Ever clicked “Chat with us” on a website and wondered if a real person was actually behind it?

In this training, Josh shares how a simple chat widget on your own website (or WhatsApp Business) can turn a hesitant visitor into a booked client — often within minutes.

The Internet’s Best “Spoken” Dictionaries (65:13)

Need to check how a word is actually pronounced – not how AI thinks it should sound?

Whether you're learning a language, interpreting into a non-native language, or just want to double-check a tricky pronunciation, spoken language dictionaries can save you time and help you sound more natural.

In this 60-minute insiders webinar, you'll learn to:

✅ Find authentic pronunciations from real speakers in multiple languages
✅ Compare accents and regional variations with crowd-sourced examples
✅ Check pronunciations instantly from your browser using handy plugins
✅ Build your glossary with downloadable audio clips

Join me and discover the best tools for quickly finding authentic pronunciations across different accents, regions, and real-world contexts.

TerpMate: Offline Speech Recognition for Interpreters (72:29)

What if you had a tool that could catch every number, recognize proper names, and surface the right terms from your glossary as you interpret – without sending anything to the cloud?
Meet TerpMate: a free, offline tool that runs locally on Windows, Mac or Android.
In this 60-minute webinar, you'll learn to:
✅ Create, share, and use glossaries live while interpreting
✅ Keep up with numbers and train the system to recognize tricky names
✅ Use real-time transcription and translation as you work
✅ Run TerpMate alongside Zoom, Teams, and other platforms — and set it up for onsite assignments.
Plus, Bernard Song — founder of TerpMate — will join us live to share why he built it, why it’s free, and answer your questions.
Ready to handle fast speakers, dense content, and tricky numbers — all while keeping your clients' data completely private? 🔐

Why Clients Aren’t Finding You On Google - And How To Fix It (64:55)

If clients are searching for translators and interpreters on Google… why aren’t they finding you? 🧐
93% of clients search for service providers online – and most of them will click on what shows up first.

The good news? Setting up your Google Business Profile is quick and easy

AI Projects: Your Translation Command Center (69:43)

Tired of scrambling to remember client preferences mid-translation? 🤯

We've all been there. You're deep in a project when you realize you've been inconsistent with terminology or missed a style guide rule. Again.

But what if your AI could remember everything for you?

In this 60-minute webinar, you'll learn to:

✅ Create projects in ChatGPT and Claude that reference your style guides and glossaries
✅ Use custom instructions and reference files to enforce client-specific preferences
✅ Apply style guide rules automatically (even with dictated translations!)
✅ Turn your AI into a meticulous proofreader that flags errors or style guide violations

Ready to never miss a style guide rule again?

Join us and discover how to make AI the perfect project assistant that knows every client's preferences by heart!

WORKSHOP: Lex.page: This Tool Will Change How You Write and Edit(72:57)

You may have already heard me rave about Lex.page...and for good reason!
Whether I need to proofread a translation, zhuzh up a LinkedIn post, or make sure the copy I've written matches my (client's) brand voice, it's my go-to tool.

Since our first insiders webinar on Lex in April 2024, this tool has evolved dramatically with AI Checks, Knowledge Bases, Reusable Prompts, and Style Guides.

In this 90-minute workshop, we'll take a hands-on deep-dive into Lex.

✅ Set up custom AI checks that catch errors specific to your work
✅ Build knowledge bases that make Lex an expert in your clients' domains
✅ Create reusable prompts for common translation and editing tasks
✅ Configure style guides that ensure consistency across all your projects

This isn't a sit-and-watch webinar – you'll practice each technique live and leave with skills you can use immediately.

AI in Your Browser: What’s Useful for Language Pros 🤓 and What’s Not (77:43)

Your browser is getting chatty. 🤖

AI features are popping up everywhere – in Chrome, Edge, and even brand-new browsers like Perplexity’s Comet and ChatGPT’s Atlas. Suddenly, your browser is “helping” whether you asked for it or not.

But which of these features are actually helpful for your translation and interpreting work? Which ones are risky? And what can you safely ignore (or turn off completely)?

In this 60-minute insiders webinar, you'll learn to:

🧠 Make the most of AI Overviews and sidebar assistants
🚩 Check AI answers for accuracy and spot red flags
⚡ Decide when to keep browser AI on (and how to switch it off)
🤖 Understand what AI agents can do – and where they can go wrong

Join Nora Díaz and me as we take a practical, honest look at today’s AI-powered browsers and what they mean for your daily translation or interpreting work.

