First family vacation since COVID! I really can’t complain about lack of travel opportunities in the past three years; despite COVID, I still traveled to the Navajo Nation, took tons of bike and ski trips around Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and went to Canada for an interpreting workshop, and even snuck in a trip to […]
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February master class: Editing and proofreading, with Karen Tkaczyk
Our February 2023 master class is open for registration! Karen Tkaczyk will be teaching Editing and proofreading for into-English translators. The live class runs from 12 noon to 3 PM on Tuesday, February 7, and registration ($75) includes the recording. Karen will cover practical strategies for editing and proofreading your own work and documents written […]
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Greetings, readers! I hope that 2023 is off to a good start in all of your various corners of the world! Why talk about income? As usual, I’m kicking off the year with a review of last year and how it went in my freelance business. Also as usual, this article contains real income numbers […]
Continue ReadingA test of Cymo Booth as an interpreting back-channel
Boothmate communication in remote interpreting The vast majority of my conference interpreting work is remote, so I’m always on the lookout for ways to make the online interpreting experience more pleasant for me and more effective for my clients. I actually really enjoy remote interpreting, but one of the main challenges when you’re not sitting […]
Continue ReadingThe books I read this year
To close out 2022 and in case you’re looking for some holiday reading, here’s a list of the books I read this year and a short review of each one. I hope that all of you get some well-deserved time off to enjoy the people and activities that make you happy! I read 13 books […]
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