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My March Marketing Madness challenge group is back for a seventh (!!) year. I recently learned how to attach my podcasting microphone to my iPhone, and remembered that Training for Translators has a YouTube channel, so I thought this merited an MMM preview video in case you're thinking about signing … [Read more...] about March Marketing Madness preview video

These are turbulent times for anyone who works in the U.S. government, including government and military linguists and those in language analysis.  If you’re thinking about shifting to the private sector, there are a number of factors to consider. Government and military linguists/language analysts … [Read more...] about Turning government and military experience into freelance success: Advice for linguists and language analysts

It's February, which means that my March Marketing Madness challenge group is open for registration! Back for year seven (!!), MMM has become a Training for Translators tradition. This year's theme is Show up and do something. Whether you'd like to find your first direct clients, … [Read more...] about How to work with colleagues and (hopefully!) stay friends

I used to be the ultimate ChatGPT hater, and I've now found a few really helpful use cases for it. In this episode of the T4T podast, I describe how I don't find ChatGPT useful for actual translation or writing, but I do find it helpful for interpreting prep, jazzing up presentation titles, … [Read more...] about T4T podcast, episode 11: My ChatGPT use cases

The next session of Getting started as a freelance translator or interpreter in the age of AI, my four-week course for beginning and aspiring freelancers in any language combination, starts on Monday, February 3! Registration is $250, and members of the American Translators Association can use … [Read more...] about Getting started as a freelance translator or interpreter in the age of AI: Four-week course starts on Monday