2 September 2014

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• On-line training at home or office

• No travel, no overnight accommodation, save money!

• One hour presentations OR

• Courses (2-5 parts)

• Accreditation

• Approved by major professional bodies

(ATA, ITI, NGTV, CRITI, SfT, CIoL pending)

Training is tax-deductible!!

Next Level Business Bootcamp

Three-part mix and match course starts 8th September

• For translators with established businesses and stable income

• For translators wanting more direct clients • For translators wishing to find and hone their unique niche • Climb to a whole new level with Marta Stelmaszak • Use this link to register: (and pay for your place) • (3 levels, practitioner (£145), expert (£165), taster (£40 for

one session) • Includes assignment review (practitioner and expert) and

copy of Marta’s new ebook for translators (expert).

The Price is Right

9th September at 3 pm • Setting and getting a fair price • Tips and strategies

• Calculating rates, minimum fees, rush charges

• Negotiation tips • With Tess Whitty • Full information and register here • Cost £23 + VAT if applicable • Register (and pay) here

3-part course, starts October 6th • Free tool (the course costs EUR 35 per session)

1 introductory session for those new to IWS – Basic search engine concepts – What is IntelliWebSearch? – Adding on-line resources using the Wizard

2 Practical and advanced sessions – Specific search techniques – Adding specific search settings using the Wizard

Adding on-line resources and local dictionaries manually – Tweaking program settings

For full information and to register click here.

Going Freelance? Nervous?

2 webinars on October 8th and 15th

• Expanding on our ‘Flying High’ webinar in June

• Much more detail for new business start-ups

• Practical and legal

• Gaining experience

• Special price of £30 for both (or £20 for one) + VAT if appl.

• To register and full information

• For newcomers to the profession

Ironing out MemoQ

Two-part course for translators with some experience of MemoQ. Trainer: Marek Pawelec

• Starts October 9th

• Configuration

• Editor navigation

• Pre-translation

• Termbases

• LiveDocs

• QA Settings

• Basic interoperability

More information and to register

For translators with some experience of the tool

Cost: £60 + VAT for the two sessions.

The Perils of Translating International Contracts

One-hour presentation on October 16

• Uniquely-equipped, award-winning international lawyer and contract drafting expert, Kenneth A Adams. – Decipher the jargon,

– Dispel confusion

– Help your clients avoid risk

More information and register here

Cost: £25 + VAT if applicable

For translators working into and out of English

From Solo to Chorus Outsourcing for beginners

21st October at 11:30 • Outsourcing • Creating a team

– Recruitment – Communication – Feedback – Management

With Andrew Morris of Standing Out More information and register here Cost: £23 + VAT if applicable

Ironing out Trados Studio

Two-part course for translators with some experience of Trados Studio. Trainer: Marek Pawelec

• Starts October 23rd

Tackling:

• Configuration

• Working with projects

• Batch tasks

• Track changes

• Multiterm basics

• QA Settings

• Earlier versions of Trados

More information and to register

Cost £60 + VAT for the two sessions

The Manufacturing Industry in the 21st Century

10 November at 2:00 pm • Presentation by industrial

engineer • Standards, legislation • Business Issues • Shop floor, primary technology, component parts

and how they work • Ideal for technical translators. • More information and register here. • Cost £23 + VAT if applicable

Clear Writing – Clear Benefits: the course

Three-part course starts on 13 November with Oliver Lawrence

• Practical examples • Exercises • Principles • Techniques • Tools and resources

Course aimed at wordsmiths everywhere, including translators and editors More information and register here Cost: £90 for course - £105 to include review of exercise (+VAT if applicable)

Business School for Translators

Five part course starting on 18 November • Planning your career • Run your business like a CEO • Working with agencies • Selling your services • Marketing in translation

With Marta Stelmaszak Full details and register here. For new and recent entrants to the profession £175 + VAT if applicable

The Confidentiality Issue for Translators and Interpreters

One hour presentation on 4 December • All Translators and Interpreters

know all about confidentiality – or do they? – Are there any exceptions to this duty? – To whom is the duty owed and to what does it apply? – How long should it last? – Should Interpreters and Translators sign The Official

Secrets Act? – And more…..

Full information and register here. With Sue Leschen. Cost: £23 + VAT if applicable

The “Archi” series: Architecture for translators

Four-part mix and match course starting 15 January 2015 • Archi-texts • Archi-technics • The Mother Art • A brief history of architecture

With Pierre Fuentes Full details and register here. For translators working in various genres. No. 4 for anybody interested in architecture. Cost £30 per session with discounts for multiple bookings.

French-English terminology: compromis de vente

Presentation by Sue Leschen on 20 January 2015

• Compromis de Vente

• Surveyors’ reports

• Builders’ repair estimates

• House contents inventories

• Correspondence from the Notaire and Agence Immobilier

• And more. More details and registration

French legal terminology: insurance

Presentation by Sue Leschen on 27 January 2015

• French insurance contracts are an ever growing market

• This webinar will consider typical legal terminology

• If you want a slice of this market and need to brush up your insurance terms, this is the webinar for you!

• Register here

Editing non-native English – mix and match 2-part course

February 10th and 17th 2015 • Why authors produce such texts • Common characteristics • Drivers of changes by editors • Academic texts • Texts for publication • Ethics of texts for assessment

by academic institutions With Dr Joy Burrough-Boenisch Registration and full details here

And even more to come…

• Translating Gastronomy. (open for registration) • Interpreter school. January 2015. Available very soon "Peak Performance for Interpreters“: Prepare right, Eat right, Practise right, Work right. • 4-part course in Italian on translating for the tourist

industry, with Irene Acler. Dates TBA • Legal system in Slovenia – with OCPE. (under discussion)

: Clinical Trials – problems and pitfalls. 19 February 2015 – registration open

• Financial translation 3-part course (open for registration later this week)

• Follow up to What’s Missing with Jost Zetzsche

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Out and about

• MET14 MET Meeting in El Escorial, Madrid – 30 October – 1 November. Sponsor

• London Language Show – 17-19 October. Presentation by

Lucy on 19 October

• Portsmouth Translation Conference – from Classroom to Workplace – 8 November 2014. Workshop led by Lucy

• ITI Conference – 23 – 25 April 2015. Sponsor and meet-up

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