Too often, military interpreters in Afghanistan do not receive the respect they deserve as vital members of a team. Image credit: Michael Schmelling Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company http://www.nytimes.com
Productivity is a hot topic in the translation industry. As many of us are paid per word, it is in our interest to produce translations faster, with no compromise on the final quality. While there is not much we can do to programmatically accelerate our creative thinking, repetitive tasks performed on a computer can easily […]
My last year at university as a translation student was a blast. I was thrilled to see how the quality of my translations has improved over the years, my head was full of translation theory knowledge and I was excited to be thinking about developing my future career. But I was also a bit, just […]
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 (ISTI) in Brussels. Its work focuses on two areas: modelling multilingual terminology and… http://inmyownterms.com
If you’re reading this article instead of doing your work, chances are good that you have trouble managing your time efficiently. You’re not alone. According to a survey by Salary.com, 90% of workers waste at least a half hour […] http://www.forbes.com
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 time management and concluded that … http://translatorsdigest.net
We explain why the essential parts of a translation memory tool have to operate correctly and efficiently to have a successful translation … http://globalvis.com
All of us have heard or read terms like translation agency, translation company, localization agency and language service provider (LSP). Many people new to translation and localization are sometimes confused by the jargon. This blog post will help clear up the confusion with the often interchangeable terms “translation” and “localization” as well as other terminology […]
Some considerations when doing business in the Arab world with particular reference to translation. Economic Focus 8 – The Magazine of the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce pages 20-21 http://issuu.com
I find that a lot of people only use CAT tools for repetitive texts. And that is of course what they were originally developed for. Modern CAT tools, however, have so many other useful features … https://pbtranslations.wordpress.com
Variables or placeholders are yet another important features in website translation. Depending on the website structure and subject matter the text may be brimmed with different variable types or contain just a few of them. Let’s have a look at variables in more depth and see how to deal with them while localising a website. […]
Are you the kind of person who heaves a sigh of relief when a long project drops into your inbox – or are you more of a butterfly, preferring to flit from short job to slightly longer job? Much depends on your personality profile https://clairecoxtranslations.wordpress.com
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, that’s exactly what we attempt to do on a daily basis! On the one side you’ve got clients champing at the bit for first class translation at economy class rates; […]
It’s no secret that time is money and we only have a certain number of hours in a day. The time-for-money model is therefore not sustainable in the long term if you want to work with high-end clients. High-end clients don’t want to pay by the hour, but for the result. Take a website translation, […]
A reader asks: On my website and resumé, is it OK to use my clients’ names? Does it matter if I worked for them directly or through an agency? Short answer: To be safe, never use a client’s name without their permission. http://thoughtsontranslation.com
It’s as if there’s not enough time in the world… but understanding how you use yours will help you to get more done. This post explains why. http://lookingglasstranslations.com
There are two types of people in this world: good emailers and bad emailers. Signs and symptoms of bad emailing include, but are not limited to: extreme brevity, failing to answer one or more questions posed, harsh tones/sass, typos, and general unresponsiveness. If you or a loved one have one or more of these symptoms, […]
It’s time to take a hard look in the mirror to see how many of these already show in your persona, and which need a bit more of your focus and learning. People who have been followers too long as an employee don’t realize how hard it is to be a leader. Every new entrepreneur […]
Is the constant flow of emails, backwards and forwards, slowly strangling your project’s momentum? If you’re struggling with email overload and can’t find the right project management software to streamline your processes, consider fine tuning MS Outlook, the world’s most popular email program, into a supercharged project management platform. project-management.com
Commoditisation is sweeping through every industry as products and services are made as uniform, plentiful and affordable as possible to make them more attainable – just think how cellphones have converged on features, size and form factors with similar products competing at similar price points. In the language services industry, translations are also frequently bargained […]
Making mistakes is a good thing — provided you learn from them. But the problem is that you may not even know you’re making a mistake. Flickr Creative Commons Image via Justin Kern http://www.copyblogger.com
Project failures are every project manager’s nightmare. While every project is unique, they can all go wrong because of the same underlying causes. From poor forecastings to lack of skilled staffing, read on the find out what are the things that led to project failures so you can reduce the risk of running into them […]
When people contemplate going freelance in their careers, one of the major attractions is usually the idea of a flexible schedule. Sleep in late! Get home from dinner and work on a translation services project! Be free to do what you like in the fine weather and work during the gloomy hours! https://www.onehourtranslation.com
A query from a colleague yesterday set me off on this train of thought: she’d proposed a PowerPoint surcharge to a long-standing agency client and been told that surely surcharges weren’t relevant … https://clairecoxtranslations.wordpress.com
Project management tools benefit you and your business by making things easier – allowing you to focus on the important things. This list of project management tools will help your business flourish and work more efficiently. Home
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 at the University of Westminster in London. At the time when I started to manage translation and interpreting projects, I had significant experience in the translation and interpreting industry, from […]
