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…
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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…
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Are Poor Translations Losing Your Tourism Business Customers?
Why having travel information translated is important for tourists According to El País 18.5 million British tourists visited Spain in…
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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…
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Keeping your source language skills up-to-date
Source language skills Two of a translator's most important assets are their source language skills and cultural knowledge, so it…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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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