Training for Translators

Classes for translators and interpreters

online translation courses


Corinne McKay

Winter/Spring coaching groups: early bird rate ends December 15

Just a reminder that the Early Bird rate ($290) for my four-week online coaching groups ends on December 15. I’m running four groups: Getting Started as a Freelance Translator (January), Beyond the Basics of Freelancing (February), Marketing to Translation Agencies (March), and Marketing to Direct Clients (April). Each runs for four weeks and includes weekly slide show lessons and 20 “tasks of the day” so that you can break your work into manageable chunks; we’ll also do a weekly live question and answer session and have an online discussion group for the class.

To read the full course descriptions or to register, visit the online courses page on my website. Each group is limited to 10 people so that you get plenty of personal attention. One “Getting Started” group is already full and I’ve opened a second one (same dates), Beyond the Basics is filling up, and there’s still plenty of room in both “Marketing to…” classes. Hope to see some of you there!


Corinne McKay

Beyond the Basics of Freelancing: starts Wednesday

My final online course of 2015, Beyond the Basics of Freelancing, starts this Wednesday (November 11), and I have four spots still available. This is a four-week course for established translators who want to make more money, enjoy their work more, pursue new specializations, or market to higher-quality agencies and direct clients.

Everyone in the class receives individualized feedback on four weekly homework assignments; we also do a one-hour question and answer conference call every week, and everyone receives an hour of individual consulting time with me. If you want to get a solid plan in place for 2016, now is a great time to get to work on it: registration is US $350 ($50 discount for ATA members), and you can read the full course description or register here.


Corinne McKay

Last call: Getting Started as a Freelance Translator

The next session of my popular online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts tomorrow (Wednesday the 23rd) and I have two spots left. This is a four-week class for beginning translators: we do four targeted assignments (your resume, marketing plan, rates/billable hours sheet and online presence), four one-hour question and answer conference calls, and everyone receives copies of my books How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator and Thoughts on Translation.

Registration is $350 ($50 discount for ATA members), and you can read the full course description or register here. A previous participant in the course commented that, “Neither in my undergraduate classes in education nor in some of the more practical classes I took as part of my MA in English (including the course connected to my assistantship as a writing consultant) did I ever experience one course that delivered as much precise and helpful information as this course.” Hope to see some of you there!


Corinne McKay

Beyond the Basics of Freelancing: starts August 19

The next session of my online course Beyond the Basics of Freelancing starts on August 19, and I have several spots available. This is a four-week online course for experienced translators who want to earn more money, work with higher-quality agencies and/or direct clients, focus their specializations or get more enjoyment out of their work.

Everyone in the class receives individualized feedback from me on four homework assignments (your resume/professional profile and cover letter, marketing plan, rate sheet and online presence) and we do four question and answer conference calls for the whole group, plus an hour-long individual consulting call for each student. It’s a great class if you need a nudge to reach your business goals in the second half of this year.

A recent participant commented that, “Though I was more or less satisfied with my business, it had plateaued and I wasn’t sure how to up my game. Corinne’s class was exactly what I needed. She asked questions that forced me to focus on the most important aspects of my business and acted as a sounding board for marketing ideas. I especially appreciated that the class included ample opportunity to ask specific questions about nearly anything. I learned a great deal from Corinne and from the other students and came away from the class with a concrete plan and timeline for the next 6-12 months to take my business to the next level.”

Registration is $350, with a $50 discount for ATA members. You can read the full course description or register on my website.


Corinne McKay

Last call: Breaking Into the Agency Market

The first session of my new course Breaking Into the Agency Market starts on Wednesday (May 13); we have a good group signed up, but there’s room for a few more people if you’d like to join.

This is a three-week, quick start course for people who want a lot of individual attention without much homework, and are interested in working with translation agencies. We’ll focus on how to find agencies to apply to, how to develop and execute a marketing campaign, and how to work successfully with agencies; each week you’ll watch and/or listen to some pre-recorded lessons, then we’ll do a group conference call every week and everyone gets an hour of individual consulting time with me.

Registration is $190 ($175 if you’re an ATA member) and the details are here.

A student who completed the most recent session of my online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator commented:

“When I completed my certificate in translation I had some confidence in my ability to translate, but no idea how to go about starting my career. After struggling on my own for a while, I finally signed up for Corinne’s course for beginning freelancers. What a life saver! Her sessions cover everything I needed to consider for my business and her individual attention to my specific situation answered all of my questions. I now feel ready to conquer the translation world.”