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By Theo Merz
More people are listening to and making podcasts than ever before. BBC Sounds, the British national broadcaster’s radio and music app, reported around half a billion podcast plays in 2020; globally, there are some 1.7 million podcasts offering discussions and reports on topics ranging from true crime to ceramics, space travel, sex, gardening, left-wing literary analysis and...
Having a mentor is one of the most important things a person can do to enhance their career and professional life, so it's no surprise that at least 75% of executives have said that mentoring has been vital in their career development.
What is mentoring and how does it differ from coaching?Before we look at the benefits of mentoring it is important to understand the difference between...
By Vasiliki Prestidge
At the CIOL Conference in March, Vasiliki Prestidge gave a presentation on how to kick-start your career as a translator. There wasn’t enough time at the conference to answer all your questions, so we sent them over to Vasiliki, and in this blog post she talks about: how to create your portfolio, address copyright issues, develop your specialism, navigate website...
By Debbie Garrick
Debbie Garrick takes us inside the varied, evolving and growing field of cosmetics and skincare translation
The cosmetics industry is worth billions worldwide. Germany, the UK and France are the biggest consumers of cosmetics and personal care items in Europe,1 and with €79.8 billion in retail sales in 2019, Europe is the largest cosmetics market in the world....
Following the UK’s departure from the European Union, UK NARIC has changed from a NARIC (which is an EU-only title) to an ENIC (the wider European title for national recognition agencies) in order to meet the UK's continuing treaty obligations under the Lisbon Recognition Convention. Therefore, since 1 March 2021, UK NARIC has become UK ENIC, managed by ECCTIS Limited.
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The most effective mentoring conversations need to focus on setting and achieving goals, exploring issues and making informed decisions. Just asking a mentor for “any help you can give” is unlikely to lead to a productive mentoring relationship. The relationship needs to have a focus and a purpose to work towards. Goals don’t necessarily need to be big ambitions; they just need to be...
By James Thorogood
Is Trados Studio for life? What if I buy a new laptop, would I be able to use it there too or would I have to re-buy it?
When you purchase Trados Studio, you have the choice between purchasing a perpetual licence or subscription.
Purchasing a perpetual licence of Trados Studio gives you a downloadable desktop application that is yours to keep, however...
By Lucy Makepeace
Lucy Makepeace travels to the West African nation to help improve the way Ewe-speaking pupils are taught French
When I went to Senegal on a humanitarian mission in 2018, the level of poverty among the street children and communities I worked with was heartbreaking but sadly not unexpected. What really shocked me was that citizens were expected to speak French...
What Andrew Wong learnt from a unique project to translate (in relay) a children’s book based on a political speech
Former Uruguay president José Mujica is known as the world’s poorest president because he donated almost 90% of his salary to the poor. Elected to the country’s top office in 2010, the staunch leftist was a former Tupamaros guerrilla who was imprisoned for about 14 years...
Bridget Kendall tells CIOL CEO John Worne why her career as a BBC reporter would not have been possible without Russian
Bridget Kendall is perhaps best known as BBC Diplomatic Correspondent, working for both its radio and television networks. She joined the broadcaster in 1983 as a radio production trainee for the BBC World Service and in 1989 became its Moscow Correspondent....