19th February 2018
For this session we were joined by Matt Burden and Elly Angelova, students on the MA Translation Studies who also studied for their BA Modern Languages at Exeter. The aim was for students taking part in the Translation Business Project to ask any questions they may have about the project. When asked for tips about the project, Matt highlighted the importance of remembering that this is not just a translation project, but a business one too. Therefore it is key to get pricing right through market research and focussing on making a project. As the teams are producing specialised translations, it is important that they don’t undersell themselves. Matt also said that taking part in the Translation Business Project was a big influencing factor for him going on to do the MA Translation Studies. For her tip, Elly recommended that students try to view their projects as actual business ideas that could work, rather than just a university project. She also highlighted the importance of team cohesion, as this is something that the judges will look for evidence of in presentations.
Thank you very much to Matt and Elly for taking some time out of their days to come and talk to us!
– Miranda
MA Translation Studies students Matt and Elly led the session