I set a goal for this year to experiment with some different marketing methods and see how they work. I can't promise that this will be a series, but I do have a pilot project of at least one other method--Google Display ads--in the works. So, first up is LinkedIn Premium...here we go! Since … [Read more...] about A month of LinkedIn Premium: the results
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I want to translate a book NOW!
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 … [Read more...] about I want to translate a book NOW!
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 … [Read more...] about The Cambridge Conference Interpretation Course: a participant’s-eye view of the 2020 remote edition
New 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 … [Read more...] about New podcast episode: roundtable discussion on freelancing during the pandemic
Medical 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 … [Read more...] about Medical translation course: early bird rate ends today