Oftentimes, we at Monterey Language Services receive requests to have personal documents such as birth certificates or marriage licenses translated into other languages. Translating these kinds of documents is very important and should be handled with the utmost care since they are legal documents and can have a great effect on the specific functions that […]

As a translator, have you thought about changing your specialty? For translators, one of the most important things is to have a strong mastery of the language you are translating from as well as the language you are translating into. But it is also important to have your own specialty area that you are well […]

In our last post, we talked about Zoom’s useful interpretation function and how to use it. Other major video conferencing programs such as Microsoft Teams, Skype, and Google Meet have their own unique functions, but none that are integrated and allow for simultaneous interpretation. For the moment, Zoom is an option for using simultaneous remote […]

For an interpreter working remotely through this pandemic, you more than likely have used Zoom to provide your services. Like Google Meet, Zoom is one of the most used video conferencing tools. It is easy to use and comes with many features that make video conferencing more convenient. One of these features is its interpretation […]

The spread of COVID-19 has affected every part of the modern world, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. The collaborative efforts of scientists across the globe helped to come up with various vaccines that have proven to be effective against the virus. But not all people have been convinced to get […]

In part 2 of this blog series, we will talk about some different tools that translators use to improve their translation experience. One of the most popular tools is those that allow you to do PEMT (post-edited machine translation). If you receive a long document and are on a short deadline, then one of the […]

In modern times, there are many different tools at translators’ disposal that can be used to speed up translation and even make it faster. Of course, what tools you will end up prefer working with will depend on you as a translator and how you like to work. For example, if you prefer just working […]

For interpreters, there are many skills that they need to develop outside their language skills. To be a successful interpreter, you need to be able to remember what is being said and be able to translate that in your head and output it in the target language in a way that stays close in meaning […]

When starting a professional career as a translator or interpreter, there is a very important choice you need to make regarding how you would like to work. The choice might depend on your current situation or job availability, but it also depends on how you want your work life to be structured. If you do […]

Are you working as a transcriptionist? Even if you aren’t, as a translator or an interpreter, there may be times that you are asked to do transcription. As you might find out while doing transcription work, it can be very time consuming if you aren’t very experienced and know ways to make things easier. But […]