Classes for translators

Join Training for Translators this coming Friday, January 24 (recording provided if you can’t attend live) for our January master class: Interpreting for legal depositions, presented by Judy Jenner. Judy is a Federally-certified court interpreter who has interpreted at over 800 (not a typo!) depositions, and this is our first offering exclusively for interpreters!

As some court systems have reduced the rates for judiciary interpreters, many court interpreters actively look for assignments outside the court system. There are plenty of opportunities available, and depositions, which are typically held at law offices, often require interpreters. There are very few trainings focusing on the role of interpreters in depositions, and this master class will provide an overview of the structure of depositions, the parties, the objectives, the terminology, etc. The instructor will also offer tips on finding clients who may need deposition interpreters.

Attendees will receive plenty of real-life advice on how to manage the flow of information, how to deal with difficult situations, and exactly what to expect during the course of the deposition. Specific terminology related to depositions will also be covered. This master class will be held in English and is thus suitable for interpreters of all languages. The presenter is a federally-certified court interpreter who has interpreted at more than 800 depositions. She is not a lawyer, but is married to one! All participants will receive a recording of the master class afterward.

Hope to see some of you there!

In March of this year, I started running quarterly challenge groups focused on a specific goal: we kicked off with March Marketing Madness (led by me), then moved on to the June Time Crunch challenge with Dorothee Racette, and next up, starting one week from today, is the September SEO (search engine optimization) Strategy challenge, led by Madalena Sanchez Zampaulo.

The challenge groups are a fun, affordable ($75, with various discounts available) way to make lasting changes in your business by building a new habit–one March Marketing Madness participant commented that her business was “forever changed.” In this challenge group, we’ll focus on getting your website out of the shadows and in front of clients who are searching for the types of services you offer.

You don’t need access to your website’s source code to participate, since we know that many people use website builders. Madalena–based on her experience teaching website creation courses for translators–will be giving the group an SEO challenge every week day, and we’ll also have motivational videos and a fun Slack group. We have a good group signed up, with room for as many people as want to participate! We kick off on September 3, and I hope to see some of you there!

My superstar legal translation instructor Paula Arturo has developed a new online course, Plain language for into-English legal translators, that she’ll be teaching in September. Early registration ($365, with various discounts available) ends on Friday, and we have a good group signed up, with room for more if you’d like to participate!

As the course title would suggest, this is a course for into-English legal translators who want to create clear and accurate translations from convoluted source texts. Paula–a lawyer and law professor in addition to her translation work–got rave reviews for her previous legal translation course, with a participant commenting, “Paula is an excellent professional and an outstanding communicator of all her knowledge and expertise. She has a gift to make all the complex topics during the course be understandable. She is an excellent teacher!”

Make sure to register by Friday if you’d like to join this session, and we’ll kick it off on September 9.

As of right now, there are two spots left in the July session of my four-week online course Marketing to Direct Clients. The course is open to translators in any language combination. We’ll begin on July 8, with live slide presentations, self-paced videos, question and answer sessions (recordings provided), and individual feedback on weekly homework assignments. For the full course description, pricing, and feedback from past students, hop on over to the course page!