Around the Worldfast - Prague - Wordfast Classic Training Level 1

E-learning modules to be completed during the week before the training (4 hours):

- Why use CAT tools?
- Segmentation, Translation Memory, additional functions
- Downloading and installing Wordfast Classic
- Troubleshooting
- Creating a translation memory
- Creating a glossary

In-person training (6 hours):

9:00 - 12:30

First translation session:
- How to create a translation memory (TM), description of an open segment, protecting delimiters, closing a translation session, resuming a translation session, return to the previous segment, cancel a segment, force segmentation, copy the source segment, expand/shrink segments, provisional segments, revising a segmented document

BREAK for Lunch

13:40 -16:50

Cleaning up your document after translating:
- Usual option (“Tools” tab in the WF interface) - clean-up report, simple option (“Quick-clean” icon in the Wordfast toolbar), creating a report folder

Analysis functions:
- Preview, analyze a document, understand the results of an analysis

Handling placeables:
- Preview, selecting placeables, copying placeables, customizing placeables

Terminology management:
- Preview, glossaries, creating a glossary, opening an existing glossary, using a glossary, insert the target word , open the glossary editor with a word selected, open a glossary scroll-down toolbar

Glossary editor:
- Preview, import terminology, glossary editor shortcuts and methods, the Open button, the Tools button, exercises


16:50 – 17:00

Q&A, Evaluations

Alignment using PlusTools (time permitting)

K Centrum
Senovážné náměstí 23
Prague
Praha, Hlavni Mesto
Tchèque (République)

€255 including tax if you sign up and pay two weeks before the course (€300 last minute)

Note: Trainees who have paid for and received a training session of at least one full day are eligible to a discount (over 25%) on a Wordfast license they buy for themselves.

Return on investment or reimbursed!
I am so convinced that you are going to get your money's worth that I guarantee to refund you 50% of the course fee after one month if you haven't seen a return on your investment. This of course will be based on your honest assessment of whether you are translating better and faster as a result of what you've learned.

SIGN UP for the training and pay later:
http://www.wordfast.fr/Site/Register_for_a_training.html

Working knowledge of MS Word and fluent in English.

Trainees must bring their own laptop for the training with an installed version of Wordfast Classic. If you are having problems installing the software please contact trainer before the training day.

 John Di Rico    View feedback | View all courses

Bio: John Di Rico traduis depuis 2005 et se spécialise dans la traduction financière et marketing du français vers l'anglais. Son entreprise actuelle, ApexTra, est basée à Nice en France. John a commencé à proposer des formations professionnelles pour traducteurs en 2006. Il forme des traducteurs à l'utilisation des logiciels Wordfast ainsi qu'à la gestion de projet. Il a également enseigné l'anglais en France et au Vietnam et est un formateur certifié par la JCI pour l'enseignement aux adultes. Enfin, depuis 2007, il organise des congrès professionnels de traducteurs en France avec le concours de ProZ.com. En 2010-2011, John a voyagé autour du monde et a formé plus de 75 traducteurs dans 15 pays, y compris les traducteurs de la Mission des Nations Unies au Timor oriental. Il a également représenté Wordfast LLC à de nombreuses conférences professionnelles, notamment des conférences de l'American Translators' Association, d'IMTT Language and Technology et de GALA.

John Di Rico    View feedback | View all courses

Bio: John Di Rico a commencé à proposer des formations Wordfast en 2006. Il a également animé des formations d'anglais et de français aux Etats-Unis, en France et au Vietnam et est certifié comme formateur JCI pour la formation d'adultes. Ses principales préoccupations sont d'animer des formations de qualité qui sont adaptées aux styles d'apprentissage de chacun et qui dépassent les attentes des participants. Une évaluation est faite après chaque formation afin d'améliorer les formations à venir. Vous pouvez voir les retours des particpants ici : http://www.wordfast.fr/FR/FR/Pourquoi_se_former.html John se lance dans une aventure ambitieuse qui consiste à proposer des formations Wordfast dans plus de 25 pays pendant les 10 mois à venir. En même temps, il va sensibiliser des traducteurs à la lutte contre la malaria et a fixé un objectif de récolter 20.000 USD pour combattre cette maladie. Vous trouverez plus d'informations concernant ce projet sur son site web : http://www.wordfast.fr/

Milan Condak    View feedback | View all courses

Bio: Born in Ústí nad Labem, Milan has lived next to Ostrava for the past 50 years. He graduated from VSB Ostrava with a degree in Economics. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur in 1991, he worked as a postal clerk, postmaster, statistician and chief accountant for 23 years. He began using Wordfast in 2001, and is responsible for the rough Czech translation of the Wordfast Classic manual. He manages a Wordfast mailing list http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wordfast_CZ/, founded in 2002, and that now has 185 members. Milan began providing Wordfast trainings in 2003 and MetaTexis trainings in 2005. He creates a short HTML presentation for certain features or resources (VLTM, MT: web or desktop + WF Classic, IWS, CATs) based on client needs. They are published on www.condak.net and on CD-ROM. He has been retired since January 2010, but still runs the company he set up in 2005 for training purposes, Condak.net s.r.o. He speaks Czech and is fluent in Slovak, English and Russian. He can also get by in German, Polish and French.