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Translation and Covid

Translation and COVID. At a first glance, they may look totally unrelated, one is a terrible illness and the other is a language service that links countries and cultures. If anything, this pandemic showed us the importance of communication and being able to communicate faster and efficiently and with that came translation. Reaching out the …

Certify someone’s translation

Certify someone’s translation. Can a Certified Translator review someone else’s job and then certify it? No! A Certified Translator can only certify their work, it is no ethical or legal to put our stamp and certify a translation that we have not done ourselves. My experience Years ago, I was contacted by a client who …

An expert

An expert. Everyone seems to be an expert these days, and that is not totally wrong as we all have some sort of expertise on something. But what does it mean to be an expert? Having the know-how A person that is skilled and has all the know-how to help with certain problems is an …

It’s just a letter

It’s just a letter, you can do it in a few minutes, can’t be that expensive! My niece speaks Portuguese quite well, she will do it for me. If you are a translator, you probably already heard something similar, either from a possible client, an acquaintance, relative or friend.  I am not going to talk …

Helping others

Helping others has always been one of my main goals in life. Since a very young age, I’ve always enjoyed helping people solve their problems. I believe that if I got the solution for their problem, I must offer them my help and knowledge. As a translator, I’ve been helping my clients for more than …

Pushing boundaries

Pushing boundaries is very hard, humans don’t like to go out of their comfort zone and venture out in the dark. We like to feel safe and protected in our little cocoon, away from risk or danger. It is a survival mechanism we all have. But entrepreneurs can’t be safe and comfortable. If we want …

An active member

An active member can bring so much to our industry. As translators, we so often complain about things that need changing in our industry, however, some of us don’t engage with that industry and are a contributing part of it. Sometimes because we are shy, I admit I’m a bit guilty of that myself, sometimes …

The price of deregulation

The price of deregulation in the translation industry is not only very high for the professionals working in this industry, but also their clients who end up with exacerbated costs. It lowers standards in the industry, leading to the exploitation of its professionals. And for clients, results in bad quality translations, full of errors, that …

Rules and regulations

Rules and regulations differ from country to country. Some countries, like Australia, may have a system in place where a regulator body can certify translators, who subsequently certify their translations; but in some countries that may not exist and clients may have to follow a few steps. It is important that, before looking for a …

Translators ask questions

Translators ask questions, we ask lots of questions to our clients. Some may think this is a sign of insecurity, lack of experience or knowledge and that we are not professional. The reality is, when we ask our clients lots of questions it’s because we want to ensure we have all the possible information about …