Victoria Womersley
Creative writer of blogs & content
I love writing about technology, travel, marketing, environmental, equality, human rights and social issues, content for businesses and of course language too.
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How Facebook’s ConvNet AI Is Redefining Online Translation
Facebook has settled on ConvNet as the foundation for future translation efforts. There is no doubt that it will play a positive role in the way users communicate on their social network.
Facebook’s ConvNet AI translation method is nine times faster, more accurate, and able to localize translations better than the current leading AI method using Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN).
According to Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR), language translation is important for supporting Face...
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Continuous Performance Management Is Here
Traditional performance management is based on antiquated ideas about how to influence productivity and overall business outcomes. Top-down management, annual performance reviews, and slow or non-existent feedback loops harm productivity instead of encouraging cooperation. These outdated practices coupled with ineffectual rewards and incentives stymie a culture of alignment and passion for achieving shared company goals.
Based on positive psychology research and proven methods for employee de...
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How To Build A Robot Controlled By Your Android Smartphone
People have been fascinated by robots as far back as the 4th Century BC when Greek mathematician Archytas hypothesized about a mechanical bird named ‘The Pigeon’. Today with the advent of the internet and the proliferation of smartphones, numerous apps can be found that use the inbuilt hardware of Android smartphones to control devices such as home-built robots for cleaning floors, waterways or just for entertainment. Here we take a look at how to build a robot that can be controlled through ...
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4 Steps to Building an Unstoppable International Email Marketing Campaign
(Last Updated On: May 23, 2018)
Email marketing is the best way to reach consumers and leads worldwide, outperforming social media across nearly all metrics for use, reach, conversions, and ROI. While great marketing strategies are supported by social efforts, email marketing both on national and international scales remains the leader. It is expected to continue to grow and give marketers the best return on investment for the foreseeable future.
However, to make the most of overseas markets,...
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Six healthcare trends expected in 2018
Like last year, 2018 is expected to bring about further uncertainty and risk for America’s healthcare industry. Issues like the healthcare act, tax reform, cybersecurity, and a marked increase in opioid deaths will shape the future of the healthcare sector
These problems will also alter the focus of industry leaders, insurers, and other stakeholders. Some of the top trends to take note of this year are explained below.
Healthcare Reform
Although the Republican Party can no longer scrap the Af...
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3 Ways to Boost Mindfulness From 9-5
Mindfulness is a practice that has many benefits for both our personal and professional lives. Multiple studies have shown how mindfulness can help us build better relationships, manage stress and anxiety, and even improve our physical health and mental capabilities. Unlike many other meditative techniques, mindfulness doesn’t need to be practiced over long, dedicated periods of time. Just 15 minutes a day, every day, will have a positive impact on your overall mental and physical well-being....
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Cultivating a beautiful Mediterranean garden
Gardening in the eastern extreme of the Andalucian province of Malaga, Spain, may seem like a dream come true. Lots of sunshine, no frost, and higher temperatures certainly seem to be ideal conditions to grow almost anything you please. It also means that you can garden almost year round. However, the dry summers and variable rainfall levels can make growing your garden much more difficult than it first seems. Cultivating a beautiful Mediterranean garden…what do you have to keep in mind?
This...
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How to Create Privacy in Your Yard and Woo Buyers
Hello everyone! Today I have an excellent guest post about an issue that is seldom talked about when considering a home sale. As homeowners, we worry about staging the inside of the house just right, making it immaculate in its appearance for all would-be buyers. But what about the backyard? Aside from landscaping it prior to an Open House, how else can you improve it, and increase your odds of a faster sale? Read on and find out!
Privacy is what transforms your home into a sanctuary, and add...
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A Simple Guide To Planning And Designing a Kitchen Remodel
Remodeling a kitchen requires careful attention to a number of different elements, leaving some homeowners wondering where to start.
It may be that you’re simply replacing cabinet fronts and countertops or aiming for an ambitious new design to bring your kitchen into the 21st Century with all modern conveniences. Either way, there are some simple steps you can follow to stop your kitchen dreams becoming a nightmare.
A sound design, budget, and understanding of which aspects you can do yoursel...
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7 Steps to Make Your Website Appeal to a Global Audience the Right Way
Localization is a necessity if you want to reach markets across borders. However, using machine-based plugins instead of marketing translation services, or including multiple language versions within one site is not the way to reach success. Localization refers to the adaptation of a website content to meet the language, cultural and other requirements of a specific target market.
Clunky translations or detached content won’t generate sales. In fact, it’s actually more likely to push customer...
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How should we bridge cultural and linguistic differences at work?
Contrast in workplace language and culture can make it hard to give direction and feedback, train new employees, or review expectations. Leaders are obligated to determine which language and cultural differences can be accommodated in the workplace, and which can’t.
Building an environment of inclusion and acceptance will aid team members in reaching their full potential. Below are some strategies which managers can use to enhance communication among all team members, regardless of their cult...
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Understanding Renters Insurance Coverage
Around 95% of all homeowners presently have homeowner’s insurance. But, in 2016, just 41% of renters had renter’s insurance, despite the multiple benefits it brings to policyholders.
Unlike the name suggests, renters insurance plans do more than just cover your personal items or protect you from the cost of damaging your apartment. They bring a bundle of benefits that make it well worth the small monthly charge.
This article will discuss what renters insurance actually is and isn’t, who and w...
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Best Performance Management Practices to Drive Engagement
According to Gallup, disengaged employees cost American businesses a whopping $450 - 550 billion each year in lost productivity. Workforce engagement is supported by effective management styles that create a culture of accountability and allow each individual employee to thrive within the business.
Highly intentional employee performance management is key to driving workforce engagement. Support this style by applying three strategies that are backed by social science research. The strategies...
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The Best Approach for Motivating Employees
Staff are the single most valuable ‘resource’ of any business. Their motivation and engagement in the company has clear impacts on its success. Fortunately, employee motivation and engagement do not rely on indulgent rewards, nor on ruling your workforce with an iron fist.
The best approach for motivating employees and thus driving your business forward is to build a culture of accountability. With employee performance management, you can unobtrusively monitor individual performance. Trust yo...
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Who’s More Productive – Remote or Office-Bound Workers?
The availability of flexible work is on the rise, and the percentage of people who quit their jobs due to a lack of flexibility nearly doubled in 2017 from just three years prior. This leaves many employers asking if remote workers are as productive as their office counterparts, and rightly so.
Companies are also starting to wonder how they can make flexible working viable for their business and employees. In today’s market, more and more candidates expect this to be an option when taking on ...