Countries by population
A view of the world where the geographically largest countries also have the largest population. Wenn die geografisch größten Länder der Welt auch die mit den meisten Einwohner wären. Si…
The power of “we”
At the interpreting assignment yesterday, my usual partner in crime was on vacation, so I had the pleasure of meeting a new colleague. She is just starting out, both as…
Open letter: Why I charge more
I came across this a while back and thought I'd share it, since I think it gives the basic and most important reason for charging what you're worth. (Originally published…
25 Things Translators Should Never Do
(originally published by yndigo) I happened upon a New York Times blog post listing the 100 things restaurant staffers should never do — part one and two — and thought…
Multi-tasking – yes or no?
To do two things at once is to do neither. (Publius Syrus) We all know the saying that women can multi-task and men cannot. And we all know that this…
New love apparently shows…
The faithful readers of my blog will remember how I broke up with my long-time partner, SDL Trados, in December to welcome a new CAT tool into my heart: memoQ.…
Zitat des Tages – Quote of the day
Billig ist, was zur Anschaffung wenig kostet. Preiswert ist, was den Preis wert ist. (Rough translation: Cheap is something that doesn't cost much to get.Good value is something that is…
Paperless office – well, almost
I just finished a translation for an agency customer who also happens to be a colleague and member of the local BDÜ group. As usual, I proofread my translation before…
Interpreting job
So I just finished my first interpreting job over several days for a direct business client. That's two firsts in one go! And it went really well, which makes me…