Training for Translators

Classes for translators and interpreters

Classes for translators


Corinne McKay

March Marketing Madness starts Monday

It’s that time again! For the third year in a row, the March Marketing Madness challenge group kicks off on the first Monday in March (that’s this coming Monday!) and runs for 20 consecutive business days. Registration is $75 and includes a daily marketing challenge, motivational video, and an optional but fun Slack group. Around 50 people are already signed up, but there’s room for anyone who wants to participate! Last year’s participants say:

“I really loved the interactions with other translators and the sense of community that the challenge created. I especially loved the motivational videos! They were awesome.”

“This greatly increased my confidence in marketing and has been a turning point for me. My business will never be the same again!”

“I loved being part of the group, it was much more hands on and there was much more learning in it than I thought there would be (not just an accountability check-in). I thought there was a good range of activities and they could all be done within the suggested half hour.”

Hoping to see some of you there!


Corinne McKay

Upcoming online courses for translators

Training for Translators has a bunch of great offerings coming up next week and in March!

On Wednesday, February 24, Joachim Lépine comes back for another round of his sold-out three-hour master class Harnessing the power of neural machine translation. “This class was practical, informative, encouraging and thoroughly enjoyable!” says a participant in the last session. Learn how to use NMT to handle some of the routine parts of your work, so that you can focus on the creative and challenging parts. $75.

On Thursday, February 25, translation marketing expert Tess Whitty presents a three-hour master class Optimize your resume/CV and cover letter to find more and better agency clients. Create a resume that sells, and learn tips for finding agencies to apply to. $75.

On March 1, the third consecutive year of March Marketing Madness kicks off, with me, Corinne McKay. “This greatly increased my confidence in marketing and has been a turning point for me. My business will never be the same again!” says a 2020 participant. Join this fun and motivational group for 20 consecutive business days of marketing challenges. $75.

On March 8, Madalena Sanchez Zampaulo’s four-week course Copywriting for translators: identifying and targeting your copywriting market kicks off. For translators with some previous copywriting knowledge or experience, this course will help you develop a package of copywriting services and market them to your current or potential clients. $365 plus various discounts; early bird pricing ends February 22.

On March 8, Susie Jackson brings her popular four-week course Charge With Confidence, to Training for Translators. Previous participants call this course, “a life-changer in more than a million ways.” You’ll complete the course with a business budget, an analysis of your current financial situation, and a plan to raise your rates with your dream clients. $365 plus various discounts; early bird pricing ends February 22.


Corinne McKay

Online presence course: early bird rate ends Friday

Expert online presence instructor Madalena Sanchez Zampaulo is teaching a new class for Training for Translators, The T&I professional’s online presence roadmap. It starts on February 8, and the early bird rate of $365 (various discounts available) ends Friday!

Online is the only presence we have right now, so yours needs to be as robust as possible! This course is for freelancers who already have a website, but want to expand their online presence and develop a strategy for using it. We hope to see some of you there! Click through to the course page for a full description, plus reviews from Madalena’s past students!


Corinne McKay

New for 2021: free recorded webinars

As a new initiative this year, I decided to start offering a monthly (ish!) free recorded webinar for my e-mail list subscribers. I just released the first one, and it’s on “how to have a successful first year as a freelancer.” It’s 30 minutes long and has five specific categories of tips for beginners.

If you’re on the Training for Translators mailing list, you’ve already received an e-mail with the link to watch this webinar, and if you’re not on my mailing list and you’d like to watch it, you can sign up here and the link will be in your subscription confirmation e-mail.


Corinne McKay

January classes start this week!

Happy 2021 to the entire Training for Translators community! Our 2021 class lineup starts this week. Translating for the international development sector is sold out (e-mail classes@trainingfortranslators.com to be added to the wait list), but all other classes still have space:

  • Complete what you started, a four-week challenge and coaching group led by Dorothee Racette, starts on Thursday, January 7. If you’ve been struggling to finish a freelance website, target a new specialization, prepare for a certification exam, or assemble the branded writing you need to position yourself in your niche, this challenge intensive is for you. In this 4-week course, you will look behind the scenes of procrastination and work in a small peer group to finally take your big business projects to the next level. $299 with various discounts available.
  • Direct client marketing…for people who think they can’t, a three-hour master class, runs from 12 noon to 3 PM New York time on Thursday, January 7 (recording provided after the session). If you’ve proclaimed 2021 your year to break into the direct client market, join instructor Corinne McKay for three hours of practical instruction on how to get started! $75, no discounts.
  • Into-English patent translation, a four-week course with expert patent translator Martin Cross, starts on Monday, January 11. Patent translation is a well-paid specialization and a growing market segment, but even experienced technical translators can find patents hard to understand and can be unsure of the legal considerations involved. This course is intended for translators working from any language into English who have an interest in science and technology and want to start translating patents or improve their patent translation skills. $365 with various discounts available.