Translation Confessional

There’s an age-old debate among translators: Do you work in absolute silence, or do you need background noise while translating? We all know what works best for us and what makes us more productive, so I’ll go through what I do myself in my daily work life. Hopefully I can give you some ideas, but I’d love to hear from you and learn more about what you’re most comfortable with when it comes to sou...

I’ve heard some colleagues saying how they refuse to do translation samples because their experience should speak for itself. However, despite the fact that I’ve been working as a translator for more than 20 years, I still send out translation samples, resumes, and cover letters when reaching out to a potential client. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* CHECK OUT THIS EPISODE'S...

Even though I have over 20 years of experience as a translator, my heart still sank when I got some negative feedback the other day. I guess it’s something that many translators and interpreters go through, and it was only a few years ago that I found out there’s a name for it: IMPOSTOR SYNDROME. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* CHECK OUT THIS EPISODE'S SPONSOR: SODA PDF an al...

Translators and interpreters are NOT exempt from AB5, which is causing major problems for our fellow colleagues in California. So every single translator who is a freelancer in California has been affected by this new law… Some of my friends here in San Diego and Los Angeles have received letters from large translation agencies about how they can no longer work together because companies are tryin...

We’re just starting a new year… And a new decade, nevertheless. We don’t have flying cars and a colony on Mars, but we do have the internet, which allows all of us, translators and interpreters, to work online, improve our language skills, stay connected with peers, and find clients on the other side of the world. I don’t know about you, but I always feel refreshed when the holidays are approachin...

Introducing Translation Confessional! I’m starting this podcast to share that side of our translation careers that we don’t talk about too often or very openly: the struggles, the time invested into constantly learning and improving ourselves, the ups and downs, that feeling that we could be found out at any moment, and also the little joys that make up for everything. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-...