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 [...]
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Tips for first-time ATA conference attendees
Posted in Professional associations, Professional development, Webinar questions, Webinars on September 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Webinar question: small-diffusion languages
Posted in Webinar questions on March 2, 2011 | 10 Comments »
This is post #5 in my ongoing series of questions from the webinar on “Getting Started as a Freelance Translator” that I presented for the American Translators Association in December 2010. A participant asks: Do you have any advice for small (exotic) language translators? My native language is Hungarian. Short answer: Hmm. Tough to answer [...]
Webinar question: how many words per day?
Posted in Productivity, Technology, Webinar questions on January 20, 2011 | 22 Comments »
This is post #4 in my ongoing series of questions from the webinar on “Getting Started as a Freelance Translator” that I presented for the American Translators Association in December. A participant asks: For a translator who doesn’t use CAT tools, what is the average turnaround/output in words per day? Short answer: If you want [...]
Webinar question: Preparing for the ATA certification exam
Posted in Professional associations, Professional certification, Webinar questions on December 10, 2010 | 8 Comments »
This is post #3 in my ongoing series of questions from the webinar on “Getting started as a freelance translator” that I presented for the American Translators Association earlier this month. A participant asks: How can I prepare for the ATA certification exam? Short answer: Order a practice test from ATA; at $50 (including return [...]
Webinar question: Should I incorporate?
Posted in Freelancing, Money, Webinar questions on November 29, 2010 | 7 Comments »
This is post #2 in my ongoing series of questions from the webinar on “Getting started as a freelance translator” that I presented for the American Translators Association earlier this month. A participant asks: As a self-employed freelance translator, should I operate as an LLC, an S-corp or a sole proprietorship? Short answer: If you [...]
Webinar question: Does age matter?
Posted in Freelancing, Webinar questions on November 10, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Yesterday I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar on Getting Started as a Freelance Translator as part of ATA’s ongoing series of online educational sessions. I think that it went well, with huge thanks to Lucy Brooks of eCPD Webinars and Mary David and Naomi Sutcliffe de Moraes of ATA. Lots of participants submitted [...]
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