Cultivating Connection: 8 Tips for Interpreters and Translators to Tackle Loneliness

Cultivating Connection: 8 Tips for Interpreters and Translators to Tackle Loneliness

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 6, 2024

This post was originally published on KGH Interpretation. It is reposted with permission.  In 2022 I facilitated a session of the Language Access Café at…

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Keep Track of Your Translation Time

Keep Track of Your Translation Time

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 23, 2024

This post was originally published on Zsuzsanna Jakab’s LinkedIn. It is reposted with permission.  Hot Tip for Translation Students (coming from an ex-student now freelance…

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Savvy Diversification Series – Advice I Wish I Had Followed on How to Become a Medical Translator

Savvy Diversification Series – Advice I Wish I Had Followed on How to Become a Medical Translator

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 9, 2024

The Savvy Newcomer team has been taking stock of the past year and finding that one key priority for many freelance translators and interpreters…

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A Translator's Value(s) in a Shifting Market

A Translator’s Value(s) in a Shifting Market

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 14, 2023

It has to be admitted that the translation marketplace in 2023 is a strange thing to experience. I sometimes imagine that it’s getting stranger…

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The Best Google Search Tips for Translators

The Best Google Search Tips for Translators

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 24, 2023

This post was originally published on Katie L. Ward’s blog. It is reposted with permission.  All translators know that research is one of the key…

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ATA 64th Annual Conference (ATA64)

Conference Countdown: Your Guide to Preparing for Success at ATA64

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 17, 2023

Less than two weeks remain until ATA’s 64th Annual Conference (ATA64) in Miami! Attending the ATA conference is a fantastic opportunity to connect with…

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What I’ve Learned in 8 Years of Blogging

What I’ve Learned in 8 Years of Blogging

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 3, 2023

This post was originally published on That Interpreter Blog. It is reposted with permission.  When I started this blog in 2012, I was thinking…

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Linguist in the Spotlight

Linguist in the Spotlight – John Milan

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 26, 2023

There is much to be learned from our colleagues, but it can be intimidating to strike up a conversation with the “pros.” For that…

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A Short Guide to Gender Inclusiveness in Italian Translations

A Short Guide to Gender Inclusiveness in Italian Translations

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 19, 2023

This post was originally published at Mirta Boschetti Traduzioni. It is reposted with permission.  Do you wish for your Italian translations to be up-to-date and…

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FAQs- Questions I Frequently Ask Clients

FAQs: Questions I Frequently Ask Clients

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 5, 2023

This post was originally published at TAGS-Language Solutions. It is reposted with permission.  Frequently Asked Questions on a website are a great way of…

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10 Lessons From Kitesurfing That Apply to Life and Business

10 Lessons From Kitesurfing That Apply to Life and Business

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 22, 2023

This post was originally published on Martina Russo’s LinkedIn. It is reposted with permission.  I’ve been learning how to kitesurf recently and these are…

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Moving to Pompeii? What GPT-4 Means for New Translators and Interpreters

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 15, 2023

I’m just going to open with it—this article was not written by ChatGPT. It might be the only one on the topic not to…

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