Photo credit: DeathToTheStockPhoto.com Today we’re trying something different: Instead of a written article or interview, we’d like to introduce a new section of our blog, which we would like to call “PLD Shop Talk.” And, on this first podcast episode, PLD Leadership … [Read more...] about PLD Shop Talk with Interpreter Felipe Simões
7 Questions for Israel de Souza
Israel de Souza durante palestra no Congresso Internacional da ABRATES, realizado em junho de 2015. Photo Credit: ABRATES Brazilian Army Captain Israel de Souza received a standing ovation in 2014 following his first presentation at a major industry event: the 5th … [Read more...] about 7 Questions for Israel de Souza
Shall We Dance? Step Along With Modal Verbs
Amanda Morris – Consistency is key; it’s called the Golden Rule of contract drafting for a reason. Writers, drafters and translators alike do their best to keep a pattern when it comes to word choice in technical texts. This is why, like every other professional translator … [Read more...] about Shall We Dance? Step Along With Modal Verbs
The three top behaviors that surprised me as a newbie interpreter
Photo Credit: Pixabay Elena Langdon No matter how much one prepares to work as an interpreter, each assignment brings its own idiosyncrasies and surprises. Community or dialogue interpreting in particular is a type of performance with so many varying factors and agents … [Read more...] about The three top behaviors that surprised me as a newbie interpreter
PLD Member Spotlight: Let’s meet Izabella Iizuka
Photo Credit: Izabella Iizuka’s personal archives Name: Izabella Iizuka Location: Cleveland, Ohio Email: i.iizuka@yahoo.com What I do: Translation and Localization Project Manager at Hyland Software, the creator of OnBase, a leading ECM solution helping … [Read more...] about PLD Member Spotlight: Let’s meet Izabella Iizuka