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AIT Healthy Translator Series: Cool Dance Moves for Pro Translators (Cyber Punk Edition)

A workout can be fun and exciting if you add dancing to it. Now we will tell you about dance moves for translators. The robot is a fun, iconic dance style that's been around since the 1960s. It includes using slow, isolated body movements to look like a dancing robot. Doing the robot can seem difficult if you've never done it before, but it's easy once you learn the basics, like wobbling, pivoting, and body isolations. Let's get started!

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AIT Healthy Translator Series: Yoga For Translators

A translator's job requires long periods of sitting that can affect your health. There are several health issues to consider regarding desk jobs, and sitting affects your posture, mental health, and stress levels. It may also contribute to specific medical problems, such as cardiovascular diseases and carpal tunnel syndrome (how to avoid this syndrome find in the AIT Healthy Translator Series: Part 1). Do these exercises and stay healthy with yoga for translators.

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Imperial to Metric Conversions Table to help you convert from one unit to another

Translating measurements and converting them from metric to imperial can be tricky! The vast majority of people on our planet use the metric system, and only a little over 10% of people use the Imperial system. But despite this, the Imperial system has not lost its importance, and 10% of the world's population is still quite a lot. So when we translate, data must be expressed in the target country's unit and integrate the country's standards. To help you convert...

How can translators prevent carpal tunnel syndrome?

Usually, translators work in a warm and cozy office or at home in the warmth and comfort of their homes, but even such a job can sometimes be dangerous. Heavy use of a computer mouse or keyboard, combined with awkward working postures of the hands and wrist, can lead to a repetitive strain injury to the wrists. We created the Healthy Translator Series to help you take care of your health. The first part of the Healthy Translator Series focuses...

Get your translator’s calendar for 2021

The translator's calendar is a unique calendar. It was designed specifically for translators to plan your translation projects, meetings, and deadlines. You can download the calendar from the link below, print it out, and hang it on the wall in your office or at home. The most notable special feature of the calendar are fields where you can write how many words you have translated per day. It's an exciting way to keep track of statistics and see the whole...

Use this time zone map to be on the same page with your translation clients.

What is a time zone map, and why a translator needs it? Let's answer this question briefly.The idea behind multiple time zones is to divide the world into 24 15-degree slices and set the clocks respectively in each zone. All of your translation clients and foreign colleagues in a given zone set their clocks the same way, and each zone differs from the other by one hour. A time zone map will help you to be in sync with your...