Content Marketing for Translators
It's summertime and for many of us, this means less work and maybe also vacation time. This free time should of course be used to relax and reload in whatever…
10 Things You Should Never Say to a Translator
I came across this compilation over on translatorfun.com by Romina Bona. (She also creates brilliant comics about translators and their joys and struggles, btw, which are also for sale here.)…
Can I brag a little?
Last week, I got to interpret at the registrar's office for the registration for the marriage of a German-British couple. I had only spoken with the bride on the phone,…
Productivity methods
I recently wrote about my frustration with myself and the increasing feeling of overwhelm (I know that's not a noun [yet?], but if you keep reading, you'll find out where…
Back in the booth
This week was my first assignment in a booth since the big C hit. I have interpreted since, but not in an actual physical booth, on-site, with a partner in…
Where the basis of a lot of my work is being shipped.
Greetings from Hamburg
I'm here for the first in-person meeting of Transforum, the coordinating committee combining teaching translation and interpreting with applying it in practice, for which I am representing the Fachakademie in…
Hope springs eternal…
... as I'm translating this huge project right now: (c) by zingword
A glimpse into the wonderful world of interpreting
I recently came across a post on the "interpretersoapbox" featuring one of the most fascinating interpreters I've ever read about. Although the interview is from 2016, the life and stories…
Social media – help or hell?
I am currently covering the topic of marketing with my students, and in this day and age, social media is an integral part of it. Of course, for the large…