Training for Translators

Classes for translators and interpreters


Corinne McKay

Links you might enjoy

I've been busy with back-to-back monster projects and am now in recovery mode, catching up on assignments for my online classes. So I'll pass on a few links to other websites that you might enjoy: For Carolyn Yohn's recommended summer reading series, I wrote a guest post on Hilary Mantel's books … [Read more...] about Links you might enjoy


Corinne McKay

Per-word versus hourly income: can someone explain this?

One of the great things about having a blog is that I get to ask questions that I don't know the answers to, and then people who are smarter than I am will respond and fill me in. Here's one that's frequently asked by students in my online courses, and it honestly puzzles me as much as it puzzles … [Read more...] about Per-word versus hourly income: can someone explain this?


Corinne McKay

Speaking of Translation's localization episode: available for download

Eve Bodeux and I recently recorded a new episode of Speaking of Translation, entitled "Software localization: insights from the translator and PM perspective." Eve and Tess Whitty discussed their roles in the localization project process and I moderated. We just posted the recording on our website, … [Read more...] about Speaking of Translation's localization episode: available for download


Corinne McKay

Take a scalpel to your marketing materials…

...and remove: Vague blah blah that applies to 10,000 other translators (possibly even 11,000). "I help clients communicate across cultures" (let's hope so...), "Accurate and efficient," "Detail-oriented," "Committed to meeting deadlines." Instead, get specific: "In 12+ years of freelancing, I … [Read more...] about Take a scalpel to your marketing materials…