficient terminology management.
Using the source language in your company, you will learn the success mechanisms and standards for taking a tactical approach to the development, evaluation, and implementation of a corporate language.
Together, we will work on creating a formal plan and defining the steps necessary for implementing a terminological strategy that we will help you to make a reality after the workshop.
Outcome
By the end of the workshop, we will have defined the future terminological processes and responsibilities to be implemented in your company. After the workshop, we will document the results in a catalogue of requirements specifying the requirements for a terminology database and a set of terminology guidelines.
Based on the catalogue of requirements, we will create a terminology database and terminology guidelines for you. In a set of terminology guidelines we will document:
- Objectives of terminology management
- Workflow from recommendation through to approval and application of terms
- Rights of use, responsibilities, and roles of employees
- Naming guidelines and rules for defining new terms
- Formulation guidelines for a unified corporate identity
- Templates for recommending, changing, and approving terms
The database and guidelines come together to form the foundation for your future terminology management.
Advantages of terminology management
A sound, coordinated terminology management strategy can offer you the following advantages:
- Shorter production times as less work is put into research and review down the line.
- More efficient integration of new employees and branch offices.
- Greater certainty when creating new texts as responsibilities and processes have been clearly defined.
- Clear, precise, and consistent terminology diminishes legal, regulatory, and financial risks while also eliminating ambiguity and misinterpretation.
- A well-honed corporate identity.
- Access of all employees to company-specific knowledge.
- Enhanced quality in communication with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders due to clarity and improved comprehensibility.
- Greater user-friendliness of your products.
- Reduced translation costs as unnecessary translations of redundant source-language terms are eliminated.
Duration
The duration of the workshop depends on what kind of terminology inventories already exist, if any, and which prior knowledge employees already possess. In our experience, between 1 and 2 working days usually suffice for the collection of necessary data for the catalogue of requirements for a terminology management strategy.
Content
1. Current state of affairs, setting objectives, and planning
Starting from the current state of affairs in your company, we will establish objectives for a terminology management strategy.
2. Fundamentals of terminology management
At the beginning of the workshop you will learn the fundamentals of terminology management theory and obtain the necessary knowledge for efficiently implementing a terminology management program in your company.
3. The terminology workflow: from word to term
In this part of the workshop, we will work with you to establish processes suitable for your company for finding, creating, approving, and publishing terminology.
3.1. Collection
We will take a look at the current situation in your company and show you how existing resources can be used most efficiently.
3.2. Evaluation
Once we have defined the most efficient way for your company to collect potential terminology candidates, we will determine which criteria should be used to evaluate the results.
3.3. Production
Here you will learn the best way for you to generate the most meaningful new terminology and we will set rules for you to use in the future creation of new terms.
3.4. Terminological entry
In this step, we will look at how your future terminology database should be built in order to ensure the best possible practical benefit.
4. Terminological processes
In this part we will define processes and responsibilities for your future terminology management programme.