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Translators’ and editors’ skill-set: add mind-reading
Earl Bush served for many years as press secretary for Richard J. Daley, a controversial mayor of Chicago who was a forerunner to another Bush,
The jobs of the future… include translating
A recent article in The Vancouver Sun entitled What are the jobs of the future? examines the skills and careers likely to be most in demand
English, Australian-style: impressions from Down Under
Ruth Webber, a friend and generous source of marketing wisdom, moved from Scotland to Australia earlier this year. So a new city and country to
Web-writing for translators: keywords. Should we be going there?
One of the participants at the Web-Writing Webinar on 11 April asked me how translators should deal with keywords when working on website translations. The
Web-Writing Webinar (2): accessibility and usability. They really do matter.
One of the slides I used for the Web-Writing Webinar on 11 April asked the question: Users with accessibility or usability issues. Who are they?
Language learning matters. Word of the British Chambers of Commerce.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has published a survey calling for more training in foreign languages to help boost British exports. The BCC calls
WWW? Web-Writing Webinar!
I’m delighted and honoured that eCPD Webinars has invited me to present a web-writing webinar on 11.30 am (UK time) on Wednesday 11 April 2012. While
Translating the Zodiac: take our poll
We had a Twitter conversation a couple of weeks ago about Zodiac signs and the sort of character traits that make for good translators/editors. I
Don’t be stupid, girls. And don’t be stupid, BBC Radio Scotland
Well, that’s International Women’s Day over for 2012. I’m not a big fan of this particular “day” because I think that on 9 March, after