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Using emojis doesn’t mean you’re dumb or unprofessional
If you think emojis are unprofessional 🥸 and a sign of poor language skills, you might be missing a trick or two. Yes, computers make communication easier but they don't necessarily make it better, so anything that helps make sure we're properly understood has to be a good thing. Right⁉🤔
Hit the ground running with a 90 minute creative project kick-off
A bad kick-off call can cripple your creative project. You can make them useful again in just 90 minutes by following three simple steps.
Survive Hybrid Work and the Metaverse with your Sanity Intact
Just when you think you've figured out working from home, along come hybrid working and the metaverse. Here's how to survive with your sanity intact.
The devil is a great language teacher
Learning a language is always challenging and it takes dedication and commitment but there are ways to make it more fun.
What’s with all the SHOUTING!?!?
It's all too easy to fall into bad habits when communicating online. Here's why the caps lock button is not your friend.
Of tomatoes, translators and the importance of context
Context is everything when communicating. A random word or phrase taken out of context can lose meaning, or worse, take on a whole new one.
Scientific and Technical Translation Explained
Scientific and technical translation is about more than just specialised terminology. This book explains everything you need to know to get started.
A handshake or poke in the eye?
Starting off an email can be a complicated affair. Get it wrong and you come across as too formal, over-familiar or just plain rude.
Who’d have thought dictionaries could be sexy?
Unless you're a lexicographer or translator, few people find dictionaries interesting. But sometimes they can get you hot under the collar.
Time to throw away your dictionaries?
A rookie mistake for new translators is thinking that dictionaries are the most important tool in your arsenal. The truth is pretty different.
