Yoga is an attempt to align mind and body with our breath and bring our attention to the present to feel what’s happening now. By letting go of the past or the future, we find peace of mind. I’ve been doing hot yoga for a few years and, apart from how great it feels, I’ve […]
Sunday morning, coffee mug within reach, screen across my dancing fingers on the keyboard, and a smile upon my face, despite the fact that one hour has been stolen from my night’s sleep. I guess it’s officially spring, but I’m not high on flowers and balmier days – I’m high on translation and on working […]
Translators are a bit like a chameleon. Yes, we translate, but we are down-to-earth realists who understand the importance of diversification. Editing & proofreading, copywriting, project management, teaching, transcription, voice-overs… These are some of the obvious add-ons to our service list, but what about the not so obvious? As linguists, we have a powerful tool […]
Online visibility, website, portfolio, business cards, and elevator pitch Now, this is for real: the last part of the series! This is a continuation of the previous post on marketing. In it I wrote about creating a brand and using social networks, among other topics. Today I’m going to jump straight into a powerful marketing […]
Marketing for translators I thought part 5 would be the last post of the series, but as it turns out, I’ve had to split it into two due to its length. On this occasion, I’d like to talk about marketing, a word that makes many translators cringe. Selling oneself – it may sound too direct, […]
CAT tools, email, and useful tools for translators Today I’d like to write about an aspect of translation that is key to our profession: technology. In times of yore, translators used typewriters, sat long hours doing research in the library and waited for manuscripts – aka source texts – to hit their mailbox. These days […]