What is an Expert Translator?
Many blogs and articles talk about translators positioning themselves as experts. However is it possible for a translator to become…
Should you combine translation with other work?
A lot of translators, especially those who are just starting their careers, combine translation with other work, such as language…
Are Poor Translations Losing Your Tourism Business Customers?
Why having travel information translated is important for tourists: facts and figures According to the BBC 6.5m British tourists visited…
Should you work with a translation agency?
Advantages of working with a translation agency There is no denying that translation agencies can be useful. From a client's…
Keeping your source language skills up-to-date
Source language skills One of a translator's most important assets their source language skills and cultural knowledge and it is…
Does doing translation exercises while learning languages make us poorer translators?
Learning languages and translation I am learning Russian and during our lower-intermediate class, we are regularly asked to translate short…
Why I am looking forward to the ITI Conference
ITI Conference 2015 The biennial conference of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (http://iti-conference.org.uk/) will be held in Newcastle on…
Review of online business courses and their relevance to translators
As the festive period ends our thoughts turn back to work and, in many cases, how to grow our businesses…
Do clients understand translation specialisations?
Are translation specialisations important to clients? There are lots of articles, talks and blogs covering why translators should specialise. However,…
Why educating clients about translation is still important
Translation skills are undervalued I have been thinking a lot about educating clients about translation. In May 2014, I attended…
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