When the phonograph came to be, people had the option to listen to a recorded piece by a world-class violinist, pay more money and have a virtuoso perform live, or hire the same mediocre violinist they were hiring before the phonograph. Many lost their jobs, they abandoned the profession,...
It’s certainly possible to be both a translator and an interpreter, since the core competency of both jobs is to intimately understand multiple languages. That said, they are substantially different roles that take up a lot of time and a wide range of skills. Nothing is stopping someone fro...
Another challenge is timing. For example, I have received requests to translate substantial projects that are also marked as rush jobs with top level compensation, yet just at that point I am on holiday without 24/7 access to the internet and have had to say “I am so sorry. Any...
-June 2014, Stingray Rock Tools Co., Ltd. -Aussie Invested Enterprise in China One week of communication and factory reformation enhancement training Qingdao. The client is from the sub-contractor western areas, of one of the most well-known underground mining company Barmingco in Perth. -May,...
I have been worked in the international trading for four years, contacting with different foreigners from worldwide, mainly experienced in: 1) Business accompany and supplier visit to factories, have been to main cities in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Chengdu, Beijing, Tianjing, Qingdao, Chongqing, ...
“hundreds of pro interpreters on board, including aiic & eu terps”. The wording ofthis tweetset the alarm bells ringing. There are, in total, only a few thousand interpreters in the world who meet that description, many of whom are trusted contacts of mine. I found hard to imagine ...