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Cultured Localisation - SOTR 2013

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Cultured Localisation - SOTR 2013

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Transcript

  1. @ryanstenhouse http://ryanstenhouse.eu Cultured Localisation How not to offend 1 billion

    people Monday, 10 June 13

  2. Story Time Monday, 10 June 13

  3. Monday, 10 June 13

  4. Monday, 10 June 13

  5. Monday, 10 June 13

  6. Monday, 10 June 13

  7. Monday, 10 June 13

  8. @ryanstenhouse http://ryanstenhouse.eu Cultured Localisation How to win with a billion

    people Monday, 10 June 13

  9. Ok, try another way Monday, 10 June 13

  10. Monday, 10 June 13

  11. Monday, 10 June 13

  12. Monday, 10 June 13

  13. Got it, right? Monday, 10 June 13

  14. Audience Participation Monday, 10 June 13

  15. What do you see? Monday, 10 June 13

  16. Hrrm.... Wealth Success Good Danger Misfortune Bad Monday, 10 June

    13

  17. Or how about? Youth Misfortune Sadness Wealth Good luck Happiness

    Monday, 10 June 13

  18. Localisation != just translation. Monday, 10 June 13

  19. St James’s Park, London Monday, 10 June 13

  20. Monday, 10 June 13

  21. Monday, 10 June 13

  22. Monday, 10 June 13

  23. The human touch Monday, 10 June 13

  24. Monday, 10 June 13

  25. Monday, 10 June 13

  26. Design Monday, 10 June 13

  27. Breaking text Monday, 10 June 13

  28. Colours Monday, 10 June 13

  29. Layout Monday, 10 June 13

  30. Audience Participation (again) Monday, 10 June 13

  31. So this guy drops by... How do you say “please”

    to someone from a culture so alien to you that it doesn’t seem to have a concept of politeness? Monday, 10 June 13

  32. It’s a trap! Monday, 10 June 13

  33. Protocol Monday, 10 June 13

  34. Communication Monday, 10 June 13

  35. Localisation Monday, 10 June 13

  36. Not just translation Monday, 10 June 13

  37. More funnies! Monday, 10 June 13

  38. Monday, 10 June 13

  39. Monday, 10 June 13

  40. Monday, 10 June 13

  41. Monday, 10 June 13

  42. Questions? Monday, 10 June 13

  43. That’s it done. Thanks. (hire me) @ryanstenhouse / ryanstenhouse.eu Monday,

    10 June 13