Quote of the week (plus some thoughts)
“So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason,…
Good translations…
... have their price. I know, there are not a few colleagues who have tooted in this horn many times before, yet it cannot be stressed often enough: Good translations…
Happy customer…
... equals happy translator! Just wanted to share a very lovely reference (also in German) from one of my newer customers, Language Box. It really doesn't happen often enough, I…
Four more days …
Next week is the week ... the week of the written exams for the future state-certified translators in Bavaria. Twelve of my students are getting ready to take it in…
Quote of the week
Happy Easter, everyone! I hope y'all get to relax and enjoy the holidays. (Here in Germany, we have four days in total! Yeah, us!) Here's a wonderful quote on translation…
Translation Conferences 2017
After the elia together event in Berlin in February, my belief was once again confirmed that it is of great importance to meet not only (potential) customers face-to-face, but also…
Farewell…
Last night I had to say goodbye to my long-time office buddy... She was already 15 years old, and had had a slipped disk for the second time, seemed to…
New things to see
I had mentioned a few weeks ago that there would be some changes a-coming. Well, one has already come, albeit a somewhat temporary one - this is only an interim…
4 Questions
This week, I came across a post over on the blog of TM-Town about what a customer should ask himself or herself before hiring a professional translator. Just four simple…
New direction, new ideas
Yesterday, I attended a very interesting BDÜ workshop on marketing in Munich. And although I wasn't too happy about the long day initially (since I have a ton of work),…
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