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How languages helped the music promoter make it to the top in a male-dominated industry
The Linguist is CIOL's professional journal.
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Someone to lean on
By Agata McCrindle
Why peer-to-peer mentoring – a sort of supportive partnership – can help with professional development, motivation and accountability.
Changing minds
By Holly Langstaff, Nicola Brown, Chris Dobbs and Rebecca Smithson
Wear your client's shoes
By Adriana Nesheva
How to fashion the perfect text when translating product descriptions for clothing brands
Embrace the machine
By Jonathan Downie
As remote interpreting platforms start to offer AI services, Jonathan Downie outlines how interpreters might respond
Better in theory
By Spencer Hawkins
How can the translator hope to render complex theoretical concepts in another language? Spencer Hawkins looks to Freud to argue for a controversial translation approach.
Net security
By Nataliya Yachmeneva
Nataliya Yachmeneva outlines the challenges of cybersecurity translation and understanding the concepts behind the terminology
Beyond the horizon
By Maureen Cohen
An interview with Joshua Blackburn
By Anita van Adelsbergen
The inventor of the languages game League of the Lexicon discusses his passion for words and why it is all about being curious. He explains all to CIOL Council member Anita van Adelsbergen.
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