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 high-profile events, so I’m sure [...]
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Webinar on remote interpreting
Posted in Announcements, Interpreting, Professional development, Webinars, Working from home on January 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Free Q&A conference call
Posted in Announcements, Professional development on January 11, 2012 | 3 Comments »
On Wednesday, January 25 at 12 noon US Eastern/New York Time (you can use The World Clock to convert to your time zone), Eve Bodeux, Michelle Bradley and I will be doing a free half-hour question and answer conference call about translation and the business of translation. You can connect to the call by phone [...]
My favorite mistake
Posted in Freelancing, Getting started as a translator, Productivity, Professional development on January 9, 2012 | 13 Comments »
No, not the Sheryl Crow song, the Newsweek/Daily Beast Column. Maybe I just love reading about other people’s mistakes, but the last-page “My Favorite Mistake” essay is my favorite part of the redesigned Newsweek. Written by famous people of various flavors, these columns just reinforce the fact that whether it’s Madeleine Albright wearing her “three [...]
Upcoming session of Getting Started as a Freelance Translator
Posted in Announcements, Professional development on January 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The next session of my online course “Getting Started as a Freelance Translator” starts on Wednesday, January 25. This is a four-week “quick start” session for any new translators who want to get a jump on their business goals for 2012. During the session, we focus on four assignments: a translation-targeted resume and cover letter, [...]
Getting Started as a Freelance Translator: quick-start session
Posted in Announcements, Professional development on November 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Just a quick announcement: From December 1-22, I’ll be offering a special four-week session of my online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator. I’ve been teaching this class since 2005 and it has helped over 200 translators launch or grow their freelance businesses. This new and shorter session is for beginning freelancers who want [...]
ATA conference wrapup
Posted in Professional associations, Professional development on November 1, 2011 | 17 Comments »
I’m back from last week’s ATA conference in Boston, and I’m happy to report that it was highly enjoyable! If you attended the conference and haven’t yet given ATA your feedback, here’s the online form, and if you fill it out by November 25 you’ll be entered in a drawing for a free registration to [...]
Upcoming ATA conference
Posted in Professional associations, Professional development on October 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The 52nd annual conference of the American Translators Association is fast approaching (preconference seminar day is this Wednesday, October 26) and I’m looking forward to seeing lots of colleagues and great presentations in Boston! This year I’m involved with three sessions: IC-3, Working Successfully with a Translation Partner from 10:00-11:00 AM on Friday. Eve Bodeux [...]
Beyond the basics of freelancing webinar
Posted in Announcements, Professional development on October 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
For those readers who are past the startup phase of their freelance businesses, I’m presenting my Beyond the Basics of Freelancing webinar this Wednesday (October 12) at 10 AM Mountain Time (and everyone who registers will receive a full recording!). This is a one-hour session and the cost is $40; we’ll be discussing how to [...]
Tips for first-time ATA conference attendees
Posted in Professional associations, Professional development, Webinar questions, Webinars on September 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Although I just posted a bunch of links yesterday, these are too good not to share! German to English translator Jill Sommer has presented the first-time attendees’ orientation at the ATA conference for many years, and she restyled that presentation into a webinar. It covers topics such as how to prepare for the conference, how [...]
The second half
Posted in Freelancing, Professional development, Working from home on September 9, 2011 | 15 Comments »
International Translation Day is coming up at the end of this month; this year’s theme is Translation: Bridging Cultures (I like it!). Karmically enough, ITD is also my (and my husband’s…is that karmic enough for you?) birthday, and this year it’s a big one. Although I don’t think I’m in mid-life crisis mode over turning [...]
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