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    Preparing for a medical interpreting assignment
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Jan 2
    • 3 min

    Preparing for a medical interpreting assignment

    When preparing for an assignment, in addition to studying the background material supplied by the client, you can use online resources.
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    Public Holidays in Russia in 2021
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Dec 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    Public Holidays in Russia in 2021

    Russia is one of those countries where the government annually approves a list of days-off in addition to public holidays.
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    Own the room on Zoom
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Nov 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    Own the room on Zoom

    How do you own the Zoom when you can’t own the room? Here are some tips useful for those of us doing or attending online presentations.
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    Jane Eyre and you
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Jane Eyre and you

    The scale of the task at hand for someone translating a literary piece is enormous, even if you consider just the small issue of “you”.
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    7 способов произвести хорошее впечатление на Интернет-мероприятиях
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Oct 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    7 способов произвести хорошее впечатление на Интернет-мероприятиях

    Как произвести удачное впечатление на работодателя, клиента, слушателя в ограниченных условиях на Интернет-платформах?
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    “Unknown” translators and interpreters
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Sep 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    “Unknown” translators and interpreters

    There are a few famous people who did translation or interpreting in the past but that’s not what we usually know them for!
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    Mind your language
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Aug 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Mind your language

    When I studied English at University, we were taught to say “the Ukraine”. However, in modern use the article has been dropped.
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    Language Freelancers at the Time of Change
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Jun 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    Language Freelancers at the Time of Change

    This week my online talk focused on some business trends and how translators and interpreters can adapt to new market conditions.
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    Kostroma - Durham: twin city memories
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Apr 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Kostroma - Durham: twin city memories

    What did we find surprising when we reached the British shores? Firstly, it was the language. They spoke Geordie in Durham.
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    When you book a telephone interpreter
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Apr 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    When you book a telephone interpreter

    Prepare the interpreter by telling them the context. When you go to a meeting, you want to know what it’s about, don’t you?
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    Coping with emotions
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Mar 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    Coping with emotions

    An interpreter's job is stressful at the best of times. So what can we do to help ourselves, especially now during the pandemic crisis?
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    Putin's interpreters
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Feb 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Putin's interpreters

    What is it like to be President Putin’s interpreter? Three of his interpreters share some insights into the profession.
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    Website localisation is more than translation
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Jan 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Website localisation is more than translation

    If you sell your products in other markets, is translating your website the only thing you need to do with your website?
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    Google warns against using automated translations
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Jan 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    Google warns against using automated translations

    Google online marketing specialists warn website owners against using online translation tools. In its Fundamentals of Digital Marketing cou
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    Public Holidays in Russia in 2020
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Dec 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Public Holidays in Russia in 2020

    1st January to 8th January - New Year holiday season, with Russian Christmas celebrated on 7th January. 23rd February - Defender of the Fa
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    Our gift to you this Christmas
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Nov 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    Our gift to you this Christmas

    Your Russian-speaking clients will be delighted to receive an individual Christmas greeting from you in authentic Russian. So this is our g
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    "На струнах дождя" с Ириной Муравьёвой
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Nov 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    "На струнах дождя" с Ириной Муравьёвой

    Спектакль невозможно смотреть без смеха и аплодисментов. Муравьёва бесподобно на полном серьёзе произносит пронизанные юмором реплики. Её ге
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    Транслитерация: как сохранить ваш вариант имени и фамилии
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Oct 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    Транслитерация: как сохранить ваш вариант имени и фамилии

    Если вы неоднократно меняли российский заграничный паспорт, не исключено, что в каждом паспорте ваше имя было написано по-разному, ведь прав
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    The nitty-gritty of interpreting practice
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Sep 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    The nitty-gritty of interpreting practice

    Few people would need convincing that interpreting requires a practitioner to possess a wide range of skills, with language proficiency bein
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    The story of Russian name-days
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Jul 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    The story of Russian name-days

    In pre-Communist Russia by tradition parents named their newborn baby after a saint whose feast day it was. And you could only christen your
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