How to Use AI Without Sounding Like a Robot (Quick win!) 🤖(24:58)

One of the biggest challenges with using AI for writing assistance is keeping our human voice.

In this short presentation (which I originally put together for the 2025 AI in Translation Summit), I share 5 tips for producing smooth, human-sounding writing with a little help from AI:
🎯 Train AI on YOUR writing style (not generic prompts)
⚙️ Customize outputs to ditch those telltale AI quirks
🤺 Use AI as a sparring partner, not a ghostwriter
📋 Create style guides that actually stick
🗂️ Upload your best pieces to teach AI your unique tone

Check it out!

Claude: The AI Tool You Might Be Missing 🧐(69:20)

Tried ChatGPT or Gemini? What if we told you Claude does most of what they do... and a few things they don’t?

Join me and Nora Díaz to discover Claude’s powerful features for language professionals – from its interactive documents to powerful collaboration features.

In this 60-minute webinar, you'll learn to:

✨ Transform your workflow with Claude's unique “artifacts”
✨ Instantly access terminology with a custom glossary lookup tool – and learn how to build one (or “steal” ours)!
✨ Get a sneak preview of Chrome's Claude sidebar
✨ Understand how Claude handles confidentiality and data protection
✨ See how Claude compares with other AI chatbots
BONUS: Get instant access to Nora's flashcard quizzer and glossary lookup tools – yours free when you attend!

Google Meets AI: Everything a Language Professional Needs to Know 🤖(73:28)

Have you seen AI popping up in your Google searches, documents, or even your Gmail? 🤯

Let’s discover which features actually help language professionals – and which are just hype! 🤔

In this 60-minute webinar, you'll learn to:

✅ Navigate (or turn off!) AI-powered features in Gmail, from Smart Compose to conversation summaries
✅ Leverage AI assistance in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides to analyze and extract key information from documents (or entire folders!)
✅ Control your AI settings to protect client confidentiality

Plus, get a sneak preview of the new Speech “Translation” feature in Google Meet – and why it won’t replace interpreters any time soon! 🎯

Join me to unlock the full potential of Google's AI tools – and learn exactly when (and when not) to use them! 💡

Intro to SEO for small businesses with Menekse Stewart (76:49)

Menekse is an SEO and marketing strategist with over 20 years’ experience working in Search Engine Optimisation and organic traffic.

She’s also an AI whiz, and created a simple, easy-to-use CustomGPT that we’ve been using to optimize our SEO for all techforword pages.

For this insiders-only workshop, I’ve invited her to share her tips to quickly nail the basics of SEO for your website – plus teach you to use this AI tool that’ll make working on SEO a cinch.

Microsoft Office Meets AI: What Every Language Professional Should Know 🤓(73:30)

You’ve seen the little Copilot icon popping up in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint—but what exactly does it do? And is it actually helpful for translators and interpreters?

In this 60-minute webinar, you'll learn to:

✅ Use Copilot to polish, summarize, and organize your texts
✅ Get help with QA, formulas, and glossaries in Excel
✅ Build presentations and extract terminology in PowerPoint
✅ Understand the costs, opt-out options, and what’s coming next

Join me and Nora Díaz and learn how to use Microsoft's Copilot to streamline your translation and interpreting work – without buying or learning a brand-new app.

Please note: Although this webinar discusses features of Microsoft products, it is organized independently by techforword and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft.

Digital Business Cards (69:47)

Paper business cards? Lost, forgotten, or trashed.

A digital business card? Instantly saved, always accessible, and easy to share.

In this 60-minute insiders webinar, you'll learn to:
✅ Create a sleek, branded digital business card in minutes
✅ Generate a QR code so people can add you to their contacts instantly
✅ Set up a widget on your phone for easy in-person sharing
✅ Add your QR code to your Zoom background for virtual networking

It's time to make sure your next handshake (or Zoom call) actually leads to a saved contact. 😉

This webinar is an insiders member request – shoutout to Mary Fons i Fleming for giving me the idea!

Julia Poger - Negotiating with clients in the AI era (66:43)

Have the feeling you’re losing work to AI? We need to learn how to sell the value of our human expertise.

That’s why I’ve invited expert negotiator Julia Poger for this insiders guest expert training, where you’ll learn how to:

✅ Counter AI-related pricing objections (without losing the deal)
✅ Show clients why your expertise still matters
✅ Keep negotiations stress-free and in your favor

Michael Schubert - Thriving in the Premium Translation Market in the Age of AI (76:13)

💡 "I'm a highly skilled translator... so why aren't I rich?" 🤔

If you've ever wondered why your expertise isn't translating (pun intended) into higher earnings, you’re not alone. Join Michael Schubert, an ATA-certified translator and Middlebury Institute professor, for an in-depth workshop on what it takes to thrive in the premium translation market—even in the age of AI.

