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  • Keep up to date

    A newsletter from SENSE drops into members’ e-mailboxes once a month. Each newsletter brims with news about the society, training opportunities from sister societies, and notices of various kinds. There are also handy links to upcoming SENSE events and links to the latest blog posts. And if you haven’t been on social media for a while, the newsletter provides an insight into that as well.

    About three times month, SENSE sends out notices about upcoming events, society business, and important news from the industry. Members can also access past occasional mails via the website.

    SENSE members who use Facebook and LinkedIn can join SENSE’s members-only Facebook and LinkedIn pages. Around 100 members are on the Facebook group and around 150 members are on the LinkedIn group. SENSE also has a public presence on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, where our social media manager very regularly posts news about SENSE events, events from sister societies, and various other interesting posts related to our industry. These pages are accessible to the public.

  • Get-togethers

    SENSE regularly hosts meetings for members based on region or special interest. These meetings can be in person or online. There are several SIGs (special interest groups), such as one for educators, for medical translators and editors, for academic editors, for starters, etc.

    The society hosts workshops about 3-6 times a year that are open to both members and the public. Some of these are in person, while others are in the form of webinars. Some workshops are interactive, while others feature a guest speaker.

    An established tradition in SENSE is our annual summer social and our annual winter dinner. At these two events, members may bring their partners or a guest. The summer social is usually some kind of touristy outing. The winter dinner may be a formal sit-down or an informal buffet dinner.

  • Reaching out

    Potential clients can use the SENSE freelance register to find suitable freelance translators, editors, interpreters, copywriters, etc. etc. from among SENSE members. The register is right there on SENSE’s public website. Any member of SENSE may join the freelance register for no extra charge.

    SENSE members are encouraged to make contact with other members. That is what being in a society is all about. All SENSE members can search for or browse the list of current SENSE members. As a member, you can edit your own profile page via our website and ensure that only the information that you wish to reveal, are visible to other members.

    The society has had a monthly newsletter pretty much since the beginning in 1992. Most of these newsletters have been preserved and can be viewed by members via the website. This is a very interesting way of getting to know the society and its members, or to get new ideas from past events and activities.

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ITI: LinkedIn for translators: real tactics for real results

LinkedIn for translators: real tactics for real results

On Friday 4 August, the Institute of Translation and Interpreting is organizing the online workshop 'LinkedIn for translators: real tactics for real results'.

Learn everything you need to know to turbocharge your translation business using active and passive LinkedIn marketing approaches that deliver tangible, real-world results.

This comprehensive 3-hour workshop covers profile creation and optimisation, effective headlines for translators, clientele and network development, helpful habits, and how to land clients using inbound and outbound strategies.

Along the way, we will look at case studies of translators who have dramatically boosted their business using tactful, non-salesy methods that absolutely will work for you, too.

After taking this workshop, you will:

  • Know exactly how to build an all-star profile
  • Be aware of the dos and don'ts of using LinkedIn to market yourself and your business
  • Be empowered to optimise your profile to get noticed by colleagues (as a two-way source of referrals) and ideal clients (who will seek out your services)
  • Know how to reach out to and develop a working relationship with your dream clients
  • Have a set of ready-to-use techniques to sell your services using only authentic, non-salesy methods that deliver results.

As a bonus, you’ll come away from the workshop with 6 pages of translation-specific message templates you can tweak and use to get real results.

Prices:

ITI members: £60 + VAT

Non-members: £119 + VAT

Please visit the ITI website for more information or to sign up.