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Hey friends!

I hope you’re having a lovely day!

We had a very insightful conversation with Nancy Matis about translation project management.

Nancy manages her own translation business and she’s been working in this industry for more than 20 years.

She shared a ton of valuable insights about the translation project management process and the importance of transparent communication and collaboration.

You can watch the replay right here.

You can  also watch/listen on YouTube or SoundCloud below.

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Or if you’re super busy, you can check out some of the highlights below.

Highlights of the Show

1) Nancy talks about the importance of analyzing translation projects
2) Nancy talks about what clients can do to simplify translation project management
3) Nancy talks about what translators can do to simplify translation project management

To watch the entire episode simply click this link.

About Nancy

Nancy Matis has been involved in the translation business for around 20 years, working as a translator, reviser, technical specialist, project manager and teacher, among other roles.

She currently manages her own translation company based in Belgium and teaches Translation Project Management at three universities. She also ran seminars at numerous universities across Europe and was involved in some European projects, designing and evaluating training materials for future translators and project managers.

Nancy is the author of the book How to manage your translation projects, originally published in French and translated afterwards into English.

In this episode you will learn:

• What is translation project management and why it’s important;
• How you can manage and analyze translation projects;
• How you can expand you network and work as a group without huge investments;

…and much more!

Watch this episode online

Useful Links and Resources

Nancy was kind enough to share these valuable resources:

1) Nancy’s webinars and courses (http://www.translation-project-management.com//blog/courses-2016)

2) Translation Project Management e-book in English (http://www.translation-project-management.com/book)

3) Translation Project Management e-book in French (http://www.edipro.eu/fr/metiers/23-comment-gerer-vos-projets-de-traduction.html)

4) MA Thesis of one of Nancy’s students on Risk management in translation (http://www.translation-project-management.com/blog/study-and-survey-results-risk-management-translation-projects)

5) Website on which Nancy bookmarks links to interesting articles on translation: http://www.translation-bookmarking.com/

6) Article on the way to deal with questions during a translation project: http://www.translatorsfamily.com/questions-during-a-translation-project/

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