How to master the fundamentals of terminology work and start a terminology project

With the growing digitalization of processes, the need for standardized terminology is increasing. Nevertheless, there is uncertainty as to whether the effort is worthwhile and how a terminology project can be integrated into day-to-day business in the long term.

This two-day intensive seminar and a subsequent web conference provide the knowledge required to set up a sustainable terminology management system and to build up a terminology stock in a systematic and forward-looking manner. It shows practical solutions for creating acceptance for the investment and initiating a terminology project from the very start.

In this seminar you will learn the linguistic fundamentals and how to use efficient and proven procedures and tools for terminology work. Learn step by step how to set up a terminology project in your company.

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Contents

Framework conditions, strategic decisions: Basic terms, goals and benefits, resistance, possible contents of a company terminology, database structure
Starting a terminology project in the company: terminology extraction, research, definitions, evaluation of terms, standardization, quality assurance, publication, terminology guide
Actors and processes: Terminologist, terminology circle, process for target-language terminology, workflows for expanding and maintaining the terminology pool
Tools for terminology management: Excel lists, terminology management, terminology check
Project management for your terminology project: strategic decision basis, project marketing, project plan

Course benefits

Building knowledge of terminology work
Optimally combining actors, processes and technologies
Overcoming resistance within the company
Develop practical solutions for initial project
Finding optimal structures for creating and using terminology
Implementing terminology management in the company

Who benefits from this seminar

Do you work in product or corporate communication and want to build up basic knowledge about terminology management?
Do you want to initiate a terminology project in your company?
Do you want to revive terminology processes in your company?
Do you want to digitize processes and ensure automatic data exchange, hence needing consistent metadata?

Then you are exactly right here!

Methods

Experience lively days through a constant change of input, group activities and practice-oriented exercises. Go through a learning field that enables you to learn more about your strengths and potentials and expand your competencies. We adapt the contents individually to the group of participants. Bring in your knowledge, your questions and your focus wishes and apply what you have learned directly in practice.

A few weeks after the event, we organize a short web conference to support the knowledge transfer. It serves to deepen the content and discuss your implementation issues.