Apps And Software That Are Worth Your While Investing In ― You can never go wrong with technology when using it to fast-track your language business to success. Moreover, many of these apps and software cost next to nothing, which is what makes them so attractive. Today we will outline precisely why and how this is the case.

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Reach Your Career High With A Professional Development Plan ― In today's competitive job market, it is more important than ever to invest in your professional development. A well-crafted professional development plan can set you apart from the competition and help you achieve your career goals. Not only will a professional development plan give you a roadmap for success, but it will also help you identify your strengths and weaknesses.

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How To Name Your Company: Avoid These Frequent Naming Errors ― As the founder of your own business, you can shape your professional destiny and success by picking the perfect brand name. Trust us―there are a lot of new businesses that collapsed because their founders couldn't duplicate the success they had in developing a distinctive service-based company.

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As a translation instructor, my classes focus on how we can take advantage of technology to make our professional daily lives more efficient, streamline projects, research and organize resources, integrate Computer-Assisted Translation tools, promote services, and interact with clients and colleagues.

Besides the classes I teach as part of the Professional Certificate in Translation and Interpretation at the University of San Diego Extended Studies, I also put together online sessions on selected topics related to translation, subtitling, transcription, voice-over, freelancing, and business matters.

Trying to fulfill a lifelong dream―despite the 14 years of experience as a professional translator at the time―in 2011 I got in touch with self-published authors to finally take a plunge into book translations. Here's a list of fiction and non-fiction I've translated into Portuguese and English.

Trying to fulfill yet another lifelong dream, I've been working on audiovisual materials, which includes transcription and subtitling. Here's a list of works I got credit for (be on the lookout for others I'm not at liberty to disclose!)