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The TED Translators program
is about teamwork,
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and reviewers play a crucial role.
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Reviewers collaborate with volunteers
to improve the quality of subtitles,
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so TED viewers can connect with
speakers’ ideas.
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Here are five tips for reviewers:
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1 . Be qualified!
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You need five sets of published subtitles
before you can review.
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This ensures you’re familiar with
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and can advise others on
subtitling best practices.
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2. Watch the talk first!
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Before making changes,
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watch the entire talk with subtitles
to identify areas where you should focus.
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Look out for common mistakes,
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like overly-literal translations,
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grammatical errors,
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and timing issues.
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3. Give useful feedback!
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Good feedback is constructive
and actionable.
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It includes specific examples
of what you should change and why.
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Link to resources so volunteers can learn
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to avoid similar mistakes in the future.
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To motivate volunteers,
highlight what they did well.
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4. Send it back!
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If you notice too many mistakes,
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send the subtitles back
to the original volunteer.
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Reviewers don’t need
to correct every error.
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Instead, point out recurring issues
and offer an example correction.
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5. Work as a team!
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TED Translators are volunteers united
by the mission to spread great ideas.
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Always be respectful,
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and think of reviewing
as a conversation with a teammate
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about how to best communicate
the speaker’s idea in your language.
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Remember these five tips
when you review subtitles
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and work with fellow volunteers
to make big ideas globally accessible.
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