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🤔 How would you feel if someone took your words, translated them badly and published them in a public forum with your name still shown as the author? ☝🏻 Well, this is what happens to your LinkedIn content by default if it's displayed to people whose language in LinkedIn is set to German, Spanish, French or Portuguese. 🙄 Unless these readers, whom you obviously can't control, specifically configure their feed *not* to automatically translate certain languages into their home language, your content will be translated without the reader even realising. I was alerted to this by Clémentine, Élise and Melanie, who had received messages and screenshots from friends and colleagues querying the language they'd used in a post. 🤬 As professional translators, this obviously makes us very angry. We often communicate multilingually, but we need to be in control of which language we choose to use for a piece of content. 😤 I write in English and French on LinkedIn, creating content that speaks to colleagues or clients with my own, authentic voice. The idea that my English posts are being translated into clumsy French without the reader knowingly clicking on the translation button is "pretty annoying". 😉 (To use a very British understatement.) When your career revolves around carefully crafting messages, this is truly upsetting. LinkedIn, I understand why you would provide automatic translation of content *on demand*. But *please* let the reader decide. ❕ From now on, until this is resolved, there'll be a disclaimer at the bottom every post so that people know the original language of the post. Thanks to Clémentine and Michelle for the idea. (This post was originally written in English. I am not responsible for, have not authorised and do not endorse the automatic translation of this post into any other language without the reader's specific consent.) #TranslationTuesdays #LITranslators #LinkedInAutoTranslate #LetTheReaderDecide

When you think of documentaries, one about a translator and her journey to translate a novel doesn’t come to mind first, does it? With this week’s #CeatlFriday, we hope to change that. Welcome to Dreaming Murakami, a documentary by Nitesh Anjaan about Danish Murakami-translator Mette Holm and her journey to translate Murakami’s debut novel Hear the Wind Sing!   This is not a traditional documentary, but rather a way to create a bridge between language and the imagination. But how to make such an endeavour interesting, without compromising either art form? Enter a two-metre tall Japanese-speaking frog that follows Mette Holm around, as if we’re not talking about a book she’s translating, but about visiting another world.   The result resonated not just with Mette Holm, but also with other (Murakami) translators around the world, who felt recognized and inspired by the movie. Not only that, people often tell Anjaan that his film made them think about literary translation for the first time.   Read all about this in our backlist #Counterpoint article: https://lnkd.in/eXZnycSK P.S.: You can follow Mette on Instagram: @MetteKojima! Highly recommended...   #EuropeanTranslators #Counterpoint #FromtheArchives

Don't Do It... If you're considering a career as a translation specialist, here is some crucial advice to help you decide whether this path is right for you. For my recent book 'Yes, You Can', I interviewed four professionals who shared their insights and experiences, which informed this article. Don't Do It If... [continues on the blog] https://lnkd.in/eGMiVPhg #xl8 #LITranslators #financialtranslation #businessadvice

🇮🇹 Che si tratti di tradurre documenti complessi o facilitare la comunicazione durante meeting aziendali o eventi, noi siamo pronti a supportarvi. 🎯 Ogni progetto ha bisogno della giusta soluzione linguistica. 🌍 Ecco una breve panoramica delle nostre principali attività. Nei prossimi post, approfondiremo insieme le differenze tra traduzione e interpretariato, guidandovi tra le varie modalità. 🔍Siete pronti a scoprire le soluzioni linguistiche più adatte al vostro business? Seguiteci per ulteriori approfondimenti. 🇬🇧 Whether it's translating complex documents or ensuring seamless communication during business meetings or events, we're here to support you every step of the way! 🎯 Every project deserves the perfect language solution! 🌍 Here’s a quick overview of our core services. In upcoming posts, we’ll break down the differences between translation and interpreting, guiding you through the best approaches and techniques. 🔍Looking for expert guidance on selecting the language service best suited to your needs? Follow us to learn more!

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📢 It’s official! After months of pandemic-born writing and many cups of coffee-fueled collaboration, our book "Introducing Audiovisual Translation", co-authored with Anna Jankowska, is now available for pre-order from Routledge Taylor & Francis Group! A big thank you to everyone who supported us along the way. We’re excited to see it come to life! You can pre-order the book now ahead of its official release on 30 September. We're happy to share the discount code we received from the publisher in case anyone is interested: https://lnkd.in/d6dcQkbw #AVT #subtitling #captioning #AudioDescription #dubbing #VoiceOver ESIST - European Association for Studies in Screen Translation

For this week’s #CEATLFriday we take a little trip back to Reykjavík with an article from #Counterpoint about Icelandic Bandalag þýðenda og túlka, or Bþot for short. Thanks a lot for a wonderful AGM and taking the delegates on the Golden Circle Tour! In English known as The Icelandic Association of Translators and Interpreters, BTHOT wanted to create an umbrella organisation for translators of all kinds, both literary and technical. Amongst other things, BTHOT provides a means to exercise collective influence on editors, companies, and the government about every issue in their field. And they have been going strong ever since 2004! BTHOT provides a platform for the so-called ‘invisible translator’. They organize several activities every year, and the highlights include the annual presentation of the Translation Awards for the best-translated literary fiction and the Icepick Award for the best-translated crime story. Times may change, but focal issues remain the same. Where BTHOT in the early 2000s fought for better wages for audio-visual translators, they now voice their concerns about the potential negative impact of AI. That work has just started, and BTHOT will organize a panel exploring the AI issue in the near future. Read all about it here: https://lnkd.in/e9ms5uGb #EuropeanTranslators #Counterpoint

Learning new vocabulary is easy.... 1) Try to only use a monolingual dictionary and not an online translator! Even better go old school and use a "real" paper version, I am sure most of you have one in the house! 2) Check synonyms in a thesaurus (I will add my favourite in the comments) 3) Keep a notebook of new words. I recommend grouping them and writing complete sentences so you remember them more easily. When you have a spare 5 minutes have a read. 4) Contact me for more vocabulary lists, tips and advice!😊 Happy Learning! #BusinessEnglish #Communication #SoftSkills