The next session of my four-week, self-paced course, Getting started as a freelance translator, begins on September 19 and registration ($190) is open. This four-week, self-paced course is for translators with little to no freelance experience, or still in the “idea” stage. The course is run on … [Read more...] about Getting started as a freelance translator now open for registration
Product recommendation: Dell 14 portable monitor
I'm doing some digital nomading this summer, and don't love working on my laptop monitor alone. I have a ThinkPad T590 with a 15 inch screen, but I use a 24 inch external monitor when I'm working at my office (which is 90% of the time), so the laptop alone is pretty painful. I find it particularly … [Read more...] about Product recommendation: Dell 14 portable monitor
A year of conference interpreting
July 2 will mark one year since I received my exit exam results from the Glendon College Master of conference interpreting program. It's been an exciting and interesting year, so I thought I'd report on how things have gone, and are going. -My conference interpreting work volume is about what I … [Read more...] about A year of conference interpreting
Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts Monday
The next session of my four-week online course, Getting Started as a Freelance Translator, starts on Monday! It's a self-paced session where you work through the materials at your own pace, then we'll have a Slack group for discussion, and weekly Q&A videos. Registration is $190. This … [Read more...] about Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts Monday
How to refer work to other freelancers
No matter where you are on the beginner-to-advanced freelancer spectrum, you're likely to get requests for work that you can't fulfill. You may get requests that you could theoretically accept, but you're too busy, or you're on vacation, or you may get requests that are for services you don't … [Read more...] about How to refer work to other freelancers