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Dec 11 2020

New podcast: Wrapping up 2020, and looking ahead to 2021

In this episode of Speaking of Translation, Eve and Corinne wrap up 2020 (a truly unforgettable year by any measure!), and look ahead to 2021. We discuss topics such as: Highlight accomplishments of 2020, and what helped us get there Disappointments this year, and how our businesses have been affected by the pandemic How we’ve […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Podcasts

Dec 08 2020

Retainer agreements: Good idea? Bad idea?

Thanks to reader Jennifer O. for suggesting this topic: retainer agreements and whether they are a good idea for freelancers, or not. Let’s take a look: First of all, what is a retainer agreement? Retainer agreements allow clients to purchase a fixed amount of your work (which could be hours, words, or something else) at […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Freelancing

Nov 30 2020

FAQ for beginning translators and interpreters

A couple of beginning freelancers have sent me some questions lately, so I thought it might be helpful to compile them into a blog post for anyone who’s just starting out, especially in the pandemic! This is certainly not comprehensive, but hopefully it’s a start! –Are translation and interpreting still a viable career path? Let’s […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Getting started as a translator

Nov 28 2020

NMT master class sold out

This coming Wednesday (December 2, 2020)’s master class on neural machine translation (NMT) with Joachim Lépine is now sold out. E-mail classes@trainingfortranslators.com to be added to the wait list for a future session. We have two other upcoming master classes that are still open for registration: –Profitable negotiations and personal finance for freelancers, taught by […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Classes for translators · Tagged: classes for translators

Nov 25 2020

Upcoming master classes

Training for Translators has three great master classes coming up in December and early January. Master classes are a great way to take an in-depth look at a specialized topic in two to three hours, at a cost of $75. Recordings are provided if you can’t attend live. Here’s the lineup: On Wednesday, December 2, […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Classes for translators

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