Fashion translation - is it the right specialism for you?
Course summary | Start time: | Jan 24, 2018 11:00 GMT  Add to calendar 
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| | Language: | Englisch | | Duration: | 60 minutes | | Summary: | Thinking about fashion translation? Get the lowdown on what's involved, the skills you need and how to find work translating for the fashion industry. |
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Description Find out if fashion translation is a specialism that could work for you. If you're thinking about specialising, find out if fashion would be a good fit. In one hour, learn about why fashion translation is a niche worth specialising in, what's involved and the skills you need to be a success.
We'll look at the kind of texts and styles you'll need to work with and talk about how to charge for this type of translation.
There will be some interactive quizzes to give you an idea of the different kinds of texts and styles you'll have to deal with and some tips for breaking into fashion.
Contents include:
- Why fashion is a specialism you should consider
- What type of texts you might translate
- Who you might translate for
- The skills you'll need to be a success
- Next step to finding work as a fashion translator
Target audience Experienced freelancers who want to expand their clients database.
Freelancers starting in the translation industry. Learning objectives The benefits of fashion translation as a specialism
What's involved in fashion translation
How to charge profitably
How to find work
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Courses will be open half an hour before the start time. Please login before the start time to ensure that everything on your system is working correctly. Created by Lucy Williams View feedback | View all courses | Bio: Lucy Williams is a freelance Spanish-to-English translator and copywriter. She passed the DipTrans (CIOL) in 2015 with two merits and has been working in translation since 2009. Lucy specialises in fashion, marketing and tourism and also translates art and social sciences. Read Lucy's articles about translation and transcreation at translatorstudio.co.uk. |
General discussions on this training | | | | X Sign in to your ProZ.com account... | | | | | | Do you have any questions about ProZ.com training? Feedback on this course (17)  | Extremely satisfied (5 out of 5) | | "I've already done some translating for the fashion industry and, although there were some aspects I ..." Read morewas already familiar with, the additional information received was quite interesting and helpful.
" | | Extremely satisfied (5 out of 5) | | | Extremely satisfied (5 out of 5) | | "Very clear and well-organised content, lots of practical tips on how to break into the fashion trans ..." Read morelation sector and the various different types of texts that need translating in this area." | | Extremely satisfied (5 out of 5) | | "Very informative and instructive." | | Extremely satisfied (5 out of 5) | | | Very satisfied (4 out of 5) | | | Very satisfied (4 out of 5) | | "Nice, logical, enjoyable presentation." | | Very satisfied (4 out of 5) | | | Very satisfied (4 out of 5) Estelle Labbe (X) | | | Very satisfied (4 out of 5) | | "Good inside about the kind of texts that Fashion translators work with. Also, knowing that I would h ..." Read moreave access to the recording and presentation of the course later made me focus better on what was being said." | | Very satisfied (4 out of 5) | | | Very satisfied (4 out of 5) | | "Useful tips " | | Very satisfied (4 out of 5) | | "The course was well organized." | | Very satisfied (4 out of 5) | | "I think that the materials and contents of the course were very clear and useful for attendee.
" | | Very satisfied (4 out of 5) | | | Very satisfied (4 out of 5) Paula Sepúlveda (X) | | "I often get the opportunity to translate fashion-related texts, such as product descriptions and lin ..." Read moregerie catalogues. I have found the suggestions made by the trainer to increase work in this area to be quite useful. She also makes some interesting points regarding translating with an agency or directly with clients." | | Somewhat satisfied (3 out of 5) | | "I am a bit disapointed about the lack of informations about how to look for clients in the fashion t ..." Read moreranslation." |
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