| Key Area |
Topic |
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| Subject knowledge |
- Researching a special subject;
- Sources of specialised information;
- Conventional information resources;
- Effective use of Internet for subject information;
- Organising your own information.
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| Language skills |
- Maintaining target-language (mother tongue) skills; Keeping up with source-language (foreign-language) knowledge;
- Revision, editing, proofreading; Abstracting, Using dictionaries and background material;
- Writing styles – writing for special purposes; Handling specialised texts; Technical writing;
- Subtitling and voice-over.
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| IT and the Internet |
- Essential office equipment & software; Updating equipment & software;
- Different file formats; Choosing an ISP; Internet security;
- Translation memory software; Terminology management;
- Translation management software; Other translation technology tools;
- Dictation software;
- Studio practice (subtitling & voiceover).
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| Business practice |
- Setting up a new (small) business;
- Cash flow – bank loans; Banking, accounts & taxation (income tax, VAT);
- Invoicing, late payers; Project management; Rates, pricing a job; Effective negotiation;
- Keeping clients, finding new clients, exploring new opportunities;
- Local resources – Business Link; Chamber of Commerce; Web sites and Internet;
- Marketing and presenting yourself;
- Law for translators, copyright, UNESCO convention;
- Pensions & investment; Insurance – home, office, PII, loss of income (critical illness).
- Using professional networks and associations
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| Personal development |
- Stress management; Time management; Voice care;
RSI; Ergonomics; Assertiveness; Negotiating skills; Professional standards; Ethics.
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