ProZ.com Newsletter: January 2019

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--------------------- ProZ.com Newsletter --------------------- Your ProZ.com username: (See bottom for more details related to your ProZ.com account) Promote yourself - become a member! Join now: http://www.proz.com/join (1) How are you adapting to changes in translation? (2) Surveys on changes and how translators are adapting (3) Professionals share their experiences in client screening (4) Is your professional profile just OK? (5) A bit of humor... (6) Elia Together 2019 livestream early bird access (7) So how is 2019 treating you so far? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) How are you adapting to changes in the translation industry in recent years? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There have been significant changes in translation and interpreting in recent years. For example: Translation memory technology has improved Machine transition is better and more widely used Translation management systems are more commonplace Projects are often shorter Project timelines are in many cases tighter Overall, volumes are up while rates may not be Quality expectations are higher Interpreting services may be delivered remotely rather than in person ... and so on. In preparing to speak at the GALA conference in March, Henry and I are asking translators and interpreters to share information and experiences on how they have adapted, or are adapting, to these and other changes. Would you be willing to participate? There is a forum thread where you can see what others are saying and add your own experience to the discussion: https://www.proz.com/topic/332155 There are also a couple of initial surveys currently running around these topics (see below). 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Brief survey on trends in translation tech: https://www.proz.com/phpQ/fillsurvey.php?sid=881 General survey on translation trends: https://www.proz.com/phpQ/fillsurvey.php?sid=890 If you have any thoughts on the topic which do not fit into the surveys, I'd be happy to hear them! You can reach me at [email protected], or just reply to this newsletter. Advertisement ------------------------------------ Are you a freelance translator who wants to grow your freelance translation business in 2019? If so, join SDL for a live Q&A session with two of the translation industry's most popular speakers - Judy Jenner and Corinne McKay. Sign up today and submit your question for Corinne and Judy: https://bit.ly/2DpRXre ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ SDL Trados Studio 2019 SR1 is here! Service Release 1 (SR1) for SDL Trados Studio 2019 is full of new features and improvements including enhanced alignment for better TM leverage, improved TM matches, simplified terminology management in the cloud, easier reviewing with enhanced Track Changes and improved TQA. See what's new: https://bit.ly/2B8aBlc ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Professionals share their experiences in screening new clients ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A recent poll question asked translators and interpreters to share their experience in screening clients. How well do you think you screen new clients? What have you learned to do -- or not do -- when it comes to starting a work relationship? Share your thoughts and see what others have to say: https://www.proz.com/topic/332308 Advertisement ------------------------------------ New CafeTran Espresso 2018 Acua is ready! Translate faster and easier with auto-suggestion, auto-assembling, machine translation, and with the connection to KudoZ terminology or your favorite web resources. Accept jobs from clients who use other CAT tools. Download and start using CafeTran Espresso -- for free -- today! http://www.cafetran.com/ ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Is your professional profile just OK? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you have not tried this experiment yet, it is worth doing: Step back, and close your eyes (don't really close your eyes, please keep reading). Think of your ideal client, what they are looking for, what they might be paying attention to. Become your ideal client. Now open your eyes and go look at your profile on ProZ.com, or your profile anywhere you have a professional presence. What does your ideal client see when they arrive at your profile? Does it speak to them, does it look professional, does it communicate why you are the right person for them? Or is it just OK? What is not already there that your ideal client would like to see? https://go.proz.com/blog/just-ok-is-not-ok-for-your-professional-profile Advertisement ------------------------------------ Not yet tried Déjà Vu X3? Give it a go now: https://atril.com/shop/ Try out our 30-day fully functional free demo and discover its unique features, including the best fuzzy match repair module utilizing termbases, TMs and MT engines or the most intuitive and reliable terminology management system. 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Livestream access is €49 (Early Bird) and is available to anybody in the language industry keen to get insights from experts to help them Master Digital Transformation. In addition, early bird buyers will receive all recordings from Elia Together 2018. To learn more and to purchase tickets to Together 2019 or access to the livestream broadcast, visit http://events.elia-association.org/together-2019/together-live-streaming/ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Artificial Intelligence based smart service solution to provide personalized assistance, information and instructions to support work in after sales and regulated processes. Smart Content Services powered by STAR PRISMA Watch the short video for more information on PRISMA functionality and usage: https://youtu.be/emQeKI22WvQ www.star-group.net ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) So how is 2019 treating you so far? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hope your 2019 is off to a great start. In case you missed it, the ProZ.com team would like to wish all ProZ.com members the best in this year (and in the years to come): https://www.proz.com/topic/331436 If you need help on your pathway to success, the ProZ.com site team is here to serve. 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