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    Drama with an interpreter
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Nov 21, 2017
    • 2 min

    Drama with an interpreter

    A scene in BBC’s drama Love, Lies and Records portrays what public service workers should be aware of when working with an interpreter.
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    Talk Russian to speak at translation event in Newcastle
    neil12067
    • Nov 11, 2017
    • 1 min

    Talk Russian to speak at translation event in Newcastle

    Yelena explores cases studies of a range of businesses, from manufacturing companies to legal firms, which rely on their internal resources
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    Free Agents
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Sep 2, 2017
    • 7 min

    Free Agents

    Companies have a choice of employing multilingual staff to address language requirements or engage freelancers on an ad hoc basis. Decisions
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    Interpreters meet up in Grantham
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Jul 4, 2017
    • 1 min

    Interpreters meet up in Grantham

    The common thread of this networking lunch with interpreters was law in many of its facets: avoiding risks associated with online publishing
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    Special Commendation from ITI
    neil12067
    • May 17, 2017
    • 1 min

    Special Commendation from ITI

    Talk Russian’s Yelena McCafferty received a special commendation in the ITI Awards 2017 in the Industry Ambassador Class. The award acknowle
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    Translating Trump
    Yelena McCafferty
    • May 2, 2017
    • 6 min

    Translating Trump

    Political observers believe that one of the things which brought Trump to power is his simplicity and approachability. We analyse his langua
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    Legalised translations
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Apr 23, 2017
    • 2 min

    Legalised translations

    Translations can be legalised if they are certified by a solicitor or notary public. We complete the translation, certify it so it's rea
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    Growth resumes for Russian fashion market
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Apr 6, 2017
    • 2 min

    Growth resumes for Russian fashion market

    Russians have a reputation for their love of fashion and they enjoy dressing up. What's the current outlook for exporters looking to ent
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    О переводе официальных российских документов
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Feb 5, 2017
    • 2 min

    О переводе официальных российских документов

    При переводе документов необходимо учитывать принятое правописание ФИО, проставленные штампы, поскольку заверенный перевод - это подтвержден
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    Can you keep a name secret?
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Jan 16, 2017
    • 2 min

    Can you keep a name secret?

    Funny surnames exist in every language. However, even if a name isn't funny in Russian, it may sound embarrassing when transliterated in
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    User-Friendly
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Dec 19, 2016
    • 4 min

    User-Friendly

    It is reassuring that some organisations, which use interpreters on a regular basis, train and issue guidelines for their staff to follow wh
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    Public Holidays in Russia in 2017
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Dec 16, 2016
    • 1 min

    Public Holidays in Russia in 2017

    Russia has a totally different calendar of public holidays and in this article we explore each of them, including how it affects a working w
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    How I tested Skype Translator in Russian
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Nov 8, 2016
    • 2 min

    How I tested Skype Translator in Russian

    There is a long way for Skype to go to become a proper solution, in its current form it would create more misunderstanding or disagreement t
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    Interpreters: part and parcel of police interviews
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Oct 8, 2016
    • 4 min

    Interpreters: part and parcel of police interviews

    From the moment an allegation is made to the police to the moment the case has been processed, interpreters are an integral element of the c
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    Musings on Critique of Contemporary Translation Technology
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Sep 23, 2016
    • 2 min

    Musings on Critique of Contemporary Translation Technology

    Certain points raised at this lecture on translation technology relate to translators' fears, ethics and paradoxes. Is post-editing inev
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    Non-disclosure and confidentiality
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Aug 2, 2016
    • 2 min

    Non-disclosure and confidentiality

    As professional translators and interpreters, we are obliged to observe confidentiality in all of the work we do, whether we translate your
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    Class Act
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Jul 26, 2016
    • 1 min

    Class Act

    I am delighted at the Guardian’s clarification this week about the use of the terms Translator and Interpreter: “One article (Merkel back...
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    Institute of Translation and Interpreting celebrates its 30th anniversary
    Yelena McCafferty
    • Jun 12, 2016
    • 1 min

    Institute of Translation and Interpreting celebrates its 30th anniversary

    A fantastic networking opportunity to share experience, discuss professional plans and ideas, analyse things which work and which need impro
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    Raising awareness about what we do
    Yelena McCafferty
    • May 16, 2016
    • 3 min

    Raising awareness about what we do

    There are so many things we can do to educate the general public about what we do as translators/interpreters. Here is a report about a hand
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    The Value Chain
    Yelena McCafferty
    • May 3, 2016
    • 4 min

    The Value Chain

    Numerous books have been written and dozens of courses designed for interpreters, but times are changing and so should our approach to the w
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