B. Kolappan – MARCH 15, 2019 On Wednesday, addressing a mammoth election rally in Nagercoil, Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched a spirited attack on the Rafale deal saying the contract was awarded to [Anil] Ambani, who had no previous experience in manufacturing aircraft. But the Tamil audience did not get the import of his English speech …
G S Jayasree – MARCH 07, 2019 Despite facing a double disadvantage of language and gender, body of translation literature of and by women is growing in the country Women translators. Translating women. The moment we begin writing about women engaged in the act of moving a text from one language to another, we face the very …
Jan 27 2019 Ruby Macandrew The Wellington region is home to thousands of charities with volunteers putting in copious amounts of time and energy to ensure those most in need are taken care of. Stuff wanted to shine a light on those behind the scenes. In early 2017, a group of more than 100 volunteers, working under the umbrella …
Translators work long hours to bring the Treaty of Waitangi to everyone Read More »
By Philippa Goymer Unqualified police interpreters have cost the public thousands of pounds by causing court delays and in one instance the collapse of a case, the BBC has learned. Three North East forces have spent more than £1.1m with Gateshead-based ITL in the past three years. Northumbria Police said “action was taken as soon …
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Simone Stolzoff – December 5, 2018 Human translators are caught in the crosshairs of two conflicting trends. On one hand, the world is increasingly globalized. With technology that can spread across borders with the touch of a button, the need for people who can translate words and understand the nuance of different cultures has never been …
Human translators are the perfect microcosm of the future of work Read More »
Translators have been a success. Can more be done with them? LARRY LANGFORD – NOV 28, 2018 Larry Langford is owner of WGTO(AM) and W244ds in Cassopolis, Mich. He has been in radio since 1965. His commentaries on radio issues such as those facing AM owners are a recurring feature. Read his past articles by searching …
By Wendy Solomon, December 3, 2018 The large influx of Spanish speakers in the Greater Lehigh Valley over the last decade has increased the need for more interpreters and translators in a wide array of businesses, from law firms to doctors’ offices. The burgeoning Hispanic or Latino population has grown more than 30 percent in the region. …
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The theoretical ability to sell one’s business is actually a reflection of its value to others. Here’s how translators can add tangible value to their services to make their business appealing to a potential buyer. Is my translation business sellable?1 Whether or not you have plans to sell your business in the near future, this question …
After having read Catherine’s post on I-would-not-work-with-them-again types of PMs, I thought I could add to the story by sharing from my experience as a PM. The truth is that, after having worked for a few years as a translator and interpreter myself, and having come across all sorts of PMs, when I started my own …
Think you’ve heard it all? Dealing with translators Read More »
Starting Monday, I’ll be facilitating a four-week online course taught by translator and productivity expert Dorothee Racette: the course is Organization and Productivity for Translators. Dorothee now runs her own consulting company–appropriately named Take Back My Day–and she’s been a tremendous help to me in my own business; I’m excited that more translators will now get to …
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