Data and the Fine Print or: How to Create a Sh*tstorm
Jost Zetzsche takes a revealing look at confidentiality when using online translation services.
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Two to Tango: Tips for Project Managers from a Freelance Translator (Part II)
Both the freelance translator and the project manager work toward the common goal of delivering a high-quality translation to the client on time and within the project parameters. However, their business drivers, practices, behavior, and limitations are different, if not sometimes conflicting.
DetailsTwo to Tango: Tips for Project Managers from a Freelance Translator (Part I)
Both the freelance translator and the project manager work toward the common goal of delivering a high-quality translation to the client on time and within the project parameters. However, their business drivers, practices, behavior, and limitations are different, if not sometimes conflicting.
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Ideas to build and strengthen relationships with clients
Little Things You Can Do That Have Huge Impact and Keep Customers Buying. Examples of what you can do to get through to decision makers, to continue building and strengthening your relationships with customers. If the extent of your relationship with them is solely handling orders and transactions, they will eventually wander elsewhere if they see a better deal. Don’t let that happen. What your customers can’t get elsewhere is YOU. Businesses don’t buy from businesses. People buy from people.
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Pearls of wisdom on literary translation
Highlights from a seminar on translating for publication. The topics presented were numerous and diverse: from the history of literary translation to how to select a suitable book to translate; from how to approach publishers to how to make sure they choose you; from the challenges posed by different genres to the relationship with authors, publishers and editors…
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High availability backup strategies for freelancers
We tend to believe that keeping a copy of our beloved work files in case the worst imaginable catastrophe occurs is more than enough to keep us working and delivering on time. Here are a few backup tips.
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From Hippocrates to Hypoglycemia: Demystifying Medical Terminology – Part II
Medical translation is perhaps one of those areas where the stakes are the highest if the translator makes a mistake. Considering the specialized knowledge and jargon required, the prospect of working with these types of texts can seem daunting.
DetailsFrom Hippocrates to Hypoglycemia: Demystifying Medical Terminology – Part I
Medical translation is perhaps one of those areas where the stakes are the highest if the translator makes a mistake. Considering the specialized knowledge and jargon required, the prospect of working with these types of texts can seem daunting.
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