Werner Patels
Creative Language Genius
Bridging languages, connecting cultures – 40 years of excellence. Translation, writing, editing, creativity.
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Translation
German to English * French to English * Spanish to English * English to German * French to German * Spanish to German * English to French (Québec)Business * Marketing * Advertising * Law/Contracts * Essays * Academic/Research Articles * Tourism * Environment * Fiction * Non-Fiction * Books * And More
With 40 years of experience, Werner Patels has seen and done it all. He specializes in sophisticated and challenging texts, such as marketing copy, advertising, fiction, essays, press releases, etc. Werner also handles contracts and similar legal documents (e.g., privacy policies). Areas he works in include marketing, tourism, environment, law, luxury brands, politics, history, e-learning, etc. These days, he prefers to work on "long form" texts: books (fiction & non-fiction), or magazine and academic articles or essays. Most recently he has translated a series of three psychological thrillers from German into English for a major American publisher.
Werner Patels has worked for government agencies (such as in Ontario and Québec, Canada), major banks, various retailers in Europe and major hotels. Clients have included Rolex, Baloise, ETH Zurich, City of Basel, VP Bank, Health Canada, and many others.
PLUS:
- Copywriting (English, German)
- Proofreading, Editing (English, German)
- MTPE (Machine Translation Post-Editing)
AI-Powered, Creative Language Genius-Enhanced Translation
Writing prompts to generate AI output is not an easy task. It requires someone who knows how to use language accurately and precisely. To generate a translation, for example, it is not enough to instruct AI to "translate this text into French".For best results, it takes a human translator with decades of experience to write such AI prompts. In addition, that same translator must then edit and fine-tune the translation created by AI.Werner Patels has extensive experience in this field. He can produce translations from scratch ("human-powered") or, if so requested, generate translations using AI and then edit them ("Creative Language Genius-Enhanced"). This way, you will never be disappointed. And the translation you receive is one that speaks to your target audience, perfectly localized and transcreated. What is more, the Creative Language Genius (Werner Patels) researches and verifies terminology, facts, style, voice, expressions, etc. to ensure you will end up with the right translation for your project.
Remastering
Werner Patels has several years of experience remastering old music recordings – from the early 1900s and the 1930s up to the 1960s and 1970s.He works for individuals who want their old vinyl records fixed. They convert the records to MP3, WAV, etc. files and send them to Werner, and he restores and remasters them, ensuring an enjoyable listening experience without pops, crackles and other blemishes. Werner also works on a freelance basis for record companies and labels.Check out Werner's YouTube channel.Recently, he also composed and produced a song for the 60th anniversary of Star Trek. You can listen to it here.He also runs an online radio station: Werner's Jukebox.
About
Languages have always played a major role in Werner's life. English and German were his first languages, and later he learned French, Latin, Greek (modern & ancient), Spanish, Japanese, etc.He started working as a freelance translator in 1987 and completed a Master's degree in translation, conference interpreting, and political science in 1997. Werner also has a Cambridge University teaching certificate (he taught languages in Toronto for several years, for example). In addition, he spent some time in TV news, writing for TV, and working as a political pundit on national TV in Canada for a while.
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