Dec

16

Translator identities: multiple personalities or a dynamic whole?

Filed Under CPD, languages, translation profession | 4 Comments

How important is it to you to speak another language? How is ‘being multilingual’ viewed in your country? How closely do you identify with the translation profession? These were just some of the questions asked by Floriana Badalotti, a PhD candidate from Monash University, in a session titled Considerations on the Cultural Identity of [...]

Nov

28

Using Twitter to micro-blog live

Filed Under CPD, technology for translators, web presence | Leave a Comment

Check out Philippa Hammond’s write-up of the Translator as Strategic Partner Conference over at Blogging Translator. Philippa was micro-blogging live over the conference weekend and has used her updates as a basis for her post. A fantastic example of how to use Twitter in a professional context.
More than that though, her post contains some really [...]

Nov

24

First impressions: translating in the UK vs translating in Australia

Filed Under CPD, my news, translation profession | 2 Comments

The last eight months have been a real roller-coaster ride professionally speaking, as I’ve tried to settle into life on the Other Side of the World. On the one hand, despite my best efforts to stay connected virtually, at times I’ve felt isolated and demotivated without the face-to-face contact that I enjoyed with my peers [...]

Nov

17

Tis the season to be conferenced

Filed Under CPD | Leave a Comment

I attended the 2008 AUSIT Biennial National Conference in Brisbane this weekend, and was pleased to come away with some fantastic new contacts and a much clearer view of the role of translation in Australia. Until I have a chance to write up my notes, here’s a list of posts relating to other conference and [...]

Sep

2

Blogging does not put us ahead of the pack

Filed Under CPD, technology for translators, web presence | 5 Comments

Are Gen Y committing the cardinal sin of believing our own hype? I’m afraid we might be. Blogging may be a great way to get noticed in our respective fields, but let’s not allow our mastery of web 2.0 to lull us into thinking we’re achieving something we’re not.
Penelope Trunk was interviewed by Peter [...]

Next Page →