A few months ago, I attended a translator and interpreter training session, during which a colleague came up to me, pen and paper in hand, and asked: “So, what is the secret to success?” I was a bit taken aback by this question, as there are no easy answers nor secrets, but I started thinking about her question.

If I had to narrow any advice (useful or not) that I have down to very short nuggets, which would they be? I started compiling a list, and the results appear below. These nuggets are in no particular order of importance and are meant for both interpreters and translators.

See the full list in Adventures in Technical Translation here: http://linguagreca.com/blog/2015/10/advice-for-translators-interpreters/

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