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		<title>Making your ideas happen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>As freelance experts in local and international marketing and communications, content creation and translation, we tell the stories of our customers in English, French and Dutch, adapted to the Benelux, French and UK market, in synchronicity with marketing and sales objectives.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vous avez besoin d&#8217;une traduction d&#8217;urgence ? Vous cherchez un conseiller en communication indépendant ? Faites le nous savoir et nous en parlerons rapidement.  Ensemble nous trouverons sûrement la solution adéquate à vos questions.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firstbaseteam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12398269&amp;post=393&amp;subd=firstbaseteam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Vous avez besoin d&#8217;une traduction d&#8217;urgence ? Vous cherchez un conseiller en communication indépendant ?<br />
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		<title>Communicatie: loop, spring, durf</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 09:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taal vraagt om gedachtensprongen. En durf. Taal lijkt eenvoudig, maar is een ware kunst. Om fris en gericht je ideeën te delen, moet je weten waar je naartoe gaat, èn je gedachte de vrije loop laten. Soms moet je recht op je doel afgaan. Maar om hindernissen te nemen moet je verder denken. Taal is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firstbaseteam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12398269&amp;post=492&amp;subd=firstbaseteam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Taal vraagt om gedachtensprongen. En durf.<br />
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<p><strong>Taal lijkt eenvoudig, maar is een ware kunst.</strong><br />
Om fris en gericht je ideeën te delen, moet je weten waar je naartoe gaat, èn je gedachte de vrije loop laten. Soms moet je recht op je doel afgaan. Maar om hindernissen te nemen moet je verder denken. <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Taal is meer dan woorden</span>, het is zelfbeheersing, creativiteit en durf. Buiten vaste patronen denken, nieuwe verbindingen leggen en zonder aarzelen onverwachte sprongen uitvoeren. Zo kan je je punt maken, zelfs al wachten vastberaden tegenstrevers je op om je te stoppen.  Van &#8220;first base&#8221; naar het tweede en derde honk, en met een tijgersprong veilig thuiskomen (de scheidsrechter spreidt de armen wijd en geeft aan dat je &#8216;safe&#8217; bent: je hebt je punt gemaakt!).</p>
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		<title>Lanceurs de relève</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vous cherchez un collaborateur freelance, aussi bien à l’aise devant un conseil d’ administration que sur le terrain ? Depuis 20 ans nous sommes “lanceur de relève”. Nous avons déjà mis en jeu notre expérience et notre force d’expertise  dans divers domaines. Notre gamme de références s’étend des médias aux banques et assureurs, à l’ [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firstbaseteam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12398269&amp;post=682&amp;subd=firstbaseteam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vous cherchez un collaborateur freelance, aussi bien à l’aise devant un conseil d’ administration que sur le terrain ? Depuis 20 ans nous sommes “lanceur de relève”.</p>
<p>Nous avons déjà mis en jeu notre expérience et notre force d’expertise  dans divers domaines. Notre gamme de références s’étend des médias aux banques et assureurs, à l’ industrie, à l’ IT, à la logistique et au retail. Nous avons également de l’expérience en RH et avec des ONG.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Si vos projets demandent un rédacteur/copy writer, traducteur, project manager, conseiller en communication ou event manager, nous sommes à votre service.</p>
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		<title>Think outside the box</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be creative! Change is the way forward. We need good ideas, like we need air and water. And it is not difficult, if you open your mind for it. Ideas are  everywhere. Just for the taking. Creativity isn’t just for writers. Thinking outside of the box is essential for every modern professional, whether you build [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firstbaseteam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12398269&amp;post=671&amp;subd=firstbaseteam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://firstbaseteam.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/creative-fish.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-675" title="creative-fish" src="http://firstbaseteam.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/creative-fish.jpg?w=223&#038;h=225" alt="" width="223" height="225" /></a>Be creative! Change is the way forward. We need good ideas, like we need air and water. And it is not difficult, if you open your mind for it. Ideas are  everywhere. Just for the taking. Creativity isn’t just for  writers. Thinking outside of the box is  essential for every modern  professional, whether you build cars,  computers, or brand reputations. Without  creativity, there would be no  innovation, no social change, no entrepreneurial  spirit driving our  economy.  Developing your capacity  for creativity is one of the most rewarding  forms of professional growth.  Master the art of innovative thinking,  and you can secure your future (and of  course, the future of your  company).</p>
<p>Liked the tips I found on <a href="http://www.blueglass.com/blog/15-essential-tips-for-harnessing-your-creativity/">&#8216;blue glass&#8217;</a>. Yet another list of creative tips. As long as it gets you going.</p>
<p>For me the most important one is simply: just DO it, think outside the box: it&#8217;s a willingness more than a talent.</p>
