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 [...]
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Beyond the basics of freelancing webinar
Posted in Announcements, Professional development on October 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Passing as “one of them”: the client Turing test
Posted in Clients, Professional development on August 1, 2011 | 18 Comments »
During Speaking of Translation’s recent interview with Chris Durban (recording online for free, at that link), Chris mentioned an excellent quality metric for specialized translators: the 10-minute Turing test. A Turing test involves a human attempting to determine if he/she is having a discussion with a computer or with another human. For example, many of [...]
Working with direct clients: tips from Chris Durban
Posted in Clients, Professional development, Webinars on July 20, 2011 | 8 Comments »
This morning, Eve Bodeux and I (in our incarnation as Speaking of Translation) did an interview with superstar translator Chris Durban, focusing on her tips for working with direct clients. Whether you’re just testing the direct client waters or you’ve been in the direct client market for a while, Chris has lots of practical tips [...]
ProZ podcast interview
Posted in Announcements, Professional development on July 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Romina Bona of ProZ prepared a very nice podcast interview with me and it’s online today. The interview talks a bit about the new edition of my book and also includes some of my tips for beginning freelancers, based on my experiences starting my own freelance business. Thanks to Romina for these great questions; the [...]
Upcoming webinars
Posted in Announcements, Professional development on June 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In our incarnation as Speaking of Translation, Eve Bodeux and I are offering two webinars in the near future. They are: A book launch webinar for the second edition of my book “How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator,” on Friday, June 24 at 9 AM Mountain Time. This one will be short (about half [...]
Some of my favorite non-translation business books
Posted in Book reviews, Professional development on May 25, 2011 | 9 Comments »
A little note before we get started: none of the links in this post are affiliate links, nor do I get a commission from any of the authors mentioned. I love reading (and writing!) books about translation; some of my new and recent favorites are Chris Durban’s The Prosperous Translator and Judy and Dagmar Jenner’s [...]
ATA-TCD wrapup
Posted in Links, Professional development on May 3, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I just returned from the mid-year conference of the American Translators Association Translation Company Division, which was held this past weekend in Washington, DC. This was without a doubt one of the best conferences I’ve attended; huge kudos to TCD Administrator Rina Ne’eman and Assistant Administrator Grant Hamilton for their incredible work to organize the [...]
Shoshin
Posted in Freelancing, Professional development on April 7, 2011 | 15 Comments »
This post has either nothing or everything to do with translation, depending on how you look at it! Here goes: I’ve been thinking a lot about Shosin, the Zen Buddhist concept most commonly translated as “Beginner’s Mind.” It’s most commonly described as an attitude of openness and lack of cynicism about experiences, or as the [...]
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Corinne McKay is an ATA-certified French to English translator specializing in international development, law and non-fiction books. She launched Thoughts on Translation in February, 2008 as a way to connect and share ideas with freelance translators around the world.
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