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New ID
Finally! After what felt like an eternity, my new BDÜ ID has arrived. And the wait was well worth it, I'd say. Not only is the photo a marked improvement…
It’s not too late!
The incredible, awesome, information-packed, fun... (I could go on and on with the positive adjectives here) Innovations in Interpreting Summit 2021 might be over - and that is sad, but…
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Updates, updates, updates
There has been a lot of updating going on lately, most of which is happening behind the scenes, so you probably haven't noticed. One is the update to my website,…
So much to listen to, so little time
Anyone who wrote or spoke to me this past week first got an apology and then the explanation that I have a huge project, school, a webinar I have to…
Terp Summit 2021 or: First CPD of the year
This past Monday through Wednesday was the premier of Terp Summit, a conference for interpreters that will hopefully be repeated and become a regular thing in the future, whether online…
New Year’s Eve 2020
As I sit here and watch the sun go down on this last day of 2020, I wonder what to write about it. This year certainly was not anything like…
Christmas 2020
Every year, usually around the middle of November, the same question arises - I even wrote about it on this blog two years ago: the year-end greetings for customers and…
Let’s get moving! :-)
It's winter, the restrictions are getting, well stricter, the hours of daylight are getting shorter, the weather may or may not lend itself to long leisurely walks outside, and in…
Let me tell you about two great guys (again)
I already wrote about them before, but I'm just so excited, I have to do it again, especially since they are about to publish another great resource, "The tablet interpreting…
101 things a translator needs to know – #94
Take responsibility and get creditLots of clients won't be able to judge the translation you deliver - after all, it's in another language. The same applies to many typesetters and…