Michael has been a freelance DE>EN translator for 25 years, navigating recessions, pandemics, and tech revolutions without a single bad year. He’ll break down:

✅ The foundations of a thriving freelance translation business (skills, identity, branding)
✅ Why technology is an ally, not a threat, in the premium market
✅ How to price your services to attract serious clients who value your work
✅ Real-world success stories and strategies for building strong client relationships

You'll walk away with clear, practical steps to position yourself as a premium provider and command the rates you deserve.

6 ways translators & interpreters are actually landing clients in 2025 (82:32)

Want to know what's ACTUALLY working in marketing right now? 🤔

I've collected REAL strategies that successful translators and interpreters are using to land premium clients right now … and some of them might surprise you.

In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll discover:

✅ Which marketing strategies to ditch (and what to do instead)
✅ 6 proven ways your colleagues are landing work right now
✅ How to make authentic connections that lead to real opportunities
✅ Simple marketing techniques that feel natural and actually work

Plus: Real success stories and examples from colleagues! 💪

Join me to discover exactly how translators and interpreters are landing dream clients in 2025.

Beyond basics: ChatGPT for language pros 2025 edition (64:40)

ChatGPT just got a major upgrade – and it's a game-changer for language professionals! 🦾

In this 60-minute webinar, you'll learn to:

🔎 Use the new Web Search to fact-check responses and find reliable sources
💻 Transform your writing workflow with advanced editing tools in Canvas mode
💬 Find past conversations and reuse your best prompts with improved search

🎯 Create targeted marketing plans for effective client outreach
Join us to discover how ChatGPT's newest features can supercharge your translation or interpreting business! 🚀

The ABCs of AI Voices (67:04)

AI voices are becoming more and more realistic.
What do they mean for the future of translation and interpreting?

Let’s explore their potential—and pitfalls—together!

In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll:

✅ Learn how AI voices can enhance tasks like proofreading, preparation, language learning, and interpreting practice.
✅ Compare the best free and paid tools to find what works for you
✅ Assess the limits of AI voices and discover why they’re tools – not replacements for human experts.

Ready to harness the power of AI voices? 🚀

Join the conversation and discover how AI voices can work for you!

Research Reimagined: Smarter Prep with Google’s AI NotebookLM (66:36)

Imagine a smart AI assistant that scans your project documents and pulls out all the key info in seconds...without hallucinating!

That's Google's Notebook LM.

In this 60-minute insiders webinar, you’ll learn to:
✅ Use AI to analyze and summarize multiple documents at once
✅ Leverage built-in prompts to uncover key terms, timelines, Q&As, overviews, and more
✅ Craft your own prompts to dig up exactly what you need – complete with citations to back it up

Plus, you’ll meet the first AI podcast hosts that sound (almost) like humans!

Ready to discover the AI assistant that makes your research faster and more accurate?

Setting and Raising Your Rates with Confidence and Clarity - Guest training with Corinne McKay (42:07)

Many freelancers set their rates based on uncertainties—whether it’s fear of not having enough work, guesswork around industry rates, or simply accepting whatever clients are willing to pay. But there’s a more strategic way forward!

Perfect Passwords (67:26)

Your translation and interpreting clients trust you to keep their data safe.

And that starts with strong passwords. 🔐

In this 60-minute insiders webinar, you’ll learn to:

Create strong passwords that protect your accounts and your clients’ data
Access passwords across all your devices with built-in or standalone password managers
Share passwords securely when necessary
Use multi-factor authentication for extra protection

Let’s take the headache out of passwords and help you safeguard your business – and your clients – the smart way.

The AI Search (Engine) Revolution (63:13)

Translators and interpreters search the web dozens of times every day 🔎

And the search engine you use makes a huge difference.

In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn how to:

🤖 Get AI to display results alongside Google results

🔎 Use AI overviews built into your favorite search engines

🦾 Generate more comprehensive, relevant results with Deep Search

Ready for the AI search revolution?

Join me and Nora Díaz and learn to find the facts you need for your next translation or interpreting project faster!

Scan like a pro (68:46)

Drowning in piles of paper? 🤯

Translators and interpreters often face mountains of notes, glossaries, receipts, and contracts.

