by Intern | Aug 6, 2026 | Business, Languages, Translation
During my work experience at Aktuel Translations, I had the opportunity to translate two children’s books into English, one from French and one from German, and I quickly found them to be far more challenging than they looked. At first, the books looked quite simple:... 
by Robin Bennett | Jan 7, 2022 | Business
1992-2022 At 23 years of age, I sat down at my new desk, in my new office to start my first venture. It was 8th January 1992: I had a £3K bank loan, a beaten up green moped for essential transport and a mobile phone the size of my forearm. By 8th Feb I had approx 40... 
by Robin Bennett | Mar 7, 2017 | Business
Shortly after I started school, the head teacher called in my mother to inform her I was hyperactive and therefore required special measures to stop me bouncing off the ceiling if I was asked to sit still and shut up for more than three and a half minutes. Drugs were... 
by Robin Bennett | Nov 9, 2016 | Business, Translation
I hate starting anything with a caveat, but here I am doing just that: this article is really just for people who do not buy a lot of translation and would like an overview of the process. As a consequence, it might seem a bit simplistic to some but will certainly... 
by Robin Bennett | May 30, 2016 | Business
I was given a grilling once by Margaret Thatcher. It lasted the time it took to get from the ground floor in Selfridges to the 4th floor – say, 6 minutes, tops – but it was ample time to make me a) feel a bit stupid and b) re-evaluate what I was doing with my life....
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