Freelancers - To specialise or not to specialise - that is the question!

So you want to specialise but don't know how and when? Find out why it's better to be a specialist rather than a generalist and which specialisms sell Find out how to become both an expert and a specialist in your chosen subject areas. Find out how to turn a past life or a current leisure interest into a specialist subject so that you can become the go to professional in your subject area.

sue leschen
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Be Special IV: Standing Out in the Language Services Industry

Become known! Brand yourself as the go-to person. Like any other industry, there is a lot of competition but there is still a lot of work, enough to go around. We are all unique, show who you are and let your clients love you!

Suzanne Deliscar
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• Getting Established
• Standing Out

Sending Your ProZ.com Portfolio Samples to TM-Town

This video shows you how to connect your TM-Town account to your ProZ.com account and send your ProZ.com portfolio samples to your TM-Town account where they will be automatically aligned.

Kevin Dias
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• TM-Town
• ProZ.com

Freelancer's Futuristics Series - Asset Building for Future : How to Plan and Work for Your Pension

How to plan for your pension ? How to build-up assets for the future to work for you ? How to be aware that unless you plan, none has the incentive to plan this for you

Pritam Bhattacharyya
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• Business Skills

Grace and Charm for Linguists I - Networking Etiquette

Learn the proper etiquette to be used when networking with direct clients, agencies and fellow linguists in a variety of business settings. Etiquette and formalities are still important in our global market.

graceandcharm / Walethia Aquil
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• Personal Branding
• Business Skills

Meeting clients at ProZ.com

Getting the most out of ProZ.com is easy, and the main approaches to meeting new clients are outlined in the ProZ.com winning strategies

Trainer Unknown
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Risk Management in the Online Translation Industry

Translators take risks every time they start work for a new client. Some of us take that risk on a weekly, if not daily, basis. Risk is inherent in all businesses and the translation industry is not different, except that we often get job opportunities 'out of the blue' with very short turn around times and almost no chance of doing a proper background investigation into who is asking for our s...

Douglas Bissell
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• Risk Management for Translators

Price Point Strategies to Optimize Your Revenues

Get your prices right to out-stand international and offshore competition! Understand how to control your revenues by developing and integrating a pricing strategy.

Soyculto / Sebastien Yanni
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• Pricing Strategies

MateCat Free Webinar

MateCat Free Webinar - April 2016

Trainer Unknown
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• MateCat
• CAT Tool Training
• Free CAT Tools

Wordfast-CLASSIC – Level 1

Purchase of Wordfast license is not necessary to take this training. The software features will be presented via the trainer’s machine. Access to the online session recording is included when you purchase this training session. Attendees will receive a printable PDF certificate of attendance.

Paolo Sebastiani
57 views

• Wordfast

Wordfast-Pro – Level 2

Learn how to use advanced features of Wordfast PRO, like pre-analysis of documents, TM management, and working with different file formats.

Paolo Sebastiani
56 views

• Wordfast

QA - How to turn in a spotless translation in Word 2003 & 2007

Learn how to repair a TOC for correct translation, how to make hyperlinks work after translating, how to work with non translatable columns, how to hide bilingual text and set up spell checker correctly in different languages, and other finishing touches of QA in translation.

Lorena Baudo and Susana Vivas
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• MS Office Tools

Fresh Freelancer Series 01: How Does A Language Service Provider Agency (Lspa) Work ?

Do you want to know how Agencies work so that you can target, communicate and make the most beneficial engagement with them ? Do you want to learn the tell-tale signs to distinguish different types of Agencies ? The types are mainly : premium, post-office variety, fly-by and scam artists. Do you want to learn and apply a checklist in your marketing and engagement to distinguish a premium client...

Pritam Bhattacharyya
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• Freelancing

Work-Life Balance for Parents

Learn how to juggle work and looking after children in the most efficient way, considering: - time management - maximising income through the reduction of operational costs and improving the "quality" of clients. - setting objectives and boundaries

Orsolya Mance
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• Health and Lifestyle for Translators

Post-Graduate Translation Qualifications: DipTrans & MA

Get help with choosing translation-related qualifications in the UK. Understand what you will get for your time and money when you go for a university MA or the IoL Diploma in Translation. Discover what is really involved and which, if any, is best for you.

