In this episode of Speaking of Translation, Eve and Corinne discuss a favorite topic among translators: books, and what we’re reading: what genres we enjoy, how we make time for reading, how we choose new books, what formats we enjoy and don’t enjoy reading or listening to, how we track what we read, and book […]
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Speaking of Translation: Self-care and mental health in the pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, self-care and mental health are increasingly important to us as freelancers, moms, partners, and friends. In this episode of Speaking of Translation, Eve and Corinne discuss: -what self-care means, and why it’s not selfish-tools and strategies we’ve used to stay safe and stay sane during the pandemic-self-care and mental […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingNew podcast: ATA59 wrapup
Eve Bodeux and I released a new episode of Speaking of Translation this week. It’s a wrapup of last month’s 59th annual American Translators Association conference. We discuss our favorite sessions at the conference, how the conference is planned, and some tips for anyone who’s never attended an ATA conference and would like to. Here […]
Continue ReadingNew podcast: Eve and Corinne’s favorite new tips and tricks
In this episode of Speaking of Translation, Eve and Corinne share some new tips and tricks to help you work more efficiently and learn new skills. Including: Text-to-speech proofreading (having your computer read your translations out loud). Addendum: the text-to-speech engine in MS Word is available for Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, […]
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