Founded in 1990 by professors Daniel Blampain and Marc Van Campenhoudt, the TERMISTI research centre is attached to the Higher Institute for Translators and Interpreters
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Four Easy Steps to Better Time Management for Translators
Last week, we began to discuss why organizational skills matter when it comes to translation. We looked at three aspects of organization: physical, mental and
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The Insider’s Guide to Project Management in Translation Agencies
You can’t please all of the people all of the time, or so the saying goes. But as any translation project manager will tell you,
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Recommendations for Freelance Translators: A study from a project manager’s perspective
I started working as a project manager in one of the translation companies in London just after graduating from a translation and interpreting MA course
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Review of Tradumanager (project management software for translators)
Tradumanager is a project management software for translation service providers. It is available in two versions: for translators and for translation agencies. It is a
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Translation Resources
The Alexandria Library (A-Lib) is a training and resource centre for the language services industry. We offer webinars, e-learning and other types of resources for
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Adding Value to your Translation and Editing Services
As an autodidact, albeit with 14 years experience as a translator and editor, plus a couple of years studying linguistics at the University of Western
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Is your translation agency treating you fairly? Top tips for freelancers
Everybody knows that trust is paramount in all relationships, business or otherwise. But for freelance translators looking for work online it’s sometimes a tall order,
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Top 5 copywriting tips for translators
How to translate beautifully. Here are 5 essential copywriting tips for translators. Translating marketing texts can be a tricky thing. We need to relay the
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PM-ing the Classroom – Ottiaq
Project management and translator education “Hi. I need my website translated into five languages, as soon as possible, for our new launch. French, Portuguese, Chinese,
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10 Factors to consider when translating language for video games
Over the years there have been numerous translation mishaps in video games. Here are 10 factors game developers must keep into account when translating language
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3 things translators can do to optimise downtimes
Found out what translators can do to get the most out of downtimes. Every freelancer experiences times when work slows down, and motivation tends to
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Become a Project Manager’s favorite translator
I was a Project Manager for 6 years. During those years, I did have favorites, and my favorite translators got a LOT of work. How
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Coordinating your translation project
The task of translating marketing materials used to be seen as a simple and solitary job. However, globalization and the demands of the digital era
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Dos and Don’ts of Translation Project Management
For freelance translators, project management can end up being one of the more time-consuming roles that they fill. It is a multi-faceted set of responsibilities …
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How Should Freelance Translators Price Their Services?
Translators price their services in different ways, but most default to per-word pricing. In response to a recent post, What Does Translation Cost?, I received
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Terminology Awareness Survey Results – In My Own Terms
I am happy to report on the results of my recent survey on terminology awareness which included participants from groups of translators in Facebook, Linkedin
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Translation memories
(e-book extract) Aside from the feature that recovers existing translations, translation memory tools also help to ensure consistency within a given text, between different translation
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Translation
(e-book extract) Nearly all projects managed by a translation company include a translation stage. It may be, however, that the project consists entirely of creating
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Translation companies
(e-book extract) Translation companies are the linking point between clients and translation teams. End clients contact a single translation company rather than several freelance translators
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End clients
(e-book extract) The term ‘end client’ refers to the person or organisation that requires a translation to be carried out. As such, they will either
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Producing a quotation
(e-book extract) In order to be able to produce a quotation, it is important first of all to have an understanding of the project components and
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Links & Tips for New Translators
The aim of this page, therefore, is just to help point translators in a few directions that may be useful at the beginning of their
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Sight Translation and its Pros and Cons
What is sight translation? In what situation is it valuable? Read this article by Translation Excellence. Users of language service agencies are more and more
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Book – How to manage your translation projects
Translation project management is a topic of interest for both project managers and freelance translators alike. What information is used to prepare an accurate quote?
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Benefit for Translators | Translation Project Management
An introduction to project management within targeted courses in translation schools allows future translators to understand the professional world they are entering and the importance
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Dear Scammer
As some of you are aware (or at least I hope you are), there is this plague affecting the translation profession: it’s called scammers. And
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