Web writing for translators

Formats: Webinar presentations
Topics: Getting established in the translation industry
Software, tools & computing

Course summary
Start time:Jun 4, 2010 17:00 GMT     Add to calendar

Time and date: Jun 4 from 17:00 to 18:30 GMT
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Target audience: Translators and editors with an interest in web translation and web writing.

Buy your seat in advance to save money! Purchase during May at the best rate: 15 USD
Language:inglés
Summary:The webinar is aimed at introducing basic web writing skills useful for translators who intend to translate or write web content that is both easily usable by human beings and findable by search engines. The participants will be involved in a practical exercise.
Topics to be covered
• Reading and writing on the web
o Online reading research
o Usability research
o Search engines and human beings
• Web style
o Writing findable information: keywords, formatting and layout
o Writing usable interfaces: menus, buttons, links
o Writing a comfortable environment: jargon, formality, identity
Registration & payment information
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Participation fee includes:

• access to webinar session.
• unlimited access to the webinar recording.

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How do I access the online platform?

72 hours before the webinar takes place, you will receive an invitation to join the session. Please, click the registration link or button provided in the invitation email and complete the registration form.
System requirements
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• For the visual section of the training course, we recommend that you have a 64kbps link. This means using an ISDN line or Broadband.
• For the audio section of the training course, we recommend that you have a telephone headset or hands-free speaker phone.
• We recommend that you log in 30 minutes in advance of the start time to prepare for the training course.
• Please mute your phone during the training course to ensure that there is no background noise during the audio section.

Courses will be open half an hour before the start time. Please login before the start time to ensure that everything on your system is working correctly.
Created by
Andrea Spila    View feedback | View all courses
Bio: Andrea Spila è traduttore bilingue, web writer e formatore. Dopo essersi laureato in Filosofia alla Sapienza di Roma, ha ottenuto il suo dottorato di ricerca in Pedagogia nella stessa università. Nel 1989 ha fondato AlfaBeta, società di consulenza specializzata in servizi di traduzione e comunicazione multilingue con sede a Roma, dove attualmente ricopre l'incarico di Responsabile della produzione, occupandosi anche delle strategie di marketing e business development dell'azienda. Per AlfaBeta lavora inoltre come web content manager di numerosi siti e portali multilingue, dove si occupa di problematiche di SEO e web marketing.



Andrea lavora da molti anni come formatore e insegnante per traduttori e studenti universitari. Dopo aver iniziato la sua attività di formatore dieci anni fa con seminari interni all'azienda, si è dedicato all'insegnamento della traduzione tecnica e delle nuove tecnologie per i soci di AITI in tutta Italia. Da alcuni anni insegna web writing e traduzione tecnica nei corsi di master dell'università di Roma e L'Aquila dove gestisce la piattaforma di e-learning del Master in traduzione e redazione tecnica.
General discussions on this training

Web writing for translators
Marisel Villarreal Rios
Marisel Villarreal Rios
Estados Unidos
Local time: 02:50
inglés al español
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Next courseSep 22, 2014

Will you be offering this course soon? I would really like to take it!

 

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