Google Me and See What I Can Do
I have been a J-E/E-J translator for the past 15 years. Over these years, there have been some rough times: the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the Great East Japan Earthquake, to name just two. I also teach at a translation school and have now expanded into book translation. I have been a JAT member since 2005, but if you have not heard of me yet try searching for “矢能千秋” on Google and see what you can find.
There are two things that I continually bear in mind in my business: Win-win relationships and honesty. My presentation will be in Japanese, but please feel free to ask questions in English. I hope you can come and see what I am doing.
From attending translation school to my work today, I will cover the following themes.
· Finding new clients
· Developing new areas of specialization
· Learning more about time management
· Freelance work
· Translating into Japanese and translating into English
· Translating for industry and translating for publications
· Balancing work and child-rearing
· Working as an instructor
· JAT and JTF
(This seminar will be held in Japanese.)
Speaker Profile
Graduating from the University of Redlands, CA, with a BA in Sociology, Chiaki has also studied translation and interpretation at the Simul Academy for one and a half years. Beginning in 2001, this year marks Chiaki’s sixteenth anniversary as a freelance translator. As a member of JAT since 2005, Chiaki has served as chair of the Contents Committee in coordinating the contents of the association’s website and its official Facebook and Twitter pages with other committee members. Chiaki has also been active as a member of the JAT Anthology Committee, an editor for the JTF Journal of Japan Translation Federation, and a teacher at the Sun Flare Academy twice a year during the academy’s Open School.
Date: Saturday, January 30, 2016
Time: 14:00-17:00
Doors open: 13.30
Place: Forum 8, Shibuya (http://www.forum-8.co.jp/access/index.html)
Address: Dogenzaka 2-10-7, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0043; Phone: 03-3780-0008
Cost: JAT members 1,000 yen; non-members 3,000 yen (advance registration is NOT necessary)
Koryukai: From 17:15 (advance registration is NOT necessary, register and pay at seminar reception)
Venue: B.Y.G http://www.byg.co.jp/access/index_access.html
Address: Dogenzaka 2-19-14, Shibuya
Tel: 03-3461-8574
Cost: 2,000 yen (food only/cash bar)
Inquiries: [email protected]
