Training for Translators

Classes for translators and interpreters

Classes for translators


Corinne McKay

Early registration deadlines…and a rebrand!

Online course early registration deadlines

Early registration rates end this Sunday (June 8) for our two July online courses: the brand-new Making official document translation services a profitable part of your business, taught by Jennifer Nielsen, and the ever-popular Marketing to direct clients, taught by me.

Base registration is $365 for either class, including live slide presentations, question and answer sessions (recordings provided), individual feedback on homework assignments, and lots of individual attention. Various discounts are available, including
-$15 discount for American Translators Association members, which you can combine with:
-$15 discount for returning students
-$10 discount for new students

Sign up before Sunday and save some money, then come enhance your skills in July!

Rebrand time! Thoughts on Translation is becoming Training for Translators

I’m also excited to announce the in-progress rebrand of Thoughts on Translation into Training for Translators. When I started blogging back in 2008 (I know…like the Jurassic era of social media!), I had basically no strategy or purpose other than sharing information with other translators.

Now that the blog and my online courses have grown and grown (thanks to all of you!), now counting over 800 blog posts and over 1,000 online course alumni, I’m splitting them off into their own business, under the name Training for Translators. All old blog post links will still work, and the rebrand will take a little while; you’ll notice changes along the way (such as a new logo!) and I’ll let you know when the switchover is complete. And thanks to all of you for your support along the way!


Corinne McKay

HSFT in Italian; June Time Crunch Challenge

Over the past several years, I’ve sold the translation rights to my book How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator, to freelancers working into Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian. It’s always fun to see the book come out in new languages. Congratulations to English>Italian translators Chiara Rizzo and Barbara Ronca for the latest translation: Come diventare traduttori di successo, now available in electronic format.

Next, I’m excited to announce a new challenge group: the June Time Crunch Challenge. From June 3-June 28, German<>English translator and leadership/productivity coach Dorothee Racette will lead this group, modeled on my March Marketing Madness challenge group (which inspired feedback such as “This greatly increased my confidence in marketing and has been a turning point for me. My business will never be the same again!”). There will be daily challenge activities, motivational videos, and a Slack group to keep everyone accountable and motivated. Registration is $75 and there are various discounts available on the registration page. We’ve already got a good group signed up, with room for more!


Corinne McKay

French to English financial translation: early registration ends April 21

Next up in my online course series is French to English financial translation, with expert financial translator and former commercial banker Judy Lyons. Judy taught the financial module of last year’s French to English Translation Workshop course, to rave reviews. I’m excited that she’s back to teach this course exclusively for beginning and aspiring financial translators (or experienced financial translators who want individual feedback on their translations). The early registration deadline is April 21 for this course.

Registration is $365, with discounts for new students ($380 after April 21 if spots are still available), returning students, and ATA members (see the registration page). The course includes four live slide presentations, four live question and answer sessions (recordings provided), and individual feedback on four practice translations. Students in Judy’s previous course commented, “Besides the feedback on my translations, I really appreciated how much information was presented in the live sessions and also in the extra materials. We got an amazing amount of resources!”

Part of moving up in the market is becoming a better translator–join us for a unique opportunity to hone your skills in this specialization. All previous online courses this year have sold out, so don’t delay if you’d like to join this session.


Corinne McKay

Copywriting for your business and for your clients: early registration ends Friday!

Greetings, readers! I promise that I have a few substantive posts waiting in the wings, but they’re on hold until I wrap up the March marketing challenge group (it’s been fun!) and some translation projects. In the meantime, just a reminder that the early registration rate for Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo’s online course (beginning April 29) Copywriting: for your clients and for your business ends Friday. Madalena–who has quickly gained a reputation for offering tips and techniques you can apply right away–will help you learn to “write like a copywriter,” write better marketing copy for your own business, and target translation clients who may need copywriting services.

This hands-on course with lots of individual attention is limited to 15 people, and we’ll do two live sessions a week, plus a weekly copywriting assignment that you’ll submit to Madalena for individual feedback. Early registration is $365 (goes up to $380 after Friday), and there are various discounts available on the course page. Once this session is full, I’ll start a wait list for a future session.

I’m excited about this course, and I hope to see some of you there!


Corinne McKay

Getting Started as a Freelance Translator: Two spots left

Update: this session is now sold out. Contact me at corinne@translatewrite.com if you’d like to be on the wait list for a future session.

 

 

There are two spots left in the April session of my online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator. It’s a four-week class for beginning and aspiring translators in any language combination, and we combine self-paced videos, live sessions, and individual feedback on four homework assignments. As a past participant says,

“I was surprised and delighted at how practical this course was. Corinne is extremely generous in sharing her insights, suggestions and tips, and this was very important to me as a relatively novice translator. I always got the feeling I could ask any question, no matter what, and Corinne would provide a thoughtful and thorough answer. This course is a must for beginner translators.”

Registration is $365 and there are various discounts available (see the codes on the registration page). Once this session is full, I’ll start a wait list for a fall session. Hope to see some of you there!