Translation Favorites (Feb 19-25)
Every week we share on Twitter many interesting blog posts and online articles on translation, interpreting, language, as well as freelancing, blogging, business and social media. If you missed any of the great content we shared 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! You can read the Weekly Favorites from previous weeks here.
If you read any fabulous posts that we missed, let us know in the Comments section or email us at info@linguagreca.com so we can add your links to next week’s list.
Translation, Interpreting & Languages
Learn English with a Totalitarian Dictator: The Cost of Lower Quality Translation
Lesson 14: Time planning – the ultimate answer to coping with workload
Mistranslations That We Are Not Aware Of Are Still Mistranslations
Why you shouldn’t choose a factory translation (“cloud translation”)
Postcard from Toronto: An Interview with Andrew Clifford
Think Different/Differently: Is Translation a Commodity?
Guide: Hosting Conferences That Require Interpreting
The Best of British – The American’s guide to speaking British
If You Can’t Afford Me, Could You Please Stop Bothering Me?
How Can Machine Translation Affect Your SEO/SERPs?
White Paper: Benefits and Risks of Automation
Entering the World of Translation Business
Interview with Swedish translator – part 1
Translator’s promises — don’t crash on me!
Self discipline and a lot of translation work
Synchronizing data on my computers
Now, We Have a Long List of Movies
This Week’s Language Blog Roundup
Broken Britain: Blame the Interpreters?
Whose Translation Is It, Anyway?
Words on Plot and Treason
LSPs are not just agencies!
Interpreters: Life/Death
Theft at conferences
Welcome to my blog
Occupy Your Rates!
ATA’s 52nd Annual Conference
Summary of Translating Technical Manuals – by João Roque Dias
ATA Conference Boston – Review of Sessions II
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
Creativity vs. strategy: what do people really want?
The art of charging more as a freelancer
The 7 Golden Rules for Writing and Editing
Are Copy Editors Bullies?
Social media, Web Design & Business
Small Businesses and Direct Sellers: Don’t Get Lost in Facebook Time
4 Ways to Address Privacy Concerns in Your Marketing
7 Ways to Improve Your Marketing in 60 Seconds or Less
10 New Twitter Tools That Will Get You Tweeting
How to Retweet the Right Way in 4 Easy Steps
4 Steps to Selling With Social Media
Top 5 Tools to Better Time Your Tweets
Are You Guilty of T.M.I.?
Travel & Miscellaneous
How to outsource work to a virtual assistant – what are the best projects to outsource
How to Read Body Language to Reveal the Underlying Truth in Almost Any Situation
How to Sound Like You Know What You’re Talking About (Even When You Don’t)
How to Break Into a Computer (And Prevent It from Happening to You)
How to Effectively Use Email Auto-Responders Without Being Annoying
How to Make the Most of Airplane Wi-Fi and Never Pay Full Price Again
High Speed Liquid and Bubble Photographs by Heinz Maier
How to Stop Caring About Trolls and Get On With Your Life
10 More Stubborn Food Myths That Just Won’t Die
17 Things You Didn’t Know About Your Coffee
New Gmail: 9 Things You Need to Know
12 Happiness Habits for Busy People
How to Do a Simple Productivity Audit
10 holiday gift ideas for alpha geeks (photos)
How to Overcome Your Worst Fears
Five Best RSS Newsreaders
12 Hilarious Moving Fails
About the author
Catherine Christaki has been a full-time English-Greek translator since 2001 and co-owner of Lingua Greca Translations since 2012. She specializes in Information Technology, Medical, and Technical texts and loves writing for the Adventures in Technical Translation blog. She regularly shares her experience and insight on social media and blogging for translators, giving interviews and presenting at conferences. Connect with her on Twitter @LinguaGreca.
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Hi, Catherine
Thank you for sharing my posts with your audience. I consider it a great honor that you see enough value in my content to bring it to your community. Thank you again! 🙂
My pleasure Liudmila 🙂