Freelancer's Futuristics Series : Managing Reputation for better income and more fulfilled professional and social life

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Topics: Getting established in the translation industry
Business of Translation and Interpreting
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Course summary
Start time:Mar 2, 2012 16:00 GMT     Add to calendar

Duration: 60 minutes.

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Language:anglais
Summary:Do you want to feel internally confident as a freelancer in the changing and tempting surroundings ? Do you want to manage your reputation - on-line and offline ? Do you want to harmonize the internal and external aspects to have the highest productive and fulfilling professional life ?
Description
The webinar tackles the delicate issue of self-image of a freelancer. Self-image has internal and external components. Internal one means confidence and external one means reputation. Both can reinforce or cancel each other. The webinar, with the help of cross-cultural case studies analyses this less touched subject.

Further development:

Mar 9, 2012 Freelancer's Futuristics Series - Freelancer's Fear: Symptoms, Root-Cause Analysis, Self-treatment
Target audience
Aspirant Freelancers
Entering Freelancing from being an employee
Starting a Freelance career at any stage
Learning objectives
1. Feel confident - internally and socially
2. Feel part of a community and be reputed
3. Reputation in online world
4. Partnership without handshake
5. Be more productive, be a social catalyst rather than a worker in the corner office, commonly called home
6. To know and apply the wisdom that the world respects those who respect themselves
Prerequisites
None
Program
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The webinar has two parts

Module I provides a generic problem areas of a freelancer's internal self-image and facing external reputation

Module II gives a series of case studies and cross-cultural tips to lay bare various strategies deployed by freelancers to manage both. This module provides some tips and do-able strategies to have a reputation that builds a better one by a virtuous cycle
Registration and payment information
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To purchase your seat at this session please click on the "buy" button. Available slots are limited and will be assigned to registered and paid participants as soon as payment is reported. Early payment is advised in order to secure participation. Allow some time for payment processing if you are paying by wire transfer.

After your payment is received, your status will be changed to “registered and paid” and your spot for the session will be secured. An invoice and receipt of payment will be sent to you for your records.

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.
Virtual platform system requirements
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Virtual platform system requirements
For PC-based Users:

• Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
• Required: Internet Explorer® 7.0 or newer, Mozilla® Firefox® 3.0 or newer or Google™ Chrome™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
• Recommended: Dual-core 2.4GHz CPU or faster with 2GB of RAM (recommended)

For Mac®-based Users:

• Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 – Leopard® or newer
• Required: Safari™ 3.0 or newer, Firefox® 3.0 or newer or Google™ Chrome™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
• Required: Intel processor (1GB of RAM or better recommended)

To Use VoIP (microphone and speakers or headset):

• Fast Internet connection (384 kbps or more recommended)
• Speakers or headset (USB headset recommended)
• NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat.

Recommendations

• For the visual section of the training course, we recommend that you have a 64kbps link. This means using an ISDN line or Broadband. Wireless connection is NOT recommended.
• For the audio section of the training course, we recommend that you have a headset or speakers.
• We recommend that you log in 30 minutes in advance of the start time to prepare for the training course.

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Created by
Pritam Bhattacharyya    View feedback | View all courses
Bio: Pritam Bhattacharyya is essentially a Bengali/Sylheti/Assamese linguist with 11 years of experience. He is the Founder and Chief Wordsmith of an agency called Wordsmith Communication. which apart from language services in pan-Indic languages provides Creative Content and Print on Demand Services. He is editor of www.pentasect.com - a bilingual (English / Bengali) cultural monthly ezine on Greater Bengal. He had worked as a Telecom Engineer and later as a IP Network Manager in various cross-cultural Telecom teams worldwide. He holds his Bachelor's Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and Masters in Communication Management from Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow. Pritam lives and works in Calcutta, India his city by adoption. His b-log on translation and online business can be seen here at http://wordsmithofbengal.wordpress.com
General discussions on this training

Freelancer's Futuristics Series : Managing Reputation for better income and more fulfilled professional and social life
emmauel lord
emmauel lord
Local time: 16:01
incomeMar 2, 2012

how can small scale businesses can control their cost

 
emmauel lord
emmauel lord
Local time: 16:01
incomeMar 2, 2012

how can a small scale business make profit

 

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