Trello is a free tool that helps you see what needs to be done and organize collaboration on projects. Learn how it can be useful
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10 Things That All Translators Secretly Hate
Speaking another language and helping people from different cultures and beliefs to understand each other is a noble job. Depending on their specialty, some translators
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‘Freelancer’ – the term we should leave behind in 2016
The new year period is a time to take stock. What’s been good about the year gone by and should be continued and pursued? What’s
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Blabbing Translators
Live talk show about translation and translators. #BlabbingTranslators is the first live talk show about the translation profession and translators. Why do this? Well, we
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Red T – Translating and interpreting in conflict zones
Communication is a critical component in modern warfare. Neither intelligence gathering nor logistics nor multinational armed forces can operate unless lines of communication are functioning
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Facebook Groups for Translators, Interpreters & Language Lovers
Version 13.0 (23 February 2016) | © Erik Hansson. List of Facebook groups and pages for translators, interpreters and other language lovers, including the link
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SURVEY RESULTS: Mentoring for Translators and Interpreters
Part 1: Analysis of the answers. In 2015, Translation Commons conducted an industry-wide survey on Mentoring for Translators and Interpreters. The objective of the survey
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How Do Language Companies Train Their Translators?
Often, these questions are raised by clients and potential translation partners who are in the process of scouring for potential language companies. Translators master at
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Project Management and Translation Vendors
Vendor selection and management in the translation industry. As a Project Manager you will be coordinating multiple projects – each project will have a minimum
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The Difference Between Translators, Translation Agencies, Language Services Providers (LSPs) and Language Providers (LPs)
In his book “Das Unbehagen in Der Kultur”, whose title was cleverly translated into English as “Civilization and Its Discontents”, Sigmund Freud offers an analysis
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The 3 Biggest Reasons Why Job Auction Sites Are Not Great
In my humble opinion, through personal experience, I feel auction sites simply are ineffective, unfair and downright unethical. Here are my top three biggest reasons
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Post-Processing of Machine Translations, the New Money Maker of “the Translation Industry”
Translators are supposed to be, almost by definition, intelligent and educated people. After all, they must know at least two languages and many of them
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The Potential Benefits of a Standard File Format for Video Game Localization
For translators, game localization comes in all flavors. All developers seem to have their own way to present strings they need us to translate. While
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How Translators Can Assess Post-Editing MT Opportunities
With the continued growth in the use of MT, it has become increasingly important for translators to understand better when it is worth getting involved,
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11 tips for new freelance translators on the hunt for their first assignments
A while ago a new colleague on a translators’ forum asked for advice on how to secure those all-important first assignments and set up shop
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Translator’s Guide to Contacting Translation Agencies by Email
Download this free guide — to help translators use email more effectively in the course of contacting translation agencies by email to seek project work.
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Tips for setting your translation rates, for professional translators.
One of the first difficulties that a professional translator has to face is deciding their rates. Personally, I started researching what the current market rates
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Translators facing scam agencies, fake profiles, and other “con artists”: how to prevent their attacks?
Who isn’t tired of scam translation agencies? Have you ever been scammed? In my case, I have been scammed many times, but these experiences have
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10 Factors That Help Determine Translation & Interpretation Fees
So you think: “Translating and interpreting is easy, anyone who knows two languages can do it. It should be really cheap, right?” Wrong. Let’s examine
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Managing projects: tips for freelance translators
When you decide to be a freelance translator it is probably because you feel that you translate well, you have a good language knowledge and
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Visible translators – a new business model
The translation business model has seen little change for decades. Technology is challenging the status quo. Large, inflexible agencies and big technology solutions are not
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Time planning for translators – the ultimate answer to coping with workload
Ruined nights, tones of e-mails sent to clients with apologies, family life in pieces, no time for yourself, empty fridge, stress overload. How many times
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Credit notes for translation projects
2-part article. Translation companies, translators or any other participant in a translation project might find that they have to issue credit notes. Most of the
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Selected online terminology resources for translators
Terminology is crucial for our work as translators. We are continually searching for the right words – in our heads, in dictionaries or online resources,
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Why Translators And Interpreters Compare Themselves To Doctors And Lawyers
A professional translator and interpreter should be seen in the same way as any professional in the medical or legal profession, because ultimately all three
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Translators should not be subject to lie detector tests
It is inappropriate and wrong for translators to be ordered to take lie detector tests, says Brampton lawyer-linguist Suzanne Deliscar. The issue has become a
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Professionalism in the age of social media
We need to talk about online professionalism. Professionalism is a word we hear a lot as translators. As an unregulated industry, we naturally need to
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