Training for Translators has two great four-week classes starting Monday. Both courses include eight live sessions (recordings provided), individual feedback on four homework assignments, and ongoing access to the Training for Translators monthly alumni question and answer sessions. There is one spot left in Michèle Hansen’s More medical concepts and terminology for freelance translators. Each […]
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A month of LinkedIn Premium: the results
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 forever, […]
Continue ReadingI 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
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