The Future-Proof Translator

Christelle Maignan@Coach4Tran

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Stefan Gentz, “10 facts about the future the translation industry cannot afford to ignore”, ITI Conference 2015. Photo courtesy of Corinne Durand (@FrenchTranslatr)

The New Translation Technology Ecosystem

CAT Tools

Machine Translation

Social Media

Crowdsourcing

TranslationStart-Ups

Cloud

Crowdsourcing - Gengo

3 Responses To Threat: Fight, Flight, Freeze

Stagnation

“Success can blind one to the possibilities of a new technology or a new market, allowing others to seize the initiative.”Charles Handy, The Second Curve

•Transformation:- New career

•Adaptation: - Adoption (PEMT, social media…)- Specialisation/“Premiumisation”- Diversification- Collaboration

= CHANGE

Change Management – Transition Deficit

William Bridges- Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes- Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change

The 3 Phases Of Transition

• William Bridges’ model

Ending Neutral Zone New Beginning

Ending

“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter into another.”Anatole France

Neutral Zone

“I have a great belief in the fact that whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking. I consider chaos a gift.” Septima Poinsette Clark

Neutral Zone

• Control• Understanding of the transition process• Support system• Direction/Purpose

New Beginning

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”Seneca

Contact

• Twitter: @Coach4Tran• Email: info@coachingfortranslators.com• Blog: www.coachingfortranslators.com/blog• Online course: www.ecpdwebinars.co.uk

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