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Make Invoicing and Project Management A Breeze with LSP.expert

Everyone loves getting paid.

But…invoicing and tracking expenses can be a drag!

While a range of invoicing tools like FreshBooks or Xero are available on the market, they’re not ideal for language professionals. Want to bill by the word, charge different rates based on language or subject, and easily track rates, income and expenses for each client – all from a single program?

Enter LSP.expert, a web-based tool designed by and for translators to seamlessly manage projects, quotes, invoices and more!

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Zoom hacks for teaching translation and interpreting

If you’re teaching online, odds are you’re using Zoom. But are you using its full potential?

In this article, I’ll reveal my favorite Zoom hacks for teaching translation and interpreting online. From advanced sharing and annotation features to using your cell phone as a document camera, even experienced users will pick up a trick or two!

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Make the most of ChatGPT for translation with Wordscope

Imagine a CAT tool that seamlessly integrates AI while protecting confidentiality.

That’s Wordscope.

In this article, we’ll explore how you can use Wordscope to quickly pick from multiple machine translation and glossary results, get AI-powered definitions, synonyms, explanations and simplifications, and rephrase, rewrite and proofread...all from within a single CAT tool.

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How to use AI-powered search in Google Gemini for translation and interpreting

Ever tried asking ChatGPT about current affairs?

If so, you probably realized that ChatGPT is clueless about recent events.

Good news: Google’s AI-powered search engine isn’t!

In this article, we’ll look at Google Bard, an AI-powered tool to quickly get the gist of a topic and pull together a glossary – complete with images!

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5 clever ways to use Notion AI to prepare for a translation or interpreting assignment

Preparation is essential for every translation or interpreting assignment. But it’s also time-intensive!

Luckily, smart tools that leverage Artificial Intelligence can help you prepare faster.

Check out this blog post to discover 5 clever ways to use Notion AI for preparation!

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9 ways to use Artificial Intelligence in Readwise Reader to prepare for your next assignment

Artificial Intelligence tools – especially ChatGPT – are taking the world by storm.

How can translators and interpreters make the most of them to streamline preparation?

In this article, I’ll show you 9 different ways to use Readwise Reader to summarize documents, simplify texts, get useful definitions, translate text, extract terms and information, and even “ask a document a question” to speed up your preparation.

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Confidentiality for translators and interpreters in the age of AI

Speech recognition, artificial intelligence, and other computer-assisted tools can save us time, improve quality and boost productivity.

But... what about confidentiality?

In this article, we’ll take a closer look at how leading terminology, speech recognition and other AI tools for interpreters address confidentiality and data protection.

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How to use Sketch Engine to extract terminology from a document or parallel texts in just a few clicks

Ever received a hundred-page document and needed to find the key terms for your assignment – without reading the whole thing? 🤯

Or found a document and its translation, and wished you could use technology to automatically extract the key terminology from both versions?

You can!

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How to digitize your paper glossaries

Do you have tons of paper notes and glossaries floating around after your interpreting assignments?

Perhaps you've jotted down key terms you want to remember, or a colleague has given you a photocopy of their precious word list.

Instead of keeping those paper glossaries in a drawer somewhere or throwing them out, wouldn't it be great to hang on to all that valuable knowledge?

In this blog post, I’ll share tips to help you make the most of your paper glossaries. 🤩

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