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SPEAKING
Tess Whitty is a popular and engaging speaker at translation and language industry conferences all over the world and she frequently holds online webinars for different language associations. For a list of previous engagements, please click here.
This is what other people say about my presentations and workshops: “Tess Whitty is an entertaining, dynamic and knowledgeable speaker, trainer and presenter, focusing on practical “how to”, rather than theory. By the time attendees have digested Tess’s material they have something of value to take away and to take action on.”
If you would like to book a presentation or workshop for your organization or conference, please email me. You can also take a look at my media kit for more information.
Tess Whitty voted best active trainer in in-person or online training 2017.
You can currently choose from the following workshops (click on link for abstract):
My most popular full day workshops (held for various associations in the US and Europe):
- Let Clients Come to You – Inbound Marketing for Translators – How to Optimize Your Online Presence to Attract Your Ideal Clients (Downloadable PDF Abstract)
- Create Focus and Simplify Your Marketing Efforts with a Marketing Plan for your Freelance Business (Downloadable PDF Abstract)
- Your Freelance Translation Career: 10 Steps to Go from Generic to Exclusive or from Struggling to Thriving (Downloadable PDF Abstract)
- Creating and Optimizing a Website for your Translation Business (Downloadable PDF Abstract)
One hour long presentations or webinars (presented at translation conferences in Europe and the US, plus as webinars for different translation associations):
- No More Marketing Paralysis – Create a Year-Long Marketing Plan for your Translation Business – with Template (Downloadable PDF Abstract)
- Let the Clients Come to You – Inbound Marketing for Freelance Translators (Downloadable PDF Abstract)
- The Price is Right – Pricing and Negotiation Strategies for your Translation Services (Downloadable PDF Abstract)
- Creating and Optimizing a Website for your Translation Business (Downloadable PDF Abstract)
- Find and Keep Clients with the 80/20 Principle (Downloadable PDF Abstract)
- Five Steps to Help You Find and Market to Direct Clients
- How to Remain Successful as a Freelancer in an MT-Driven World
Email or call today to find out more, or to schedule a presentation or workshop for your organization.
Testimonials
“The contents and materials of the course very extremely helpful and organized. The instructor created a marketing plan template and walked the audience through each field outlined in the template. I am extremely satisfied!”
“The trainer was very professional, knowledgeable and courteous! She explained each slide in as much thorough details as possible. Also, her presentation was very organized and easy to follow. Finally, at the end, she took time to answer every question from the audience and provided as much detail as possible in her answers. Super!!!”
“Tess was very well-structured and followed through step by step. She was able to answer most questions and did not even try to pretend she could answer those that she couldn’t. Not one minute of the webinar was wasted on guesswork. Excellent work, thank you!”
“Good speaker!— Well prepared with very good information. Good stage presence and very knowledgeable on topic. Inspired to spend time improving my social media platforms!”
“Excellent speaker! Content was interesting! Best presentation so far!”
“Very informative, clear notes and practical tips, great suggestions.— Speaker gave helpful information and lots of invaluable insight. She was engaging and presented in a lively and fun fashion.”
2019
- January 30th Proz.com Webinar: Tips and Tricks to Optimize Your Website – Speak to Your Ideal Clients and Make Them Find You
- March 1st: Proz.com Webinar: Optimize Your Basic Marketing Material to Attract Translation Clients – CV, Cover Letter, Online Profile
- March 14th: eCPD Webinar: Secure Your Future as a Freelance Translator or Interpreter
- March 15th: Teaching in Advancing Your Freelance Career
- March 29th: Proz.com Webinar: The Minimalist Guide to Social Media for Translators
- April 25: eCPD webinar – Freelancing Success as a Translator in an MT-Driven World – 4 paths
- April 17th: SDL Webinar: 10 Steps for Freelance Translators to Go from Generic to Exclusive or from Struggling to Thriving
- April 25th: eCPD Webinar: Thriving as a Freelance Linguist in a Digital World
- April 26th: Proz.com Webinar: The Price is Right – Pricing Strategies for your Translation Services
- May 2-4: BP Conference in Bologna Italy – I will give a workshop on how to create focus and simplify your marketing with a plan on Thursday and a presentation – 5 steps to find direct clients – on Friday. Come say hi if you’re there!
- May 17th: Proz.com Webinar: The Minimalist Guide to Social Media for Translators – Deciding your focus and target audience, focusing on three social media tools and strategies that only take 10 minutes a day.
- May 22nd: SDL Webinar: Outsourcing to Create Added Value: Find Better Clients and Become More Productive
- June 4th: Proz.com Webinar – Minimalist Guide to Social Media for Translators
- June 6th: Proz.com Webinar –Let Clients Come to You – Using Inbound Marketing to Attract Your Ideal Clients
- June 26-28: TAUS Global Content Conference and Exhibits – Speaking About – Afraid of MT? How Translators can Remain Successful and representing Women in Localization Utah.
