Nicole Lisa
Resources
New: Love Your Job, Love Your Life Blog provides tools, ideas and resources for those seeking work that they love. The bloggers at LYJ are committed to helping you define for yourself what determines your success in life. We want you to figure out what your gifts and talents are, and where they intersect with the outside world. Authored by Nicole Lisa, Suzanne Grossman, Jennifer Bird and Alyssa Best
Articles
Eleven Things to Do Before the ATA Conference, Nicole Lisa
NYCT May Meeting: Working at the United Nations, Nicole Lisa
A Recent Graduate's Perspective on NYU's Certificate in Translation Program, Nicole Lisa
On my old web site I had a page with funny translation errors. Here’s the Global Watchtower’s take on the same: Chevy “Nova”: Updating Bad Translation Apocrypha, February 8, 2008
Articles About Translation on Language Realm. Includes Roger Chriss' series Translation as a Profession
Translation: Getting it Right. A Guide to Buying Translations, American Translators Association
Not an article, but a newsletter. The Tool Kit: A biweekly newsletter for people in the translation industry who want to get more out of their computers
Babylon
Blogs
The Anti 9-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube, Michelle Goodman
Love Your Job, Love Your Life Blog provides tools, ideas and resources for those seeking work that they love. The bloggers at LYJ are committed to helping you define for yourself what determines your success in life. We want you to figure out what your gifts and talents are, and where they intersect with the outside world. Authored by Nicole Lisa, Suzanne Grossman, Jennifer Bird and Alyssa Best
The Marketing Mix, Ilise Benun An excellent resource on marketing
RH Reality Check: Information and Analysis for Reproductive Health
Web Worker Daily “We offer practical tips and advice for anyone who uses the web for work, especially those who want to use the web to be more productive, more connected and more successful than they could otherwise.”
Translation Blogs
Musings from an overworked translator
Global Watchtower: Globalization in Practice
Books
Stop Pushing Me Around!: A Workplace Guide for the Timid, Shy, And Less Assertive, Ilise Benun Unfortunately marred by copy editing errors, but full of good advice.
The Start Anytime, Grow Your Business Marketing Plan + Calendar, Ilise Benun A marketing plan/calendar with weekly and monthly goals to keep you on track.
Smart Networking: Attract a Following In Person and Online, Liz Lynch To be released in November. I haven't read it yet obviously, but I attended an interactive networking event that she led. Described as “more structured than a networking mixer, more comfortable than speed networking, and more hands-on than your typical seminar,” she really delivered.
And Liz Lynch recommends: Brag! How to Toot Your Own Horn Without Blowing It, Peggy Klaus
How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships, Leil Lowndes I cannot give this book an unqualified thumbs up. Some sections of this book, like "Part Two: How to Know What to Say After You Say 'Hi'” are excellent, and some pieces of advice are downright creepy and manipulative.
What to Charge: Pricing Strategies for Freelancers and Consultants, Laurie Lewis
Computer Assisted Translation Tools
Deja vu
MetaTexis
SDL Trados
Wordfast
Journals
Translation Journal: A Publication for Translators by Translators about Translators and Translation Be sure to check out the Fire Ant and Worker Bee column
Professional Associations
American Translators Association
New York Circle of Translators
Editorial Freelancers Association
Looking for a translator for a different language? Contact me and I’ll refer you to a colleague: nlisa@auroralanguage.com
Social Networking
LinkedIn
ATA Group on LinkedIn
ProChoice Professionals Group on LinkedIn
