Oct

24

5 Qs with Renato Beninatto, Common Sense Advisory

Filed Under 5qs, technology for translators, work opportunities | 4 Comments

With nearly a quarter-century executive-level experience in the localisation industry under his belt, Renato Beninatto has been researching and leading the consulting practice of Common Sense Advisory since 2002. Here he offers us a business consultant’s view of freelance translation practitioners, and language service providers (LSPs) in general.
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Oct

2

5 Qs with Marc Prior

Filed Under 5qs, client relationships, lessons from the wordface, starting up in translation, technology for translators, working habits | 3 Comments

Based in Germany, Marc Prior is a freelance translator with over 20 years’ professional translation experience under his belt. By day, he translates from German, Italian and Dutch into English, specialising in occupational health and safety and environmental engineering. By night, he’s a mentor on the very popular ITI Professional Support Group and is also [...]

Sep

24

5 Qs with Orla Ryan

Filed Under 5qs, languages, lessons from the wordface, starting up in translation, translation profession | 3 Comments

Orla Ryan has hands-on experience of a range of different roles within the translation industry. She has set herself up as a successful French and German freelance translator and project manager, added Irish to her working languages and made a move back to inhouse work. Today she is based in Dublin with a major international [...]

Sep

17

5 Qs with Christian Arno, Lingo24

Filed Under 5qs, lessons from the wordface, technology for translators, web presence | 5 Comments

Armed with a degree in languages, Christian Arno founded Lingo24 Translation Services from his bedroom in Aberdeen in 2001, with a view to harnessing internet technologies from day one. Today, Lingo24 operates out of London, Aberdeen, New York, Paris, Berlin, Cham, Christchurch, Tokyo, Timişoara and Shanghai… Here are Christian’s thoughts on building a ‘virtual’ business.
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