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		<title>Pourquoi traduire ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traduire c&#8217;est communiquer. Beaucoup d&#8217;entreprises souhaitent s’implanter sur un nouveau marché; elles ont alors besoin de communiquer avec leurs partenaires locaux dans la langue du territoire auquel elles s’intéressent. Nous pouvons traduire vos documents marketing, financiers, juridiques ou RH,  p.ex. brochures, bilans ou comptes de résultats. Intéressé ? Contactez-nous !<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firstbaseteam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12398269&amp;post=689&amp;subd=firstbaseteam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p><strong>Traduire c&#8217;est communiquer.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Beaucoup d&#8217;entreprises souhaitent s’implanter sur un  nouveau marché; elles ont alors  besoin de communiquer avec leurs  partenaires locaux dans la langue du  territoire auquel elles  s’intéressent.<br />
Nous pouvons traduire vos documents marketing,   financiers, juridiques ou RH,  p.ex. brochures, bilans ou comptes de  résultats.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Intéressé ? Contactez-nous !</p>
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		<title>Brilliants adds &#8230; subtract</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What makes an ad brilliant? A lot of complicated theories exist on advertising. But the answer to this question is really simple. Don&#8217;t complicate things. Simplify. Beauty is in minimalism! Ask yourself what you would say if you only had five seconds to tell your story. In print and bill-boarding, this is actually all you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firstbaseteam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12398269&amp;post=772&amp;subd=firstbaseteam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>What makes an ad brilliant?</strong><br />
A lot of complicated theories exist on advertising. But the answer to this question is really simple. Don&#8217;t complicate things. <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Simplify</span>. Beauty is in minimalism!</p>
<p>Ask yourself what you would say if you only had five seconds to tell your story. In print and bill-boarding, this is actually all you get,  3 to 5 seconds. So don&#8217;t theorize. <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Don&#8217;t add, subtract! </span>Tell your story, simply and precisely. Go for the heart and gut of your audience and touch them head-on:</p>
<p>1. Think in easy to remember words and images<br />
2. Don&#8217;t add, subtract: give information quickly and without complications<br />
3. Leave space, also physically&#8230; the eye and ear need room to digest</p>
<p>First base loves this one&#8230;HAtree: Parents say, children do</p>
<p><a href="http://firstbaseteam.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/creative_ad.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-782" title="creative_ad" src="http://firstbaseteam.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/creative_ad.png?w=450&#038;h=315" alt="" width="450" height="315" /></a></p>
<p>Some more examples to get you going <a href="http://www.penn-olson.com/2009/11/30/14-brilliant-minimalist-ads/">here</a></p>
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		<title>Communications is a dynamic exercise</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Communications is a dynamic exercise, it&#8217;s being alive and sharing interesting ideas and feelings with others. It&#8217;s fun to discover the multitude of possibilities, to select the best-suited one, and then make it resound across the land in rich tones and color.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firstbaseteam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12398269&amp;post=347&amp;subd=firstbaseteam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Communications is a dynamic exercise, it&#8217;s being alive and sharing    interesting ideas and feelings with others.<br />
It&#8217;s fun to discover the multitude of possibilities, to select the    best-suited one, and then make it resound across the land in rich tones    and color.</p>
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		<title>Hoe merk-waardig is je merk?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hoe merk-waardig is je merk? Val je op of val je af? We leven in een tijd van woekerende verspreiding van ideeën. Meer dan ooit moet je opvallen, voor de klant &#8220;op u valt&#8221;. Iedereen heeft een mening over zowat alles. En kan die aan iedereen kwijt. De traditionele media bepalen niet meer echt wat [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firstbaseteam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12398269&amp;post=638&amp;subd=firstbaseteam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p><strong>Hoe merk-waardig is je merk? Val je op of val je af?</strong></p>
<p>We leven in een tijd van woekerende verspreiding van ideeën. Meer dan ooit moet je opvallen, voor de klant &#8220;op u valt&#8221;.<br />
Iedereen heeft een mening over zowat alles. En kan die aan iedereen kwijt. De traditionele media bepalen niet meer echt wat er leeft, ze volgen trends en versterken ze. De TV-reclametijd nadert zijn einde &#8211; of is al dood; de Google-tijd komt in de plaats.</p>
<p>Maar hoe communiceer je met een klant die niet om je geeft, steeds minder tijd heeft en kiest uit steeds meer informatie? Elke mens zoekt instinctief naar de eenvoudigste oplossing. Hij is aangetrokken tot wat opvalt. <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Je moet eruit steken. Kleur bekennen. Verfrissend zijn. De mensen raken. Durven. Anders zijn dan de anderen.</span></p>
<p><strong>Val op of val af.</strong></p>
<p>Kies je voor &#8220;degelijk, gewoon goed communiceren&#8221;? Kies je voor &#8220;de gemiddelde klant&#8221;? Dan ben je misschien al in moeilijkheden, zonder dat je het weet. De ene &#8216;manie&#8217; volgt de andere op. Wat is er &#8216;in&#8217; en wat niet? &#8220;<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Otaku</span>&#8220;, zeggen de Japanners. Het woord betekent &#8220;manie&#8221;, een &#8220;tsunami&#8221; van interesse, een plotse &#8220;mode&#8221; die iedereen meesleept.Is je merk wel <span style="text-decoration:underline;">merk-waardi</span>g? Re-Markable?</p>
