The right time to translate a book? Lots of us have more time on our hands during the pandemic. Maybe your work volume has dropped, or maybe there are other factors at play. My work volume has been fairly steady, but many of my non-work activities have been cancelled, or take up much less time […]
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The Cambridge Conference Interpretation Course: a participant’s-eye view of the 2020 remote edition
The Cambridge Conference Interpretation Course, or CCIC, is legendary among conference interpreters. Held each year since 1984 in Cambridge, England, it brings together a group of motivated, experienced interpreters and expert instructors for two weeks in August. This year was—stop me if this is starting to sound familiar—a bit different. I think many people anticipated […]
Continue ReadingNew podcast episode: roundtable discussion on freelancing during the pandemic
In this episode of Speaking of Translation, Eve Bodeux, Corinne McKay, freelance translator Karen Tkaczyk, and freelance conference interpreter Alex Gansmeier discuss life as a freelancer during the COVID pandemic, including:-How the pandemic initially affected their businesses in March through May of 2020-How things are looking now-Is anything going better during the pandemic? Any silver […]
Continue ReadingMedical translation course: early bird rate ends today
Today is the last day to sign up for the September/October session of Medical concepts and terminology for translators and interpreters, a four-week “mini med school” class taught by expert medical translator Michèle Hansen. A participant in the last session of this class comments: “Michèle Hansen’s Mini Med School for Translators and Interpreters is terrific, […]
Continue ReadingNew podcast: Online networking in the age of COVID
Love it or hate it, online networking is the only networking we’ve got (in the US at least) for the foreseeable future. Speaking of Translation has you covered! Eve and Corinne discuss topics such as: -Online training, and how to make the most of the increased opportunities we’re seeing during the pandemic -New takes on […]
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