Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Levent Yildizgoren at a translators’ powwow in Toronto, and I was glad to learn about a brochure he has written to provide clients with strategies to avoid common mistakes in translation projects. The topics included in his publication are in perfect harmony with the material you find in [...]
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[Resources] Mistakes to avoid
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[Resources] Two must-reads
This quick post aims to help disseminate two pertinent resources the American Translators Association (ATA) has made available recently. Resource #1 Interpreting and translation are very different activities. The basic difference is that translators work with written texts, whereas interpreters work with oral communication such as in business meetings, conferences, courtrooms, doctor’s appointments, among other [...]
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[Resources] Good advice is never too much
There aren’t many blogs or websites focusing on translation client education, so I get really excited when I come across sections or pages addressing issues that are in line with Translation Client Zone. I’ve recently found a couple of resources I’d like to share with my readers. As they say, you can never have too [...]