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
Surprise, Surprise – When It Comes To Translation You Get What You Pay For
Thoughts on an MT technology presentation at ALC New Orleans, May 2012
Taking advantage of the “free” in freelance – Going on a sabbatical year
Smaller Is Usually Better When It Comes to the Size of My Customers
The Professional Interpreter: One Profession. One Real Profession
Translating fashion – a glamorous-strenuous-fabulous project
Pinterest Uses Employees’ Moms for Spanish Translations
Interpreting related things I think you should do this week
Five Feel-Good Tips to Beat Translation Procrastination
“Grexit” from the “Eurogeddon”: Is it all Greek to you?
Helping Literary Translators: PLR & Access Copyright
From Managing Translations to Becoming CEO? Yes!
Language Barriers to Health Care in the United States
Language and words in the news – 8th June 2012
STC Summit Chicago – Summary of Sessions I
1 Linguist, 3 Questions with Marta Stelmaszak
1 Linguist, 3 Questions with Percy Balemans
1 Linguist, 3 Questions with Catherine Jan
1 Linguist, 3 Questions with Tess Whitty
The Duality of the Sign Language Interpreter
International Monetary Fund glossary updated
Du rififi chez les traducteurs littéraires
This Week’s Language Blog Roundup
Can an Author Relinquish Control?
G8 and G20 Terminology Glossary
Olympic Targets in Translation
T&I Video: Participate Now!
TermWiki Glossary Widget
Is that a business card???
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
7 Ways to Increase Your Blog Visibility With Social Sharing
The Blogger’s Essential WordPress Guide: 13 Top Tutorials
Creative Ways To Waste Your Time If You Have A Blog
7 Powerful Ways to Promote Your Blog Offline
How to Promote Your Blog With Social Media
6 Things to do during a famine period
What should I put on an About page?
7 Pricing Tips for a Freelancer
A Primer for Blogging
Social media, Marketing, Business, Networking, Web Design
Social Media Success and 7 Myths that Might be Slowing You Down
11 Résumé ‘Truths’ That Will Brand You A Winner!
Interviewing: ‘Fake It’ Till You Can ‘Make It’!
10 LinkedIn Tips for Building Your Business
My Business Is Different
Miscellaneous
Six Tough Truths About Self-Publishing (That The Advocates Never Seem To Talk About)
How to Unitask (instead of multitasking and producing poor results)
How to Get Over the “I Suck” Barrier When Learning a New Skill
What Does It Mean to Have “Balance” in Your Life?
5 Proven Tactics to Increase Your Productivity
12 Hilariously Honest Product Names
Top 10 Movies of the Millennium
The Perils of Overplanning
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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