It was in February 2008 when I was appointed to my first simultaneous interpretation at a meeting of EU members – the Council of Justice and Home Affairs. I have been working as a translator for the European Commission for a year now and managed to get some knack in this matter. I knew most of the terms, was well…
There are countless languages in the world, most of which are spoken by many thousands, some by billions of people, and among them there are those who speak two languages at once. It would seem that such statistics give reason to believe that the translation business is devoid of any prospects, if only because the translation services market is full…
As a result of the expansion of the borders of the European Union, the need for translation services has increased. To cope with the increasing volume of documents, translation service providers need software such as CAT Tools. Globalization and the translation market Analysts are unanimous in their opinion: the number of documents requiring translation will grow in the next ten…
Translation conferences attract a sea of professionals and beginners who are just entering the field of translation. It is a pleasure to greet those with whom you have spoken before, to see new faces, to listen to the speeches of experienced translators who want to share their discoveries. How do some colleagues prepare for an interpreter conference? Usually, long before…