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How to be an Editor / Proofreader (For Translators)

Specialize in Editing / Proofreading translations
Rating: 4.5 out of 54.5 (25 ratings)
762 students
Created by Robert G
Last updated 9/2020
English
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What you'll learn

  • Learn how to Focus on Editing and/or Proofreading as a Specialization
  • Ensure you can work effectively as an Editor / Proofreader alongside Translators
  • Provide Clients with the Editing Work they need (no matter what the quality of the initial translation is)

Requirements

  • This course is not limited to any specific language (although it is taught in English). It also doesn't teach you how to edit / proofread. Rather, it teaches you how to use editing / proofreading to earn a living.

Description

Please note, this course is for Translators, and it does not cover aspects of freelance translation that are not mentioned here below.

This Course is for Translators who wish to concentrate more on Editing, Revision and Proofreading.

Editing and Proofreading can be an interesting niche to have as a translator, and this course discusses topics and issues that are specific to this Niche.

This course will cover some of the main aspects of, and differences between, Editing, Revision and Proofreading. It will discuss how to deal with MTPE, as well as some starting strategies, and what to do with faulty text.

As a bonus, there will be some tips on how to find a good translation agency, as well as ways to bolster your resume, and how to set up job alerts.

This course is taught entirely in English, but it is not language specific. So this course will apply no matter which language you translate to or from and no matter what your specialization is.

Once you register for this course:

1. You will have lifetime access

2. You will receive a certificate upon completion

3. You can ask questions at any point and I will respond

4. The Course will be updated continuously, so you can always use this course as a reference.


See you in the course!



- Robert G

Who this course is for:

  • This course is meant for people who would like to earn extra money, work from home, or work on their own terms.

Course content

7 sections • 23 lectures • 1h 13m total length

  • Preview01:40
  • Let me know!
    01:10

  • Preview00:11
  • Revision
    00:49
  • Proofreading
    00:52
  • Editing
    00:47
  • Now Forget Everything
    01:08

  • What Does this mean for you?
    02:40
  • MTPE
    01:28
  • What you need
    03:04

  • Starting Strategies
    11:01
  • Working for free?
    02:34

  • Preview01:34
  • Preview02:15
  • How to Proceed - Make sure the translation is decent
    01:43
  • How to Proceed - What to do if...
    05:11
  • How to Proceed, Once you're done
    02:29

  • Other issues - Terrible Machine Translations
    03:25
  • Other issues 2 - Terrible Translations
    01:10

  • Editing/Translation Tips
    08:03
  • Tip: How to Find a good Agency
    12:14
  • Preview04:07
  • Job Alerts
    04:16

Instructor

Robert G
Global Entrepreneur
Robert G
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 1,142 Reviews
  • 25,550 Students
  • 16 Courses

Robert is an Italian-English translator specializing in financial and legal documents who now runs his own Translation Agency, Lugano Translations. He is the treasurer for the Carolina Association of Translators and Interpreters (CATI), he has written books on Freelance Translation, and has spoken at ATA-sponsored events.

Robert has been a translator since childhood. These days, his clients include banks, corporations, non-profits, consulates, as well as private individuals.

Robert and his wife have been able to work remotely from all over the world, from Shanghai to Tuscany to Washington D.C. They currently live in Charlotte, North Carolina, with their two-year-old daughter.

His expertise is in Global Entrepreneurship, from both the perspective of the "hirer" as well as the "hiree". Robert also has a passion for languages, both for work and just for pleasure.


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