27/08/2018
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#WITMonth: Vision of a translator who is passionate about books

There are things in life we never forget. One of them is the first time we receive a brand-new book… when we open it for the […]
10/01/2018

The revision beast and the essential topics for this job

Revision is a key part of the translation process and of the delivery of a quality project to the client. Nonetheless, the text revision process is […]
01/12/2017

Note-taking in consecutive interpreting: too much/too little; how and what to note-take

I’ve always been real crazy about consecutive interpreting, but I realised early in life that it wasn’t for me. Not because I give up easily in […]
02/08/2017
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9 exercises to improve short-term memory while interpreting

Ever since the 19th century, memory has been classified as long-term or short-term. This difference was explored in more depth in 1968, by the Atkinson-Shiffrin memory […]
10/07/2017

How to make your Project Manager’s life a lot easier when they send you a Translation project

Being a Project Manager (PM) can give you its fair share of headaches. Behind a translation that is requested, there is a lot of demanding management […]
03/07/2017

Translation as legal evidence: best practices

We often hear about translators saying they love languages, and that this is why they chose this profession. What we don’t often hear is that translation […]
28/03/2017
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How to speed up the translation process on urgent projects

In technical translation, as in any other kind of job and/or project, we are sometimes faced with the need to meet very tight deadlines for all […]
27/03/2017
Blog

10 mistakes you should avoid when you send your Translator/Reviser CV

Nowadays, it is possible to find hundreds of online articles that describe the best way to create a Curriculum Vitae. There are a number of “miracle” […]
04/01/2017
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11 tips for linguists on doing business with SMARTIDIOM

When interacting with a LSP agency, there are a few measures which are commonly recommended and which better allow the agency and the freelancing partner to […]
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