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Bodeux is co-presenter for ATA’s webinar on Successful Advocacy for Translators and Interpreters

ebodeux — Thu, 26 May 2022 21:27:56 +0000

On May 25, 2022, Eve Bodeux presented with colleagues Lucy Gunderson, Bill Rivers and Cristina Helmerichs on how to make translator and interpreter voices heard and how to advocate for policies that support the language professions. The presenters informed attendees about how to address laws that are being adopted and decisions that are being made at the local, state, national and international levels that affect translator and interpreter livelihoods. This webinar on this important topic is now available as a recording for viewing by both members and non-members, free of charge.

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Bodeux’s Speaking of Translation mentioned in The Linguist

ebodeux — Sat, 02 Apr 2022 18:34:00 +0000

Speaking of Translation, the podcast on translation and the translation industry that Eve Bodeux co-hosted with Corinne McKay for 13 years, still informs those in the industry. Check out Luke Spear’s mention of it in The Linguist (the official journal of Chartered Institute of Linguists) April-May 2022 issue. This issue also focuses on emojis, poetry, Africa, inclusion, Ukraine and more and it is definitely worth a read. See the mention of Speaking of Translation on page 24.

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Bodeux Offers Webinar in ATA’s Back-to-Business Basics Series: How to Prepare Top-Notch Translation Project Quotes

ebodeux — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:13:57 +0000

On February 8, 2022, Eve Bodeux presented a webinar entitled How to Prepare Top-Notch Translation Project Quotes for the Back-to-Business Basics series of the American Translators Assocation. Attendees focused on how to create quotes that ensure project success for both the service provider and the client. They learned what information to include in quotes, various quote formats, approaches to quoting a project’s costs, and how to assess the best currency to use for quoting international clients.

To watch the webinar How to Prepare Top-Notch Translation Project Quotes, click here. It’s free for ATA members!

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Global Reads Book Club Update: It’s Year Three!

ebodeux — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:54:30 +0000

The third year of the Global Reads Book Club has begun! Eve Bodeux started the book club in January of 2020. Little did she know that it would turn out to be a much-appreciated pursuit for her and many others, as we were about to enter the darkest days of the global pandemic. We enjoy reading literature from around the world together. The club votes on which books to read (books in translation, of course) and reads six fiction selections each year. Over 300 translators receive the book club’s emails. Join us!

The club has read books originally written in Japanese, Swedish, Thai, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Korean, and more are on the horizon.

Love translation? Love books? Sign up!

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Bodeux presents webinar for NCTA with Safrin on Proofreading and Editing

ebodeux — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:04:29 +0000

Eve Bodeux presented Proofread Like a Pro and Ship It Express: Effective and Efficient Quality Control for the Time-Strapped Language Professional with Emily Safrin for the Northern California Translators Association. The event took place online, Saturday, December 11, 2021 during the NCTA’s Virtual General Meeting Winter 2021. More information can be found here.

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Bodeux Offers Webinar in ATA’s Back-to-Business Basics Series: Maintain Your Professional Language Skills

ebodeux — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:45:35 +0000

Eve Bodeux, a recognized expert in helping language professionals maintain and improve their language skills, presented a webinar on December 7, 2021, for the American Translators Association as part of the Back-to-Basics webinar series. Bodeux is also the author of the book Maintaining Your Second Language: practical and productive strategies for translators, teachers, interpreters and other language lovers. Purchase the book here and find out more about it here.

The webinar offered strategies on how to continually strengthen expertise in a professional translator or interpreter’s working languages. Attendees learned to define a framework for maintaining their language skills, were introduced to the five areas of focus for language maintenance, and received information on how to set up a plan to assess their language progress.

To watch a recording of the webinar, click here.

