Shockingly enough, June 30, and with it the end of the second quarter of 2012, is on Saturday. It's a great time of year to evaluate your progress on your 2012 goals, while you still have six months left before December 31. Before you panic and refuse to think about any goals at all, give yourself … [Read more...] about Goals for 2012: are you halfway there?
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Speaking of Translation call recording
On June 13, Eve Bodeux and I broadcast the latest installment in our series of Speaking of Translation conference calls. This call focused on "taking your freelance business on the road," and we talked about issues related to working while you're in another country for an extended period of time. … [Read more...] about Speaking of Translation call recording
Webinar on remote interpreting
On January 25 at noon New York time (the same time as the Speaking of Translation question and answer call), my good friend and colleague Cris Silva is presenting what looks like a fabulous webinar for ATA, on webcast and telephone interpreting. Cris does a lot of remote interpreting for … [Read more...] about Webinar on remote interpreting
Update on communication tools
Back in March, I wrote a post about my search for a different office phone setup. I had been using a custom ring number (inexpensive but doesn't allow separate outgoing messages for the home and office numbers) and had excluded the option of a business cell phone, simply because I dislike carrying … [Read more...] about Update on communication tools
5 things to do before 2012
Hello readers! Thoughts on Translation is back from an incredible two weeks in Costa Rica: we visited Corcovado National Park and the Arenal volcano area and it was truly amazing. I highly recommend Corcovado Adventures Tent Camp and the Sirena ranger station for a truly off-the-beaten-track … [Read more...] about 5 things to do before 2012