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May 24 2017
Corinne McKay

Are low rates and robots coming to get us?

Here’s a post I’ve been meaning to write for a while…and since my main work computer picked last night as a good time to die (don’t worry…everything was backed up), I have some time on my hands while it’s being repaired. This post is in response to various questions I’ve gotten from readers, colleagues, and […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Translation industry news

Jun 02 2015
Corinne McKay

Podcasts I love

I don’t read much for pleasure and we don’t have broadcast TV, so I’ve become kind of a podcast addict. I use podcasts to bribe myself to go to the gym (here’s a Freakonomics podcast on temptation bundling, if you’re interested in that technique), my family listens to podcasts when we’re driving to go skiing […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Professional development, Translation industry news · Tagged: podcasts, translation podcasts

Jun 28 2014
Corinne McKay

New podcast: insider tips for working with translation agencies

This morning I had lots of fun interviewing translation industry veteran Steve Lank (Monterey graduate, former ASTM translation QA standard subcommittee chair, longtime senior-level manager in agencies in the US, Ireland and Spain). Steve is currently Vice President for Translation Services at Cesco Linguistic Services, working from the Washington, DC office. I put Steve in […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Getting started as a translator, Marketing, Money, Rates, Translation industry news · Tagged: insider tips, Steve Lank, translation agencies

Nov 15 2013
Corinne McKay

ATA54 wrapup

Well, it’s Friday already, and it’s taken me the whole week to recover from last week’s ATA conference in San Antonio! Here are some thoughts on this year’s conference, and feel free to add your own in the comments! I love pretty much every ATA conference, and this year was no exception. With about 1,400 […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Freelancing, Professional associations, Professional development, Translation industry news

Sep 05 2013
Corinne McKay

Conference report: Translate in Quebec City

Last week, I attended Translate in Quebec City, a conference for premium-market French<>English translators. It’s the latest in a series of conferences that began with Chris Durban’s Translate in the Catskills back in 2009. This was my third time attending this master class series (I missed last year’s “Translate in the Townships,” but heard it […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Clients, Freelancing, Professional development, Translation industry news

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