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Bodeux Publishes Article in The ATA Chronicle: Getting the Most from Your ATA Language Services Directory Profile

ebodeux — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 13:34:48 +0000

Eve Bodeux’s article Getting the Most from Your ATA Language Services Directory Profile appeared in the November/December 2021 issue of The ATA Chronicle. The American Translators Assocation launched a new website in February 2021 and ATA’s Directory of Translators and Interpreters was renamed the Language Services Directory. The directory highlights members, featuring profile listings for more than 7,000 individuals and companies offering professional translation and interpreting services. This article gives tips and information to members on how to maximize exposure from their profiles. ATA provides free access to the directory to potential clients to encourage its use and increase member exposure. If you are eligible for an ATA profile, check out the article today to make sure you are making the most of this resource.

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Class Notes University of Virginia: Lindemuth Bodeux elected for second three-year term

ebodeux — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:21:50 +0000

An announcement appears in the University of Virginia’s Class Notes for Eve Lindemuth Bodeux, a 1989 graduate of the University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (M.A.), about Lindemuth Bodeux’s election to the Board of Directors of the American Translators Association. Lindemuth Bodeux was first elected to the ATA Board in 2018 and was re-elected to a second three-year term in 2021.

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Bodeux an Invited Panelist for Women in Localization’s “What the Loc” Series – Project Management

ebodeux — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:15:07 +0000

Eve Bodeux was invited, along with three other project management leaders, to be a panelist in the Los Angeles Chapter of Women in Localization‘s What the Loc series session on Localization Project Management. This even took place live, online on November 18, 2021.

Only a bunch of hours left to the first episode of our WHAT THE LOC? series!

Would you like to know more about the role of a Localization Project Manager? Tune in tonight at 6:30pm PT !

Registration link: https://t.co/SirEMJ1qR9 #wlla #womeninl10n #projectmanagement pic.twitter.com/Ry5ipHYJBD

— Women in Localization Los Angeles (@WLLosAngeles) November 18, 2021

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Bodeux Presents for III Congreso Latinoamericano de la Industria de la Traducción (Argentina)

ebodeux — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 20:44:20 +0000

On November 4, 2021, Eve Bodeux presented Fly High by Developing Your Proofreading Superpower (Hazte invencible: desarrolla tus superpoderes de corrección) remotely from her location in the Denver metro area for the III Congreso Latinoamericano de la Industria de la Traducción (CLINT), the Translated in Argentina Industry Conference. Eve presented in English and her presentation was simultaneously interpreted for attendees into Spanish. See the conference program here.

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Bodeux Presents at AT62 – the 62nd Annual Conference of the American Translators Association: Proofread Like a Pro and Ship It Express

ebodeux — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:34:22 +0000

On October 28, 2021, Eve Lindemuth Bodeux, CT, presented Proofread Like a Pro and Ship It Express: Effective and Efficient Quality Control for the Time-Strapped Language Professional, with Emily Safrin, CT, at the 62nd Annual Conference of the American Translators Assocation. The conference took place in Minneapolis, MN. The live presentation had an in-person audience as well as online attendees. It was assigned a unique hashtag that was used by attendees during the presentation: #ATA62ProofreadLikeAPro

The presentation abstract read as follows: In a world of increasingly tight deadlines, how do we ensure our translations get the quality control they deserve? Learn how to boost your proofreading process by leveraging both human and automated approaches to ensure a top-notch final product. This session will provide an overview of the proofreading task and introduce indispensable tools such as macros, text-to-speech, PerfectIt, and more, that will help foolproof your process and save precious time. Using examples from their own work, the speakers will address the use of checklists and style sheets and share resources for the proofreader extraordinaire.

Attendees were enthusiastic and gave positive feedback as well as sharing their own tips and tricks. Emily and Eve were also invited to reprise their presentation for the NCTA, the Northern California Translators Association.

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Bodeux Invited to Speak with Corinne McKay on Ameri Vox about Speaking of Translation (en français)

ebodeux — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 23:56:08 +0000

In October 2021, Eve Bodeux and Corinne McKay, co-hosts of the long-running translation podcast, Speaking of Translation, were invited to speak about their podcast, for Ameri Vox, a group of dynamic interpreters based out of Brazil. You can see the recording here on YouTube (en français).

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