A quick list for staying sane this season
There are two weeks left until school lets out for the Christmas holidays, and that's also when I am closing my office for two weeks. Until then, there are still…
There are two weeks left until school lets out for the Christmas holidays, and that's also when I am closing my office for two weeks. Until then, there are still…
An incident involving a fight, someone who wanted to help, a gun, police, and machine translation (MT) recently made the rounds on several social media platforms. And it only came…
Probably the one thing most translators will agree on regardless of language combination, country or age is that clients always seem to want the translations done as quickly as possible,…
Keep calm - and keep the clientNo matter how brilliant you are, at some point a client will complain about your work. How you react will determine your future with…
If you've been following this blog, you know that I am always interested in new technology, ideas, and tricks that make the life of a translator and interpreter easier. You…
This week, it was time again for the meeting of my favorite customer that takes place twice a year. Four days of intense discussions, interesting talks, and also fun, not…
If you tried to contact me these last few weeks, you'll know already - I was not available. I took all of August off. Yes. All of it. An entire…
It's summertime and for many of us, this means less work and maybe also vacation time. This free time should of course be used to relax and reload in whatever…
I came across this compilation over on translatorfun.com by Romina Bona. (She also creates brilliant comics about translators and their joys and struggles, btw, which are also for sale here.)…
Last week, I got to interpret at the registrar's office for the registration for the marriage of a German-British couple. I had only spoken with the bride on the phone,…