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Here\u2019s one way I\u2019ve been doing that this week.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>Getting to know you<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I had a wonderful time at the virtual BP20 translation conference. In terms of content it was every bit as valuable as it would have been if the in-person event had happened in Nuremberg as originally planned. There were also plenty of informal Zoom sessions for group networking. But what I missed were the little in-between chats. You know the ones \u2013 when you get into conversation with the person next to you in a session or at one of the booths, and maybe grab a coffee to find out more about them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>Anyone for coffee?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>What we did have was a networking app for attendees, so I posted there to ask if anyone would be interested in one-to-one networking in the form of a virtual coffee break on Zoom in the wake of the conference. This was a variation on the \u201cblind business date\u201d activity I organised last year in my favourite online business group and it\u2019s a form of networking that I really enjoy \u2013 getting to know someone on a more personal level in a one-to-one conversation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Of course you can also do this to follow up with contacts made at any kind of event to dive a bit deeper into topics of interest or perhaps find out how you can support each other.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>Expanding my network<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It turned out that lots of people wanted to meet for a virtual coffee, so I\u2019m now working my way through a nice long list of translators (if you got in touch about this and haven\u2019t heard from me yet, don\u2019t worry \u2013 I haven\u2019t forgotten!). I love meeting colleagues to find out what they\u2019re interested in and what we have in common, and of course it\u2019s a great way to expand my network. It\u2019s always good to know translators working in other areas and\/or other languages. Not only because it\u2019s fun for me, but also because it means I\u2019m able to better serve clients who might be looking for support in those languages\/areas. So far, for example, I\u2019ve have had some very interesting chats with a German to English chemical translator, a patent translator working from English into German, a British translator specialising on travel and tourism in northern Germany and a Spanish translator in Madrid, whose focus is on marketing and transcreation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>So if you need translation support in language combinations or subject areas that I don\u2019t offer, it\u2019s always worth asking me anyway, because I love putting people in touch and probably know someone who can help.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a good conference or event I\u2019m always motivated and full of new ideas. 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