The Best Google Search Tips for Translators
All translators know that research is one of the key parts of the translation process, but not everyone knows that there are some simple ways of making your Google searches [...]
November 2019
February 2019
My Top 5 Spotify Playlists to Listen to While Translating
I love music and I hate working in silence, however, I find it really difficult to translate whilst listening to music with lyrics. I get confused and focus on the [...]
December 2018
10 Tips for Taking Time Off as a Freelance Translator
Taking time off when you’re self-employed isn’t always straightforward, so here are some tips for taking time off as a freelance translator. […]
September 2018
Useful, Free Tools for Translators
Every translator will tell you that they use tools in their day-to-day business, whether to actually translate or for other reasons. For example, there are many time management and productivity [...]
August 2018
Translating Neologisms in A Game of Thrones
Many of you will have heard about the challenge of translating ‘Hodor’, and some of the inventive solutions that the various translators came up with. But there are many other [...]
June 2018
Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Translators
Translators spend a lot of time behind computers so it’s important to know how to use technology to its full potential. Keyboard shortcuts are just one of the ways that [...]
April 2018
A Review of the University of Portsmouth’s Distance-learning MA Translation Studies
Before applying to the University of Portsmouth’s distance-learning MA in Translation Studies, I remember trying to find reviews and comments from previous students to understand more about what the course [...]
February 2018
What is the Difference Between a Translator and an Interpreter?
In my view, translators and interpreters are a bit like jigsaw pieces- they are similar and they fit together to form part of the same picture. However, they have some [...]