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Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete? | Other

Ricki Farn — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 17:41:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?
Poster: Ricki Farn
Post title: Other

I just want to win an Oscar for snark, but that's not translation specific. Or alternatively, I would like Oscar the Grouch, to ensure a pretty workspace.

Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete? | Who would you thank?

Jessica Noyes — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 13:39:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?
Poster: Jessica Noyes
Post title: Who would you thank?

My follow-up question to this is, "Who would you thank during your acceptance speech?"

Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete? | None

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 12:18:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: None

[quote]neilmac wrote:

There would probably be too many hoops to jump through for my liking. [/quote]

I just want to get good and recurrent clients...

Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete? | Best Customer Support

José Henrique Lamensdorf — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 11:46:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?
Poster: José Henrique Lamensdorf
Post title: Best Customer Support

I go far beyond the extra mile in getting customers educated to make sensible choices, in order to get their actual translation & associated processes (e.g. video subtitling, DTP, etc.) needs fulfilled in the most expeditious and cost-effective manner.

Sometimes this means getting clients for life. If these don't have the time and/or the patience to learn and decide on their own, they tell me [i]"You are my expert in these things. Do whatever you consider the best option, and send me the bill!"[/i]

Some learn to rely on me for referrals to translators working in other languages, specialty areas I don't cover, related services, etc.

Finally, the bottom feeders learn to take their chances with free online machine translation. If it doesn't stick, they'll hire me later to redo the whole thing from scratch.

Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete? | Historic Documentaries

Vuka Mijuskovic — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 10:39:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?
Poster: Vuka Mijuskovic
Post title: Historic Documentaries

As a grandchild of a quintolinguals and (during toddlerhood & pre-school) first neighbor and favourite lab rat of State Foreign Language Institute's CEO, proud owner of 120 years long dictionary collection located on what Ottoman Turks called Crossroads of Empires...

[Edited at 2017-04-08 10:44 GMT]

Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete? | Other

Gianluca Marras — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 10:27:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?
Poster: Gianluca Marras
Post title: Other

Best homework help while working...

:-D

Helping my kids with their homework is definitely the worst moment of my day (since it takes time and I cannot work as I want and need)

Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete? | All of them except the snub +

Thayenga — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 09:51:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?
Poster: Thayenga
Post title: All of them except the snub +

Lifetime Achievement Award as best Creative Translator of all times.

What can I say? My modesty is presently in the shop for maintenance. :D

[Edited at 2017-04-08 09:52 GMT]

Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete? | All of them

Ilan Rubin (X) — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 09:39:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?
Poster: Ilan Rubin (X)
Post title: All of them

And the award for Most Modest Translator too

Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete? | None/snubaroo

neilmac — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 09:23:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?
Poster: neilmac
Post title: None/snubaroo

There would probably be too many hoops to jump through for my liking.

Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete? | Other

Michael Harris — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 08:55:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?
Poster: Michael Harris
Post title: Other

[quote]Julian Holmes wrote:

Most Anonymous Pollster [/quote]

No, Anonymous has already won that

Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete? | Lifetime achievement award

Jan Truper — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 08:48:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?
Poster: Jan Truper
Post title: Lifetime achievement award

in the category "Making Gold out of Straw".

[Edited at 2017-04-08 08:49 GMT]

Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete? | Other

Julian Holmes — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 08:22:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?
Poster: Julian Holmes
Post title: Other

Most Anonymous Pollster

Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?

ProZ.com Staff — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 08:10:01 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: In the Oscars for Freelance Translating, in which category would you compete?
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

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