This is a guest post by Maryam Abdi. Maryam is a registered Somali court interpreter and the owner of Expert Somali Translations, a boutique firm offering Somali > English translations and cultural consulting services to legal and government sectors. She is the creator of Translators Academy … [Read more...] about The LinkedIn “foot in the door” strategy
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Little tip: CIA World Factbook
A small tip here, but a really helpful one (for me, at least!). If you're translating documents that include country names, city names, adjectives for residents of a certain country, etc., the CIA World Factbook is a great resource. It's produced by the US Central Intelligence Agency, and includes … [Read more...] about Little tip: CIA World Factbook
Recording of "Breaking into the direct client market"
If you missed the webinar that I presented for SDL last month on "Breaking into the direct client market," here's the link to the recording. About 800 people attended live and the feedback was positive; as I mentioned in the Q&A section, I'll be writing a blog post to answer some of the … [Read more...] about Recording of "Breaking into the direct client market"
ATA56: have you submitted?
Have you submitted? Thanks to Carolyn Yohn for creating this badge! What, you haven't submitted yet? Here's the form! … [Read more...] about ATA56: have you submitted?
Back at the wordface
As has become my family's summer tradition, we headed off on a bike trip for the month of July. Last year's trip took us from Lake Geneva to Salzburg; this year we started in our very own driveway and wound our way through the Colorado mountains for three weeks, visiting Aspen, Crested Butte and … [Read more...] about Back at the wordface