But you don’t have to. 😮‍💨

In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to:

🤓 Use built-in software and a flatbed scanner on Windows and Mac

📱 Seamlessly scan documents using your phone or tablet

✍️ Name, edit and save your scans

🔎 Extract text from scans with OCR (optical character recognition)

I’ll also share tips on when and what to scan, helping you clear the clutter and digitize documents quickly and efficiently.

Turbocharge transcription with TurboScribe (63:35)

Looking for an easy way to work with audio and video files?

Meet Turboscribe, the AI-powered transcription tool that will help you generate summaries and captions, learn domain-specific terms from transcripts, and craft multilingual glossaries effortlessly.

In this 60-minute webinar, you'll learn to:

🤓 Automatically transcribe audio and video files in 95+ languages

⚡️ Generate and translate captions with just a few clicks

🤖 Use AI to turn transcripts into summaries and glossaries

You'll also learn a nifty trick for creating bilingual glossaries from non-aligned texts – so you know exactly which terms you need to check! 💡

AI-powered writing and editing with Lex (64:47)

Drafted a text, and wish you could get AI to edit it? ✍️

Introducing Lex.page, a web-based, AI-powered word processor that can revolutionize your writing and editing.

Join this 60-minute webinar and learn to get AI to:

🧠 Find the best word, suggest titles, and generate lists of ideas

🔍 Provide feedback on a draft and suggest areas for improvement

✅ Fix spelling and grammar errors, simplify sentences and tighten up texts

Are you ready to use AI to turn your first drafts into crisp, clear prose?

Get ChatGPT to write your emails (65:35)

Answering emails...the bane of our existence. 🤯

How about a little help from our friend ChatGPT? 😉

Join us for our March insiders webinar and learn to get ChatGPT to:

✅ Turn a list of ideas into an email

✅ Write in your style – in any language

✅ Read your emails and respond

✅ Keep your clients' data safe

I'll also show you two fun tricks to use speech recognition and automation to power through your emails even faster...so you can focus on the work you really love.

Reinvent translation workflows with AI and Bureau Works (71:53)

Some CAT tools have tacked on an AI integration. 😕

But...imagine a tool that was built with AI in mind. 🚀

One that uses AI to:

✅ Automatically incorporate your glossaries, TMs and MT output into translations

✅ Flag inconsistent terminology, awkward phrasing, or inaccurate translations

✅ Spellcheck, proofread, suggest alternatives, and fix tags

All while learning your style on the fly and keeping confidential data safe.

That’s Bureau Works.

Join me and Bureau Works’ founder Gabriel Fairman at our February insiders webinar to discover the AI-powered translation tool that won the 2023 Innovator of the Year award 🏆

Speechwriting with AI - January 2024 (73:25)

Writing speeches for interpreting practice can take hours...

But it doesn't have to. 😉

In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to get Artificial Intelligence to write speeches:

✅ For a specific topic, level, length, style or voice

✅ Based on a keyword, list of terms, or article

✅ As bullet points or fully-drafted speeches – in any language

We’ll even explore how you can get AI to read out speeches for practice purposes!

Ready to unlock the power of AI to effortlessly generate tailored speeches in seconds?

Find terms in a flash with Interpreters' Help - December 2023 (72:25)

Do you struggle to find the right terminology for your interpreting assignments? 😓

Wish you knew how to use technology to prepare faster and more accurately?

In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to:

✅ Build an online glossary in two (or more) languages

✅ Create glossaries faster with terminology extraction

✅ Find terms in just a few keystrokes during assignments

✅ Share glossaries with colleagues

Even better, the new Interpreters’ Help lets you add images, audio, videos and files to your glossaries, create searchable databases with all your terms, and access your glossary offline from Windows, Mac, or Linux 🤩

Join me and Interpreters’ Help founder Benoît Werner and get ready to turbocharge your interpreting glossaries!

Unlock the power of ChatGPT for translation using Wordscope - November 2023 (73:04)

ChatGPT can be a powerful translation tool. But it has its downsides:

🙊 Writing good prompts

🙉 Confidentiality risks

🙈 And all that copying and pasting

Imagine a CAT-tool that seamlessly integrates AI while protecting confidentiality.

That’s Wordscope.

In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to use Wordscope to quickly:

✅ Pick from multiple machine translation and glossary results

✅ Get AI-powered definitions, synonyms, explanations and simplifications

✅ Rephrase, rewrite and proofread

...all from within your CAT tool.

Join me and Wordscope's developer Philippe Mercier and get ready to explore this AI-powered CAT-tool!

Join the insiders for just 25€/month!

