The Savvy Translation Blogger—Blogging Frequency, Blog Content, and Reblogs

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 25, 2015

By Catherine Christaki and David Friedman Here at the Savvy Newcomer, we often get questions from our blog readers about social media and blogging.…

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Adaptation versus Translation

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 18, 2015

By Brian Harris Reblogged from Unprofessional Translation blog with permission from the author (including the image) A book I’ve been delving into (see Sources) and an article…

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All work and no play? How to achieve balance between your freelance translation work and the rest of your life

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 12, 2015

By Tess Whitty Long and irregular work hours seem to be the norm among freelancers, but it does not have to be this way.…

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The story of a U.S. Intern in France

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 6, 2015

By Kimberley Hunt I’m Kimberley, currently living in Paris as an intern at a translation agency. I’m also a French translation student at the…

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15 FREE Tools for Translators (and Not Only) that You Might Not Know You Need

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 28, 2015

By Flo Bejgu Reblogged from Inbox Translation blog with permission from the author (including the images) The advancements in technology have made it possible for people of…

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Take the Message and Jump!

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 21, 2015

By Christiane Nord Abstract by Jamie Hartz and Cynthia Eby A common, but dangerous, tendency in translation is to adhere too closely to the source…

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Revision and its Kin

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 15, 2015

by Jonathan Hine If you have been translating professionally for a little while, a project manager (PM) has or will ask you to revise…

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Promoting Your Practice in 60 Seconds or Less: Mastering the Elevator Speech

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 7, 2015

By Lillian Clementi Reblogged from ATA Chronicle with permission So I’ve made it to the networking event—I’ve even remembered to bring some business cards—and I’m starting…

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Promoting Your Practice in 60 Seconds or Less: Mastering the Elevator Speech

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 7, 2015

By Lillian Clementi Reblogged from ATA Chronicle with permission So I’ve made it to the networking event—I’ve even remembered to bring some business cards—and I’m starting…

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My ATA Conference Experience

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 30, 2015

by Veronica Sardon It has been more than a year since I acted on a very unlikely hunch and reserved a room at the…

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Ramadan: A month of joy, celebration and fasting

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 26, 2015

By Hicham Zerhouni For over 1.5 billion Muslims around the world, Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim Calendar, is the holiest time of year.…

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Minutes from The Savvy Newcomer Logbook

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 23, 2015

June 15, 2015. After a few months of letting The Savvy Newcomer ship fly the flags of other bloggers, the Captain and Crew had…

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