In this episode of Speaking of Translation, Eve Bodeux, Corinne McKay, freelance translator Karen Tkaczyk, and freelance conference interpreter Alex Gansmeier discuss life as a freelancer during the COVID pandemic, including:-How the pandemic initially affected their businesses in March through May … [Read more...] about New podcast episode: roundtable discussion on freelancing during the pandemic
Medical translation course: early bird rate ends today
Today is the last day to sign up for the September/October session of Medical concepts and terminology for translators and interpreters, a four-week "mini med school" class taught by expert medical translator Michèle Hansen. A participant in the last session of this class comments: “Michèle … [Read more...] about Medical translation course: early bird rate ends today
New podcast: Online networking in the age of COVID
Love it or hate it, online networking is the only networking we've got (in the US at least) for the foreseeable future. Speaking of Translation has you covered! Eve and Corinne discuss topics such as: -Online training, and how to make the most of the increased opportunities we're seeing during the … [Read more...] about New podcast: Online networking in the age of COVID
What I’ve learned from remote court interpreting
Since passing the Colorado French court interpreter certification exam almost exactly a year ago, I've been interpreting two to four times a week in the Colorado state courts. I love the work, and I'm not saying that just in case one of my managing interpreters reads this. At first, my goal was … [Read more...] about What I’ve learned from remote court interpreting
Upcoming master class: Registering a domain and setting up domain name e-mail
If you've been meaning to get off Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or Hotmail, or if you'd like to set up an e-mail address for a special project or product, the next Training for Translators master class on registering a domain and setting up domain name e-mail is for you! We all know that … [Read more...] about Upcoming master class: Registering a domain and setting up domain name e-mail