a Recap by Martina Eco It’s been a couple of months since the Canary Translators Conference in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. If I close my eyes and free my mind, I can still hear the sound of the waves crashing onto the shallow rocks on the Paseo de Las Canteras and the resounding laughter of a group of translators happily walking towards a local tapas restaurant on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The Canary Translators Conference was nothing like other conferences you might be used to. No need for business suits and smart attire, no compulsive I-want-to-work-for-you networking, no tension. Instead, there was a relaxed atmosphere, the desire to create real connections with colleagues, and the ...
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Biz Books: Your 2018 CPD Must-Reads
written by Nicole König Summer is gone. Winter is coming. Get out your comfy socks, a snuggly blanket, and reading glasses! Don't you love that, as a professional word nerds, reading is part of our job? Books hold incredible power or all entrepreneurs, but we enjoy the added pleasure of being able to truly appreciate (and profit from) great writing. With the turn of a page, books inspire us to greatness, turn us into better versions of ourselves, teach by example, steer us around potholes along our career path, and share the wisdom of generations, clad in words that speak to us today. The combined smarts of the business world are accessible quite easily for those who ...
