Translations

“I have known Yolaine Bodin for a long time but have been working with her more closely for the past few years because I needed an English to French translator for my photos who could also do proofreading and copywriting in both languages. I knew Yolaine also specializes in descriptions of the types of photography I do: nature, urban landscapes and architecture.

I can say I have always valued the way she carefully listens to what I need and her attention to details. She is very precise in whatever task she undertakes, keeping in mind the final goal, whether it is for a translation, for proofreading or copywriting needs, with the same quality in English and in French.

Yolaine has a fine knowledge of the subtleties between English and French expressions. She has an acute understanding of the impact of the keywords selection and translation for an image and can adapt the language either for a web display or for another destination, e.g. image databank, editorial or news.

Besides, she is reliable and always respectful of deadlines, which is always extremely important in the world of photography.

And last but not least, beyond all the technical aspects of her work, I have to say it is always a real and sincere pleasure to work with Yolaine. I like to know I can contact her to brainstorm ideas whenever I need and I am always confident it will be fun and stimulating.

I am truly happy to commend her and her work.”

“Yolaine was a valuable addition to the New York Habitat team, helping to reach and inform our international clientele in their native languages by providing translation for our website, adding web content in multiple languages, proofreading, and implementing search engine optimization techniques. She was very organized, disciplined, serious and thorough in the execution of her work and paid impeccable attention to detail. A consummate teacher with the curiosity of an eternal student, she was always generous in sharing her wealth of knowledge and professionalism with her team while remaining constantly eager to learn and adapt. Yolaine had a unique talent for noticing the importance of even the most minute details while also having the capacity to keep sight of the “big picture”. Her foresight was key in spotting potential issues and developing proactive measures to preserve the company image and vision.

Yolaine’s innate management qualities gave her the capacity to work independently and manage her time well, meeting deadlines and delivering expected numbers while also motivating her remote team and setting attainable goals for them. She would never hesitate to re-train co-workers when circumstances changed. Her capacity to judge character gave her a keen insight into what motivated the members of her team and how she could bring out their greatest strengths.

She followed search engine optimization guidelines very well, and was able to determine the best translation of a word in order to enhance search engine ranking. Yolaine helped design a customer review system that incorporated property reviews translated into 5 different languages, which in turn generated new content for the website on a daily basis.

Yolaine was able to take a client reviews, proofread them and translate them impeccably from and into French, English, German, Italian and Spanish. She was instrumental in translating leaflets, leases, and agreements as well as legal and official documentation for the company from and into English and French. Her familiarity with and proficiency in many languages enabled her to work seamlessly juggling multi-language projects. When she wasn’t doing so herself, she supervised a team of translators working in multiple languages and reviewed their work.

In this era of global marketing Yolaine’s knowledge base, professionalism and skill would be immeasurable to any company that seeks to reach an international audience.”

“We are an office of green building consultants and needed a French to English translator to submit a large European “Life Environment Programme” file to apply for a subsidy within the context of innovation in construction. We called on Yolaine Bodin’s services. We did appreciate her professional thoroughness because that file included a great number of technical and scientific terms. We also appreciated her timeliness and her involvement.”