<p>Je <span style="text-decoration:underline;">boodschap</span> moet opvallen, juist zijn maar ook fris. Ook de <span style="text-decoration:underline;">vorm</span> wordt belangrijker. Kleur je buiten de lijntjes? Goed! Ontwerp je product zo dat het frisser en sterker oogt dan dat ernaast. Herbepaal de <span style="text-decoration:underline;">doelgroepen</span> die je aanspreekt. Zoek de &#8216;opinieleiders&#8217; persoonlijk op. Niet de gemiddelde klant. Stuur geen email, stuur <span style="text-decoration:underline;">ME-mail</span>! Zij die door hun uitstraling, eigen stem anderen de weg wijzen, bepalen de agenda. Vraag je af wie er om je thema geeft, en maak deze mensen tot je ambassadeurs. <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/seth_godin_on_sliced_bread.html">We leven allemaal in de mode-wereld, zegt Seth Godin</a>. Dan moeten we fashionista&#8217;s worden! <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Weg met de betonkleur van de betonmuren!</span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[From www.guardian.co.uk: In our January 2010 diary we report on the European Commission&#8217;s revelation that language related services amount to one of the biggest earning sectors in the region, but more needs to be done to raise awareness of these skills and resources. Business generated by Europe&#8217;s translation providers and other language teaching services is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=firstbaseteam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12398269&amp;post=629&amp;subd=firstbaseteam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>From <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jan/14/tefl-singapore" target="_blank">www.guardian.co.uk</a>:</strong></p>
<p>In our January 2010 diary we report on the European Commission&#8217;s  revelation that language related services amount to one of the biggest  earning sectors in the region, but more needs to be done to raise  awareness of these skills and resources.</p>
<p>Business generated by Europe&#8217;s translation providers and other  language teaching services is estimated to have been worth $12bn in  2008, according to research published by the EU last month.</p>
<p>The  report, commissioned by the EU&#8217;s translation service, said that the  language industry is growing faster than any other sector in Europe,  with expansion estimated to continue at 10%. But researchers warn that  because the industry is so diverse, spread across activities ranging  from in-company translation, software development and subtitling of  films and television programmes, its impact is often overlooked.</p>
<p>One  indication that this could change comes from evidence that investment  companies are showing growing interest in the sector, the report&#8217;s  writers say. They point to evidence from eastern Europe where a small  number of players are dominating translating services.</p>
<p>The report  also highlights a growing acceptance of machine translation tools. This  is in response to a shortage of human translators and improved accuracy  of computer-assisted translation.</p>
<p>The translation and interpreting  sector dominates the language industry, with an estimated value of $8bn  in 2008, while language teaching was the next biggest sector, estimated  to be worth $2.3bn.</p>
<p><strong><a title="More from  guardian.co.uk on Singapore" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/singapore">Singapore</a> set to test foreign workers&#8217;  English skills</strong><a href="http://firstbaseteam.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/006.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-630 alignright" title="006" src="http://firstbaseteam.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/006.jpg?w=236&#038;h=141" alt="" width="236" height="141" /></a><br />
Foreigners seeking visas to work in  Singapore&#8217;s service sector will have to sit a test of English from later  this year as part of a government campaign to raise English standards.</p>
<p>Details  of the test have yet to be revealed but Lee Yi Shyan, minister for  manpower, told the Straits Times newspaper that the move was aimed at  raising English language skills in the retail, food and beverage and  hotels sectors. It comes after prime minister Lee Hsien Loong decried  foreigners in service jobs who could not distinguish between phrases  such as &#8220;chilli&#8221; or &#8220;no chilli&#8221;.</p>
<p>The government will also offer  employers the opportunity to reduce a levy on foreign employees from  $170 to $100 if they can prove that new staff are proficient in English.</p>
<p><strong>Malaysia  speeds return of Bahasa</strong><br />
Bahasa Malay will replace English  as the medium of instruction in maths and science classes in Malaysia&#8217;s  schools in 2011, a year earlier than scheduled, said education minister  Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The government had the resources to implement  the policy sooner than planned, he said.</p>
<p>Muhyiddin said that  English language standards had not benefitted from the use of the  language for teaching. &#8220;[Students'] proficiency in the language  currently should not just be average and drastic measures are needed to  address this problem,&#8221; Muhyiddin told the Bernama news agency last  month.</p>
<p>He said foreign teachers would be recruited to act as  &#8220;master teachers&#8221; to improve standards of English language tuition  alongside new textbooks and language labs.</p>
<p><strong>Dutch eyes in  Sweden&#8217;s schools anger unions</strong><br />
Sweden&#8217;s schools inspectorate  has called in a Dutch education consultancy to review English language  teaching at 30 secondary school, angering Swedish teaching unions.</p>
<p>A  team of inspectors from Cito, the international assessment and testing  company based in the Netherlands, will assess English language teaching  for 11- to 16-year-olds under a contract worth $700,000.</p>
<p>Teaching  unions expressed surprise at the decision. &#8220;I question how a Dutch firm  can study a Swedish school. What requirements do they have to judge  Swedish schools?&#8221; Metta Fjelkner, chair of the National Union of  Teachers, told the Dagens Nyheter newspaper.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jan/14/tefl-singapore" target="_blank">www.guardian.co.uk</a></strong></p>
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