Translation Favorites (Feb 19-25)
Every week we share on Twitter many interesting blog posts and online articles about translation (including Greek translation), localization, interpreting, languages, as well as 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 links are listed in categories and organized by subject matter. Scroll down to find your favorite and enjoy reading! Click here for Weekly Translation Favorites from previous weeks.
If you’ve read a fabulous post and would like to share, 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
Language Skills as a Gateway Into an International Career – a Conversation with Nataly Kelly
Tablet Interpreter manual: free manual with tips and tricks to get the most out of your iPad
New Tool Box Journal: Fluency, SDL OpenExchange, Memsource, file management tricks
Automation doesn’t solve everything: 5 things you should know about machine translation
Hacking PDF for translators (decrypting, extracting text, converting, translating, OCR…)
Linguists’ revenge to the old chestnut “so, how many languages do you speak?”
Business and Marketing Tips for Translators: Direct Client Contact Ideas
Localization Issues: Why Do Game Translators Make Mistakes?
Up the wazzock – translating swear words around the world
Localize the Unicorn: How Eventbrite is Going Global
Tips on How to Prepare for ATA’s Certification Exam
Translating Success: Tips for Multilingual Marketing
Client Satisfaction Surveys for Freelance Translators
The Difference Between a Language and a Dialect
A Startup’s Guide To International Expansion
The minimalist guide to buying a translation
6 Steps to i18n Success for Your Web App
Upcoming Translation Conferences
Those Incredible Interpreters
Blogging, Writing, Productivity
Slack Protocols to Maximize Productivity and Effectiveness at Work
16 Things Not to Do in 2016–to Make This the Most Productive Year Ever
Stay Focused: 7 Best Productivity Apps for Freelance Writers
75 Apps That Will Save You Time as a Busy Professional
8 Tech Tools to Power Through Your Writer’s Block
15 common Freelancer Problems
Social media
The 4 Secrets of Social Selling Revealed by LinkedIn’s VP of Sales Solutions
Everything (!) you’ve always wanted to know about Twitter
Marketing, Business, Web Design
How to Spend Less Time on Email: 12 Tips for Keeping Your Inbox Under Control
Freelance Marketing in 2016: Short-term and Long-term Goal Setting
13 Online Tools Used by Successful Entrepreneurs
Freelance Marketing in 2016: Know Your Market
Freelance Marketing in 2016: Following Up
10 Reasons Why a Mentor Is a Must
Elevator Speech
Tech, Miscellaneous
Celebrate 100 Years of National Parks With These Stunning Photos
12 Brilliant Gadgets Right From the CES 2016 Show Floor
Exploring Canada’s Fertile Niagara Wine Region
11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2016
6 Ideas That Blew Our Minds in 2015
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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