slides showing eCPD program of events autumn 2014. Most of these events are available on the eCPD elibrary

1. 2 September 2014
With eCPD Webinars
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• On-line training at home or office
• No travel, no overnight
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• One hour presentations OR
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3. Next Level Business Bootcamp
Three-part mix and match course
starts 8th September
• For translators with established
businesses and stable income
• For translators wanting more direct clients
• For translators wishing to find and hone their unique niche
• Climb to a whole new level with Marta Stelmaszak
• Use this link to register: (and pay for your place)
• (3 levels, practitioner (£145), expert (£165), taster (£40 for
one session)
• Includes assignment review (practitioner and expert) and
copy of Marta’s new ebook for translators (expert).

4. The Price is Right
9th September at 3 pm
• Setting and getting a fair price
• Tips and strategies
• Calculating rates, minimum
fees, rush charges
• Negotiation tips
• With Tess Whitty
• Full information and register here
• Cost £23 + VAT if applicable
• Register (and pay) here

5. 3-part course, starts October 6th
• Free tool (the course costs EUR 35 per session)
1 introductory session for those new to IWS
– Basic search engine concepts
– What is IntelliWebSearch?
– Adding on-line resources using the Wizard
2 Practical and advanced sessions
– Specific search techniques
– Adding specific search settings using the Wizard
Adding on-line resources and local dictionaries manually
– Tweaking program settings
For full information and to register click here.

6. Going Freelance? Nervous?
2 webinars on October 8th and 15th
• Expanding on our ‘Flying High’ webinar in June
• Much more detail for new business start-ups
• Practical and legal
• Gaining experience
• Special price of £30 for both
(or £20 for one) + VAT if appl.
• To register and full information
• For newcomers to the profession

7. Ironing out MemoQ
Two-part course for translators with some experience of MemoQ.
Trainer: Marek Pawelec
• Starts October 9th
• Configuration
• Editor navigation
• Pre-translation
• Termbases
• LiveDocs
• QA Settings
• Basic interoperability
More information and to register
For translators with some experience of the tool
Cost: £60 + VAT for the two sessions.

8. The Perils of Translating International
Contracts
One-hour presentation on October 16
• Uniquely-equipped, award-winning international
lawyer and contract drafting expert, Kenneth A Adams.
– Decipher the jargon,
– Dispel confusion
– Help your clients avoid risk
More information and
register here
Cost: £25 + VAT if applicable
For translators working into and out of English

9. From Solo to Chorus
Outsourcing for beginners
21st October at 11:30
• Outsourcing
• Creating a team
– Recruitment
– Communication
– Feedback
– Management
With Andrew Morris of Standing Out
More information and register here
Cost: £23 + VAT if applicable

10. Ironing out Trados Studio
Two-part course for translators with some experience of Trados Studio.
Trainer: Marek Pawelec
• Starts October 23rd
Tackling:
• Configuration
• Working with projects
• Batch tasks
• Track changes
• Multiterm basics
• QA Settings
• Earlier versions of Trados
More information and to register
Cost £60 + VAT for the two sessions

11. The Manufacturing Industry in the 21st
Century
10 November at 2:00 pm
• Presentation by industrial
engineer
• Standards, legislation
• Business Issues
• Shop floor, primary technology, component parts
and how they work
• Ideal for technical translators.
• More information and register here.
• Cost £23 + VAT if applicable

12. Clear Writing – Clear Benefits: the
course
Three-part course starts on 13 November
with Oliver Lawrence
• Practical examples
• Exercises
• Principles
• Techniques
• Tools and resources
Course aimed at wordsmiths everywhere,
including translators and editors
More information and register here
Cost: £90 for course - £105 to include review of exercise
(+VAT if applicable)

13. Business School for Translators
Five part course starting on 18 November
• Planning your career
• Run your business like a CEO
• Working with agencies
• Selling your services
• Marketing in translation
With Marta Stelmaszak
Full details and register here.
For new and recent entrants to the
profession
£175 + VAT if applicable

14. The Confidentiality Issue for
Translators and Interpreters
One hour presentation on 4 December
• All Translators and Interpreters
know all about confidentiality –
or do they?
– Are there any exceptions to this duty?
– To whom is the duty owed and to what does it apply?
– How long should it last?
– Should Interpreters and Translators sign The Official
Secrets Act?
– And more…..
Full information and register here.
With Sue Leschen. Cost: £23 + VAT if applicable

15. The “Archi” series: Architecture for
translators
Four-part mix and match course starting 15 January 2015
• Archi-texts
• Archi-technics
• The Mother Art
• A brief history of architecture
With Pierre Fuentes
Full details and register here.
For translators working in various genres. No. 4 for anybody
interested in architecture.
Cost £30 per session with discounts for multiple bookings.

16. French-English terminology:
compromis de vente
Presentation by Sue Leschen on 20 January 2015
• Compromis de Vente
• Surveyors’ reports
• Builders’ repair estimates
• House contents inventories
• Correspondence from the Notaire
and Agence Immobilier
• And more. More details and registration

17. French legal terminology: insurance
Presentation by Sue Leschen on 27 January 2015
• French insurance contracts are
an ever growing market
• This webinar will consider
typical legal terminology
• If you want a slice of this market
and need to brush up your
insurance terms, this is the webinar for you!
• Register here

18. Editing non-native English – mix and
match 2-part course
February 10th and 17th 2015
• Why authors produce such texts
• Common characteristics
• Drivers of changes by editors
• Academic texts
• Texts for publication
• Ethics of texts for assessment
by academic institutions
With Dr Joy Burrough-Boenisch
Registration and full details here

19. And even more to come…
• Translating Gastronomy. (open for registration)
• Interpreter school. January 2015. Available very soon
"Peak Performance for Interpreters“: Prepare right, Eat right,
Practise right, Work right.
• 4-part course in Italian on translating for the tourist
industry, with Irene Acler. Dates TBA
• Legal system in Slovenia – with OCPE. (under discussion)
: Clinical Trials – problems and
pitfalls. 19 February 2015 – registration open
• Financial translation 3-part course (open for registration
later this week)
• Follow up to What’s Missing with Jost Zetzsche
.

20. 40% off selected on-demand videos
Two more 72- hour “snap” sales
1. From today until 4th September
2. Followed by the last in the series:
5th – 9th September.
Find out which webinars are on offer.
http://www.ecpdwebinars.co.uk/newlibrarylanding
page.html

21. Attendance certificates
“Watch, listen, learn, reflect and
plan”
New free service to enhance your own CPD log.
Attendance certificates on completion of the
reflection form (small admin fee).

22. Out and about
• MET14 MET Meeting in El Escorial, Madrid
– 30 October – 1 November. Sponsor
• London Language Show
– 17-19 October. Presentation by
Lucy on 19 October
• Portsmouth Translation
Conference – from Classroom to Workplace
– 8 November 2014. Workshop led by Lucy
• ITI Conference
– 23 – 25 April 2015. Sponsor and meet-up

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