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SUMMARY:Social Saturday: Diversification
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 15th March 2025 – 2-5pm \n\n\n\nYou’ve got the power: A diversification toolbox for freelance translators and interpreters with Ken Paver \n\n\n\nTranslators and interpreters are often told that their business needs to ‘diversify or die’\, and that there is a conventional range of fields into which they should be diversifying in order to boost their income. This presentation will look at what diversification is\, and what it isn’t. It’s not necessarily about technology (although it can be)\, or about doing new things\, like having to re-train to work in fields that lie outside your normal area of competence; it’s not about diversification versus specialisation; it’s not even necessarily about identifying and exploiting that killer business opportunity – although we would all love that\, of course. \n\n\n\nDiversification is about utilising the potential that’s already there in your business: you have potential opportunities for diversification lying undiscovered among your activities. Some will be close to the surface; others will be more deeply buried. Some will involve a greater degree of risk than others. \n\n\n\nThis kind of theoretical underpinning is all very well\, but what the sensible translator/interpreter needs is a set of concrete tools for improving their working practice and\, ultimately\, their lives: this presentation proposes a diversification toolbox\, designed to help language professionals to prepare for diversification\, and to identify key drivers of diversification opportunities in their individual business profiles (via a ‘diversification audit’)\, so that they can maximise their chances of seizing those opportunities when they emerge. \n\n\n\nTranslators and interpreters already have the power to diversify: it’s simply a question of harnessing that power by building on existing capabilities and contacts\, and shedding the inhibitions and misconceptions that can sometimes hold us back. \n\n\n\nAudience takeaway \n\n\n\nA clearer understanding of diversification\, and what it means for freelance translators and interpreters. A diversification toolbox\, containing a set of practical tools designed to help freelance translators and interpreters to prepare for and identify diversification opportunities\, giving them the best possible chance of seizing opportunities when they arise. A sense of translators and interpreters as business people with powerful\, valuable (and often untapped) skills and potential. \n\n\n\nTarget audience\n\n\n\nTranslators and interpreters of all levels of experience who want to understand the opportunities presented by diversification and would like a diversification toolbox to help them maximise their chances of success. Input and questions from professionals from a range of backgrounds and with a range of experiences will enrich the discussions around the presentation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker \n\n\n\nKen Paver has over 35 years’ experience as a translator\, interpreter\, trainer and technical writer\, specialising mainly in the nuclear and technology sectors. \n\n\n\nEvent details \n\n\n\nJoin us for this much-needed NWTN Social Saturday at the Friends’ Meeting House in central Manchester! Ken’s presentation will be followed by a tea/coffee break\, then a panel of colleagues (including Ken\, Dot Roberts\, Laurence Bisot and Roz Howarth) will talk about their experiences in diversification and answer questions from the audience. \n\n\n\nWe anticipate demand will be high\, so don’t delay in booking as tickets will be limited and the deadline is 4th March\, 4pm (for catering purposes)! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook your place
URL:https://nwtn.org.uk/event/social-saturday-diversification/
LOCATION:Friends’ Meeting House\, 6 Mount Street\, Manchester\, M2 5NS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:CPD,Networking,Social Saturday
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SUMMARY:Working Lunch: Drop-In
DESCRIPTION:Join NWTN Chair Laurence Bisot and colleagues for an informal chat online via Zoom. For one hour during your lunch break\, we’ll host a drop-in Q&A session. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpring is here! \n\n\n\nDoes it put a spring in your step? Does it boost your morale or do you feel more motivated to exercise and go outside? \n\n\n\nDo you have any new goal or project? Have you made progress with your goals?  \n\n\n\n\n\nOur AGM is coming soon. Do you have any question about the NWTN\, how the committee works and how to volunteer? \n\n\n\nZoom meeting ID: 870 5200 3457                     Password: 501406 \n\n\n\n\nJoin on Zoom
URL:https://nwtn.org.uk/event/working-lunch-drop-in-19/
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