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North West Translators' Network

North West Translators' Network

Joint Walk of the NWTN and WMG in Staffordshire on 31st July 2021

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The idea of organising a combined walk between two ITI regional groups was first developed by WMG some years ago, when it organised walks with the East Midlands Group in 2012 and the Western Regional Group in 2014. This walk with NWTN was originally planned to take place in 2020 but the rules governing large gatherings meant that fixing a date was well-nigh impossible for that year. And so,
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Wild Swim Networking Event

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5th September 2021 Networking: A social event meeting people in your industry and gaining useful contacts. Right? Wrong! An outdoor swim isn’t something I would usually associate with networking, but I can’t think of a better way to truly get to know colleagues, than sharing a peaceful hour or two floating down the river and warming up with coffee and cake afterwards. On the 5th of
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Summer picnic at Heaton Park – 24 July 2021

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For the NWTN's first face-to-face event of the year, we hosted a summer picnic at Heaton Park, in Manchester. Until the day before, the forecast was not promising, but the weather decided to give us a dry afternoon with some sun at the end! We spent three hours together, catching up with each other’s news and even meeting a new member we had seen only on Zoom. With conversations about
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The changing relationship between freelance translators/interpreters and agencies.

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On Wednesday, the 23rd of June, our Working Lunch focussed on relationships. More specifically, the relationship between freelance translators and interpreters and translation agencies. The topic was suggested by NWTN member Hilary Wilson, who is carrying out research on this topic for her MA in Translation. Hilary helped focus our session on a few central topics - Who holds most of
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What benefits are there in Translation Commons for freelance translators and interpreters?

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By Marjolein Thickett The Origins of the Organisation Have you ever questioned being able to access information on the computer in your mother tongue? Not complicated research information or complex content, but fundamental resources, such as community services information, social media, or local news. Only 1000 of the world’s 7000 native languages are supported online, that is just 14%. As
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Making connections: NWTN meets potential future members at UCLan

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Event report by Nadine Gunsilius & Lea Reinicke (MA Conference Interpreting at the University of Central Lancashire) following our student session over Zoom on 17 March 2021. A Talk Full of Opportunities  For us as newcomers to the industry, this professional talk given by the NWTN was extremely insightful and provided us with a solid introduction to our future field of work. It
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Member Monday presents: Chris White

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Chris White Where do you live/work? Neston, on the Wirral. Are you mainly a translator or interpreter or both? What languages? Just a translator. Czech and Russian. What are your specialist fields? Currently marketing/PR, tourism and food & drink/hospitality. What’s the strangest/most interesting project you’ve ever worked on? The translation I did as part of my master’s
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Member Monday presents: Marjolein Thickett

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Marjolein Thickett Where do you live/work? I am lucky enough to live in the Lake District about a mile from the bottom tip of Windermere, in the North West of England. Are you mainly a translator or interpreter or both? What languages? I am a freelance Russian, German and Dutch to English translator. I offer translation, transcreation and localisation services primarily, although I do a
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Overview of CAT Tools event report

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Overview of CAT Tools event presented on Zoom by Silvia Terribile, on 17 April 2021. This event, which was attended by a sufficient number of members to generate a very lively discussion, was hosted by Silvia, who is a postgraduate researcher at Manchester University. She firstly explained the key features and advantages of the various CAT tools, some of which we were given an
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A morning of exploration – Creative Writing Workshop on 27 March 2021

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Write what you know – says the old adage. I would be amiss if I didn’t remind everyone, perhaps somewhat coquettishly, that we ourselves – the freelance linguist bunch – make for a pretty graceful subject matter. We all hail from different parts of the globe and represent rich and varied cultures. It is truly captivating to observe what happens if a group of linguists sit down together for a
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