Gwenydd Jones
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• Getting Established

Eat Well, Translate Better

This webinar aims to address the particular dietary needs and issues that translators have. Translators have to work with tight deadlines and intense work periods which make it difficult to always eat well. Learn about essential nutrition, how to plan your diet, possible supplements and substitutes for coffee, how to eat in front of the computer, and what to eat for snacks and for maximum energ...

Marta Maojo
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• Translation Quality Assurance

Freelancer Futuristics Series - Stress : Neuro-Economic Analysis And Tips For Self-Discipline

Do you want to analyse the workplace stress so that you can avoid productivity loss or complete burn-out ? Do you want stress to become a positive driver of your work and social life ?

Pritam Bhattacharyya
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• Freelancing

Training information session July 2021

Join Paul Urwin as he takes you through the new ProZ.com training bundles: multiple courses, packaged together and offered at very special prices. These training bundles are designed to help you make significant progress in your career. Link to the packages: https://training.proz.com/packages

Paul Urwin
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Introduction to Games Localisation

A brief introduction to basic concepts in the localisation industry such as localisation, globalisation, internationalisation, as well as steps in the localisation process.

Juan Pablo Sans
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Practical Examples and Specific Challenges for Sports Games Localisation

Some practical examples for games localisation and some specific challenges in sports games localisation extracted from my experience in FIFA 17 and FIFA 18.

Juan Pablo Sans
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Atril Déjà Vu Training

Trainer Unknown
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• Atril Déjà Vu
• CAT Tool Training

Bug Fixing and Spotting

In this course, you will see the best practices for bug filing and bug fixing, and understanding the importance of it within the localisation process. Little practical examples will be given here, and this lesson will be focused on theory.

Juan Pablo Sans
49 views

Online Lead Generation: Finding New Clients in the Web Era

Generate and Nurture Leads online and convert these new found prospects into juicy customers.

Soyculto / Sebastien Yanni
49 views

• Personal Branding

International Trade for Translators and Interpreters

Marcel Solé
49 views

• Getting Established
• Business and Finance
• Official Documents
• Interpreting

CotranslatorAI: Live Training on Installation and Usage

Join Steven S. Bammel and Stanislav Okhvat in this two-hour, free course as they walk you through installing and using the CotranslatorAI app. In the first hour, follow the step-by-step process to download, register, install, activate, and configure Cotranslator.

Steven S. Bammel, PhD
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• chatgpt
• ai
• artificial intelligence

Strategies For Success: Goal-Setting For Your Translation Business In 2019

This webinar will help you clarify your unique selling point, define your vision, and learn the key strategies to build long-term growth for your translation business in 2019. <br><br>If you’re keen to step up and start taking action, this webinar is for you.

Anastasia Kozhukhova
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Be Special III: Standing out in the Language Services Industry

Become known! Brand yourself as the go-to person. Like any other industry, there is a lot of competition but there is still a lot of work, enough to go around. We are all unique, show who you are and let your clients love you!

Suzanne Deliscar
48 views

• Personal Branding

The Successful Negotiator: Key Attributes to Win Those Projects

Do you want to establish up front contracts with your clients to ensure you reach your goals? Do you want to learn how to remove emotions from negotiating? Do you want to stop feeling as thought you “lost” in the deal? The Successful Negotiator Webinar is designed to help linguists answer “yes” to these questions and more…

Marcela Jenney-Reyes
48 views

• Business Skills

Practical Tools to Prepare For Negotiation

Prepare for negotiation using simple processes and tools. Succeed in negotiating with clients, while implementing strategies to grow your business and to improve your professional image.

Ioana Radoi
47 views

• Translation Tools

Across Free Webinar

Across Free Webinar - August 2016

Trainer Unknown
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• Across
• CAT Tool Training