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
How To Tell That You Are Working For A Zombie Farm (11 Handy Characteristics)
Canada opens doors for workers in new list of professionals, language test required
YouTube & Video Marketing for Global Brands: Get With It Or You’re Done
Where English got all those English words other languages borrowed
Languages Your Company Should Speak (But Has Never Heard)
Audio blog: finding direct clients through industry conferences
Bravo! AITI’s New Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
So, graduation! A Translator? And then, what? Tess’s story!
Role-Playing Game Brings New Life to a ‘Dead’ Language
Verbs in learner’s dictionaries 3: ‘Your order has shipped’
Historical Vocab: When We Get It Wrong, Does It Matter?
The Deluge of Big Data: How Do We Control the Flood?
Quality as a differentiator in translation? Think again…
Translation Gains New Ground in American Academia
Britishisms and the Britishisation of American English
Hilarious words that should be added to the dictionary
Are You still writing well? Or R U still writing well?
Learning English with TED Talks – TEDLessons
Taking the leap: why I started using a CAT tool
Authors@Google: Nataly Kelly (YouTube video)
Top 3 Reasons You’re Doing Translation Wrong
Why translations should be left to professionals
Thoughts on Computer-Generated Translation
Spotlight on Literary Translator Jim Kates
The translators’ poet laureate (and rapper!)
5 Words You’re Probably Saying Wrong
Why is English Spelling So Messed Up?
Conference – Legal translation, London
London Book Fair 2013: Five things…
Your Soon-to-be Dead Language
Interview with Rodolfo Maslias
The Importance of Consistency
The art of the metaphor
Clients of the Month
220 τούρκικες λέξεις
All Hands on Deck
The Excuse Train
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
Time Management for Freelance Writers…You Thought It’s Going to Be Easy?
7 Tips to Help You Deal with Caustic Blogging Criticism
10 Must-Do Spring Cleaning Steps for Freelancers
10 Terms to Describe the Anatomy of a Book
Organization – A Freelancer’s Guide
6 Ways to Be a Studious Writer
Lessons We Teach Ourselves
Please stop the please™
The Lemming Factor
Social media, Marketing, Business, Networking, Web Design
26 Things To Consider Before Developing Your Website [Infographic]
How to Improve Your Social Media Marketing With Blogging
Improve Your Reputation at Work: Meet Your Deadlines!
6 Reasons Why Your Interviews Are Not Going Well
25 Ways to Brand Yourself and Find New Prospects
6 Ways to Get More from Your Marketing
Why And How To Wow Your Customers
Marketing Rule of Seven: Revisited
How To Manage Client Feedback
How to create a great ‘about’ page
Miscellaneous
Πόσες τάξεις έχουμε στην Ελλάδα; Στη Βρετανία έχουν τώρα εφτά.
The Four Elements of Physical Energy and How To Master Them
Why Refusing to Apologize Feels Better than Apologizing
15 Amazing Book-Filled Bars Where We’d Like to Drink
How To Diagnose What’s Making You Chronically Late
6 Weird Theories on Early Human Intelligence
Are YOU Time-Management ‘Challenged’?
7 Characteristics of Highly Creative People
Why Are White People Called Caucasian?
50 Weird Laws Still on the Books
How to Escape the Cult of “Busy”
Advantages of Being Bicultural
Top 10 Instant Stress Busters
The origins of laughter
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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