Language Professionals' Networking Event
Meet, connect and converse with like-minded linguists and language professionals.
Friday 14th December 2018 was an informal Christmas social at a stunning location: Tate Modern's 9th floor restaurant bar with spectacular views of the London skyline. We had an interesting mix of professions present: There were translators, language teachers and coaches, university students - studying education policy and language teaching, as well as two lovely multilingual …
At the 21st November event, we listened to Simona Divisova's insightful talk titled How to work with different cultures without getting lost in translation. Working with different cultures or in a different cultural environment requires preparation as well as cultural and language awareness to overcome challenges, avoid faux pas, and make connections within a new …
At the 22nd October event, host and organiser Gabriella Ferenczi initiated an open discussion on the challenges and opportunities for language professionals, before and after Brexit. To get the energy going, she shared her ideas behind a survey she's conducted among executives in the financial services industry as to how the Leave vote impacted their …
After Gabriella Ferenczi's welcome, we listened to Aine Calpe Serrats' insightful talk: Mind, body and voice: (Re)discovering human communication. Aina is an award winning actress and voice-over artist. She explained that in order to express ourselves authentically and to be present in the moment, it is crucial for our body, our mind and our voice …
On the last Wednesday night of August, this lovely bunch of fellow language enthusiasts met at the first informal Language Professionals Networking Event. We talked all things teaching, coaching, translating, interpreting, AI, and of course our challenges and successes working as a language professional in London. Many of us work as a freelancer and we …
