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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Overview of CAT Tools event report
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
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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Student Q&A: in conversation with the University of Manchester
On 3 March 2021, a team of NWTN members hosted a panel to students of the MA Translation and Interpreting Studies programme at the University of Manchester. Each member discussed their own career paths and translation areas, how they came to join the NWTN, and provided some tips and tricks for students wanting to get started in the translation industry. My name is Maddy O’Hara, and I was one of
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How to improve your LinkedIn profile
On 20th February 2021, I attended a webinar organised by the SFT (Société française des traducteurs) about ways you can improve your LinkedIn profile. Sara Freitas, translator, presented some features that attendees may not have known about and gave us some advice on the best ways to use them. She also commented on three members’ profiles as well as her own to show how they can be improved and
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Recap of our Wednesday Working Lunch chat sessions
In this blog post, Deborah Borderiau recaps the NWTN's weekly Working Lunch chats. If you want to find out what to expect, keep an eye on the NWTN's social media channels for the theme each week and join us here.
What could be nicer during these gloomy times of the Covid pandemic than a weekly chat session with our NWTN colleagues? It’s great to see smiling faces and have an informal
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Guest blog: Habits Every Translator Should Develop During COVID-19 (and beyond)
This is a guest blog written by our Canadian colleague David Beckett.David provides German to English Translation Services and started his own translation agency in Vancouver, Canada. Over the past few years, he has been able to acquire comprehensive experience in the e-commerce space, social media marketing and financial space. He now runs a translation blog on his website talking about
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NWTN Coworking Thursday
Join Kate Lo, Laurence Bisot and colleagues for a day of coworking and chatting on Thursday 27th February. All welcome! We will meet at Ziferblat Edge Street, Manchester from 10.30am. Cake-eating contest is optional.
Remember that NWTN members benefit from a reduced rate of 6 p/min or the capped day rate at £14.40 (the clock stops when you spend over 4 hours at Ziferblat). You will still need
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Member Monday presents: Kate Lo
Kate Lo
Where do you live/work?
I live in Monton, a leafy part of Salford. I combine working from home with organising NWTN Coworking sessions in locations including Ziferblat Edge Street, Manchester, Bruntwood office spaces at their “Free Workspace Wednesdays”, Colony Piccadilly and also Work.Life Brown Street.
Are you mainly a translator or interpreter or both? What languages?
I work
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Member Monday presents: Katell Sevellec
Katell Sevellec
We will publicise a member profile every Monday here on our website, on our Facebook page, on Twitter @NWTN_UK and on LinkedIn. We are starting off with the committee members, but we hope you will all join us in this opportunity to share a little about yourself with your fellow NWTN members.
Where do you live/work?
I live in Old Trafford, Manchester, and work from
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