Tools for interpreters
We had an open day at school recently, and I got to demonstrate interpreting with my students for all those interested. I also had a few videos for them to…
Specialization – The Key To Success
Do you have 26 minutes? Then you should definitely listen to this podcast on market positioning for translators, an interview with Ralf Lemster conducted by Tess Whitty on the Marketing…
Exams, exams, exams
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you'll know that I also teach interpreting, at-sight-translation and CAT-tools at the (still) new Fachakademie für Übersetzen und Dolmetschen in Weiden.…
New A-Z
When was the last time you visited my website? Now is a good time to take a look again - there are new pictures! I finally got around to having…
MpT and HAMPsTr
You haven't heard of the two acronyms in the title? If you are a language service provider of any kind, you should have, since they have been around for a…
Don’t call me a translator!
For those of you who haven't heard this yet: José Mourinho, the current manager of the English football (or soccer) club Chelsea, who happens to speak five languages, gave high…
Quote of the day
Translation is not a matter of words only: it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. Anthony Burgess
Press conference
Yesterday I had my first interpreting assignment at a press conference, doing a mixture of simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. It was at the organic trade fair "Biofach" in Nuremberg, and…
The New Resume
A new year often also means a new job - or at least the hope to find one. Traditionally, this involves writing a resume. However, in the 21st century, is…
The pitfalls of spell checkers
As a translator, I also regularly proofread the work of others. It's not always easy, sometimes it takes longer than if I had done the translation myself, although that is…
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