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Corinne McKay

New podcast: How to learn from colleagues

In this episode of Speaking of Translation, Eve and Corinne discuss how to learn from and share information with colleagues, in a way that is both helpful and appropriate. How can newbies learn from colleagues without being invasive? What is (and is not) appropriate to ask from colleagues? How can colleagues learn from each other through peer-to-peer professional development sessions? When should you offer to pay someone who gives you advice? And how can experienced colleagues give back to the profession through mentoring?

Links mentioned in this episode:
-Eve’s book Maintaining Your Second Language
-Corinne’s online courses for translators
-The ATA mentoring program
-The Colorado Translators Association mentoring program
–Athena Sky Interpreting

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Corinne McKay

New podcast: life as a digital nomad

In this month’s episode of Speaking of Translation, Eve Bodeux and I interview German to English translator Katie Schober about her life on the road as a digital nomad. Katie–a longtime Speaking of Translation listener, who specializes in history and genealogy translations–has spent six months traveling the US with her husband while continuing to work full time, and they’re about to embark on the European leg of their journey. Katie talks about planning this kind of trip, working full-time while on the road, the pluses and minuses of the digital nomad life, and advice for others who might want to try it!

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Corinne McKay

Podcast: Website and online presence tips for freelancers

Eve Bodeux and I just (today!) recorded a new episode of Speaking of Translation, and we hope you find it useful! This episode covers website and online presence tips for freelancers, including:
-Why are a website and an online presence important, or not important?
-What are some factors to consider when choosing a web designer, and how much should a website cost?
-What other online platforms might you want to be on?
-How can blogging be used as a marketing tool?
-What does Eve look for in the online presence of people to whom she might subcontract work?

Note: we appreciate all of your comments, and we’d particularly enjoy hearing from anyone who has found a translation client through a “non-traditional” online presence such as Instagram, Pinterest, etc. (listen to the episode for Corinne’s story of finding a client on Yelp).

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Corinne McKay

New podcast: ATA59 wrapup

Eve Bodeux and I released a new episode of Speaking of Translation this week. It’s a wrapup of last month’s 59th annual American Translators Association conference. We discuss our favorite sessions at the conference, how the conference is planned, and some tips for anyone who’s never attended an ATA conference and would like to. Here it is!

If you enjoy Speaking of Translation, you can listen to more episodes on our website, or subscribe in Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher.

Speaking of Stitcher, here’s a plea for tech help: when I connected our show to Stitcher, I was told that Stitcher’s site would automatically scrape our podcast logo tile from our RSS feed, but it didn’t do that, and there is no way to manually upload a logo tile in Stitcher. I’ve contacted Stitcher customer service about this, and their only response was the same information that I had already found in their knowledge base (no way to do this manually; the system will automatically find the logo tile, which it still hasn’t). If anyone has a solution to this, can you let me know in the comments?


Corinne McKay

Speaking of Translation: Ask Us Anything

Speaking of Translation recently recorded an Ask Us Anything podcast episode. Thanks to all of our listeners who submitted topics for us to cover. Here’s the lineup:

-How do translation partnerships work? How do the hosts of Speaking of Translation work together?

-How can translators maintain skills in their second (third, etc.) languages that they don’t get a chance to use in daily life? (Reference: Eve’s book Maintaining Your Second Language)

-Advice for an in-house translator who wants to go freelance?

-Should you deliver translations to direct clients in Word or PDF format?

-How can a freelancer create a professional development plan and set goals? (Reference: our podcast episode on Setting Goals for Your Freelance Business).

-Tips for first-time ATA conference attendees?

-Would it be a good idea for a technical translator to add subtitling and dubbing to her range of services?

-What can we do about “dehumanization” in our profession?

-How can translators respond to and prepare for the encroachment of machine translation into their market, while emphasizing the value of human translators?

-What to do about a client who says they value your work, but is resistant to rate increases? (Reference: Carol Tice’s blog post on misplaced emotions in your freelance business).

-How to decide if a translation specialization is viable? (Reference: Corinne’s blog post on this very topic).

-Do translators need advanced education in the translation areas they want to specialize in?

-Is ATA certification important for beginning translators?

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions! And if you’re listening to this episode on our website, don’t forget that you can subscribe to Speaking of Translation in iTunes or Stitcher.

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