- September 13: Full Day Online Marketing Workshop for ITI in Milton Keynes
- September 20: Full Day Online Marketing Workshop for APDRAD in Coimbra
- October 11 and 18: ITI’s Advancing your Freelance Translation Career – My Part of this 8-Week Program – How to Find Clients
- October 23-26: ATA Conference in Palm Springs, CA – Presentation: Let the Clients Come to You: Inbound Marketing for Freelance Translators
- December 10th: SDL-Webinar – Outsourcing to Create Added Value, Find Better Clients and Become More Productive
2018
- February 15th: Five Steps for Translators to Find Direct Clients in 2018
- February 22nd: Elia Together in Athens: Specialize or perish – Specialization as a Unique Selling Point
- Mar 23: Creating and Optimizing a Website for your Translation Business
- Apr 4: Create a Short and Practical Marketing Plan for your Freelance Translation Business
- Apr 27: How to Create Profitable and Rewarding Relationships with Translation Agencies
2017
- January 20: How to create profitable and rewarding relationships with translation agencies
- February 10: The price is right – pricing strategies for your translation services
- March 9: Create a One Page Marketing Plan For Freelance Translators
- March 21: Creating and Optimizing a Website for Your Freelance Business
- March 30: Creating and optimizing a website for your translation business
- April 19: Future proofing your translation business
- April 25: Creating focus and simplify your marketing with a marketing plan
- May 15: Tips and tricks for freelance translators to optimize their website
- May 18: The minimalist guide to social media for translators
2016
- February 2016: Creating a Marketing Plan for Freelance Translators , SDL Webinar
- March 2016: Finding and Connecting with Clients Online, eCPD Webinar
- April 2016: The Price is Right – Pricing Strategies for Freelance Translators, ATA Webinar
- May 2016: Future Proofing your Freelance Business, Keynote speaker at Colorado Translators Associations annual conference
- June 2016: How to Future Proof your Translation Business, APTRAD Annual Conference, Portugal
- September 2016: Is your Business Ready for The Future, SLAM Conference, Malmö, Sweden
- November 2016: Let the Clients Come to You: Inbound Marketing, ATA Annual Conference, San Francisco, USA
- November 2016: The Price is Right – Pricing Strategies for Freelance Translators, Presentation for NZTI, Auckland, New Zealand
2015
- January 27: How to create profitable and rewarding relationships with translation agencies, ProZ.com webinar
- February 10: The price is right – pricing strategies for your translation services, ProZ.com webinar
- May 2: The Minimalist Guide to Social Media for Translators, BP15 Conference in Zagreb, Croatia
- November 6: Create Focus and Simplify Your Efforts with a Marketing Plan for Your Translation Business, American Translators Associations Annual Conference
2014
- November 6: The minimalist guide to social media for translators, American Translators Associations Annual Conference
- November 5: How to Get and Keep Their Attention: Optimizing Your Website for Potential Clients, 3 hour pre-conference workshop for American Translators Associations Annual Conference
- September 9: The price is right – pricing strategies for your translation services, eCPD Webinars
- June 3: How to create profitable and rewarding relationships with translation agencies, Alexandria Translator Training
- April: Educating college graduates about translation and interpreting as a career, Brigham Young University and University of Utah linguistics department
2013
- Common pitfalls when translating from English into Scandinavian, American Translators Associations Annual Conference 2013
- Two Sides of a Coin: Software Localization from Both the Translator’s and Project Manager’s Perspectives, together with Eve Bodeux at American Translators Associations Annual Conference 2013
2012-2010
- One day class in website creation and optimization for translators, Swedish Association of Professional Translators, Oct 10, 2012
- Creating and Optimizing a Website for your Freelance Translation Business, American Translators Associations Annual Conference 2012
- Creating a Marketing Plan for Freelance Translators: A Practical Guide, American Translators Associations Annual Conference 2010
Courses
- Advancing your Freelance Career – Finding clients – February 6 and 13 th , through ITI
- The Complete Marketing Course for Translators – January 14 th to March 15 th , 2017
Proz.com Webinars:
- Create a One Page Marketing Plan for Freelance Translators: Template
- Creating and Optimizing a Website for Your Freelance Translation Business
- Quality Assurance for Translators – Increase Business and Translation Quality
- Top 5 Social Media Tools to Generate Visibility for Translators
- Software Translation and Localization for Translators
Press Coverage
- Interview on Lingo.io: Focus on Marketing to clients you would like to work with, Sept. 2014
- Quick Start Guide to a Marketing Plan for Freelance Translators, LinguaGreca, July 2014
- ATA Chronicle: Creating a Marketing Plan for Freelance Translators: A Practical Guide, June 2014
- Featured Community Member on MomBizCoach: Tess Whitty of Swedish Translation Services, Oct 2013
- Interview for International Translators Day, Sept 2013
- Interview with Tess Whitty: English-Swedish IT and Marketing translator, June 2013
- So Graduation! A Translator? And then What? Tess’ Story, April 2013
- ATA Blog Trekker: What to do when the client is wrong? June 2012
- Top 100 Language People to Follow on Twitter, August 2012
- Dictionary Review in ATA Chronicle: Norstedts engelsk-svenska ordbok: professionell, 2012
- Getting Creative in the Classroom: School Outreach Winner Marcelo Pelliccioni – ATA Chronicle, February 2012
- On Attending ATA’s Annual Conference and Being a Member – ATA Chronicle, January 2012
- Dictionary Review: Hippocrene Swedish Practical Dictionary in ATA Chronicle
- Spreading the language love: Tess Whitty, February 2011
- English into Swedish Certification now approved by American Translators Association, Feb. 2011
- Interview in Park Record, Park City, May 2010:
- Creating a Marketing Plan for Freelance Translators – upcoming presentations
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