Weekly favorites (Sep 3-9)
Every week we share many interesting blog posts and online articles on translation, interpreting, languages, freelancing, writing, social media, business and travel. If you missed any of the great content that was shared via Twitter last week, here is your chance to catch up. The content is listed in categories based on the topic, so just scroll down to find your favorite and enjoy reading!
Translation, Interpreting & Languages
The Newbie-Project Manager’s Guide on How to Ruin an Entire Agency in 60 Days or Less
Translation Memory Matches and Repetitions Can Be a Roadblock to Using a TM
…and the Profession? (The Impact of New Technology on the Translator)
Attacks of Zombie Translators Are Unrelenting In a Horrible Economy
Interview with Barry S. Olsen & Katharine Allen of InterpretAmerica
The Man Who Could No Longer Speak To His Wife (Part II)
5 ways you can improve your company’s translation quality
Journalism 2.0: Making Headlines Using Google Translate
Language Goes Viral: Indo-European Epicenter Revealed
There Is No Such Thing as a ‘Translation Industry’
Série de l’été : Prendre le temps de s’organiser (6)
5 More Time Management Secrets for Translators
Translation (style) guides – guides to nowhere
The Curious Pleasure Of (Language) Peeving
Relocation blog diary 4 – check payments lost
Linguistic archeology: The tree of knowledge
Dos and don’ts with machine translation tools
Translation, transcreation and localization
Foreignization, Exoticism, and Calque
Mastering without a Master’s – Part 2
Language Learnin’ Right or Wrong
Mea Culpa: ‘language brokering’
Interpreting at Aquatic Therapy
The ‘orderliness’ of language
Translating on Your Terms
A Translator’s Price List
Quotes on translation
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
7 Mistakes Every Freelancer Should Avoid When Emailing Cover Letters
10 Grammar Mistakes that Can Keep Your Content from Spreading
Why Freelancers Need the Sun – Both Literally and Figuratively
Why Freelancers Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Raise Their Rate
5 Things Clients Look For in a Freelancer’s Cover Letter
The 50 Best Literary Put-Downs
Social media, Marketing, Business, Networking, Web Design
How to Meet People in a Room Full of Strangers
6 Ways To Follow-Up Without Being Annoying
Hiring a designer: how to review portfolios
The Ten Commandments of Twitter
4 Ways to Make Great Referrals
8 Ways to Bore Your Prospect
Miscellaneous
Lucky & Unlucky Numbers Around the World [infographic]
MIT OpenCourseWare – free online learning resources
Telltale Signs Someone Is Lying [Infographic]
Why Waiting in Line Is Torture
This Week’s Link Roundup
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