Institute of Translation and Interpreting

Join us for this webinar next week to celebrate World Human Rights Day 2024.

When you're starting out, there's no better way to learn than by listening to those who have been there. Translation and interpreting students at the University of Westminster interviewed five experienced professionals, who shared invaluable advice on topics including: 🌐 How to stay up to date with industry trends and language developments 🛠️ Their typical working processes  🧰 The most useful tools they use 💼 Their top tips for marketing and negotiating rates 📈 Areas of specialism in high demand ⚡How to handle complaints Watch the interviews with Chang Su 苏畅 Charlotte Monnier David Stockings MITI MCIL Olivia Cockburn Jessica Oppedisano 👇 https://lnkd.in/e8DxD7_u

The language services sector employs over 12,000 people in the UK alone and touches all sectors of the economy. Medicine, science, media, engineering, agriculture, technology, finance, public policy, sport, food & drink. Every sector relies on the expertise of professional translators and interpreters to remove barriers to communications. What sectors are you working in this week?  #LanguageServices #GlobalCommunication #LanguageProfessionals

From tales of alienation to comforting novels set in bookshops, Japanese authors have written nearly half of this year’s bestselling translated novels in the UK. What’s their secret? #literarytranslation #japanesefiction #translation

🌍 “Consumers would rather think, act and buy in their own language.” (CSA research) At the heart of any successful business are your relationships, whether with customers, staff or stakeholders. But to create strong relationships you need to be able to communicate, and if you operate in overseas markets, language can quickly become a barrier. 💬 🔑 Partnering with a provider of professional language services to translate your content is one of the easiest and most powerful ways to open up international markets. Use the ITI Directory to find a professional translator or interpreter working in the languages and sector you need: https://lnkd.in/ecHn9-CA #LanguageMatters #GlobalBusiness #InternationalMarkets  #LanguageBarriers

🌍 Celebrate World Human Rights Day 2024 with us! 📅 10 December Join us at our webinar for an inspiring look at how language professionals at the United Nations play a vital role in promoting human rights. Gain a glimpse into what it takes to work as an interpreter or translator in this challenging yet rewarding field and learn about the requirements for working for the UN.   Sign up here 👉 https://lnkd.in/erisk_JT With Alma Barghout and Lyndsay Nash

Research shows: ✅ ITI members charge between 13% and 25% per word more than non-members. ✅ ITI members’ minimum charges are between 20% and 42% higher than non-members. ✅ITI members charge between 13% and 20% more per hour than non-members. (Source: The Freelance Translator Rates (The Value of ITI Membership) report https://lnkd.in/eXNczxma). The report highlights that this “could realistically lead to earnings that are several thousand pounds higher than those of non-members”. Find out more about joining ITI and making us your professional home. https://lnkd.in/dAMXaHVP

Today is National Linguistics Day — an opportunity to inspire conversations, thinking and learning about the science of language. It is part of Linguistics HQ, an initiative to spark interest in linguistics and to promote its integration into education.

Sure, being a freelancer comes with its fair share of stresses and worries. But there are also considerable upsides, and being a #digitalnomad is certainly one of them. 🧳

Being a Qualified Member of ITI isn’t open to everyone, and for good reason. It’s important that you meet certain criteria in terms of experience and skill. But taking the step up is well worth it as the MITIs in our blog explain. Some of the benefits they most value are: ☑ External validation and recognition 📂Being featured in the ITI Public Directory 🥇Being able to use certification seals 🥳Feeling connected to other like-minded individuals. https://lnkd.in/ezMYrYRa #ChooseMITI #membershipmatters #xl8 ##1nt