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Remote interpreting 🎧

Getting the right mix

Listening to your colleague helps maintain terminology, nail handovers and provide feedback in practice settings.
But how do you make it all work without being an audio engineer? 🤯
Grab this FREE mini-course and get ready for hassle-free audio for remote interpreting and practice.

FREE!
Do Not Disturb door hanger

Ready to avoid distractions?
Get your printable techforword Do Not Disturb door hanger for FREE today!

FREE!
The Interpreter's Guide to Audio and Video

Learn to set up your space, stay safe, pick the best headphones, headsets and microphones, look good on camera, get good sound from clients, and hear colleagues in remote settings. 🤩
This 100+ page e-book includes must-have checklists and tables to help you pick the best headphones, microphone, and headset.
You’ll also get The Ultimate Audio and Video Purchasing Guide - with our recommendations for which tools to splurge on - and where to save!

€25
Remote interpreting from home

Asked to interpret from home, but don't know where to start?
Remote interpreting from home: The step-by-step guide to great gear, cued-in clients and happy boothmates is the course you've been waiting for!
In 20 video lessons and over a dozen hands-on exercises, we'll walk you through everything you need to know to interpret from home and set up your home studio.

€99
Introduction to remote interpreting contracts with Tony Rosado
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn:
- What happens when you don’t have a contract
- The sections every remote interpreting contract should include
- How to price for remote interpreting services
Join Josh from techforword and contracts expert Tony Rosado and lay the foundation to protect yourself during remote interpreting assignments.
FREE for insiders!
How to draft and negotiate remote interpreting contracts

Unsure how to protect yourself and negotiate the best contract for remote interpreting?
Join Josh and expert negotiator Tony Rosado and learn to draft a contract that will keep you safe for EVERY assignment.
This masterclass includes a 15+ page cut-and-paste template you can use as the basis for your own contracts. 🤩

€99

Productivity and business 💪

Marketing Momentum

The 3-month get-it-done program for language professionals like you who want to FINALLY step up, show up, and stand out… together!
Ready to take strategic, BITE-SIZED marketing action?

Join the waitlist
Five productivity hacks for translators and interpreters
Bogged down with busywork?
This FREE mini-guide will teach you to:
- Work smarter by leveraging the apps you already have
- Save keystrokes with text replacement
- Become a better editor with text-to-speech
- Keep track of your time with a single click
- Make invoicing a breeze
By mastering these five productivity hacks, you’ll be able to fly through busywork and get back to what you actually love!
FREE!
5 time-saving shortcuts to turbocharge your translation skillset

You probably take your hands off the keyboard every minute.
Selecting text. Switching between tabs. Rearranging windows on your screen to fit your workflow.
Not to mention searching for translations in your favorite dictionaries.
Five seconds here. A few clicks there. It all adds up.
Are you ready to take back all of that “lost” time?
It’s time to discover my 5 time-saving shortcuts to turbocharge your translation and interpreting skillset.

€9
Brand Your Business Challenge

Are you landing the high-paying clients you want?
If not, it's time to brand your business! 💪
Join the Brand Your Business challenge and get ready to make your translation or interpreting business stand out 🤩

FREE for insiders!
Design your website challenge

Want to create a website for your translation or interpreting services, but don't know where to start?
Join the Design Your Website challenge, and create a snazzy website to help you land your dream clients...in only 3 weeks! 🚀

FREE for insiders!
Time-tracking and income planning for translators and 'terps
Feel like projects take longer than planned? Afraid you’re wasting time?
Time-tracking tools can help you save time and make more money!
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to:
- Track how long you work on each project
- Use time-tracking data to charge profitable rates
- Plan work time and breaks to avoid overwhelm
FREE for insiders!
Time-saving tricks for translators and interpreters
You type out your email address or name dozens of times a week. Launch the same programs over and over again.
Are you ready to take back all of that “lost” time?
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to:
- Set up text snippets for things you type regularly
- Launch programs, windows, and folders in a flash
- Use shortcuts to arrange windows to streamline your workflow
Join Josh and special guest Nora Díaz and discover our favorite time-saving tips for both PC and Mac users.
FREE for insiders!
Overhaul your LinkedIn profile in 9 easy steps

Grab the workbook, watch these 5-minute videos, and you’ll have a shiny new LinkedIn profile in no time!
Nail your headline, create picture-perfect visuals, and let your multilingualism shine.
It's time to jump into action and create a LinkedIn profile that showcases your translation and interpreting skills!

FREE for insiders!
Tech tips to tackle your to-do list
If you lie awake at night trying to remember everything on your plate, it’s time to take your to-do list digital!
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn:
- Why to-do apps rock
- How to boost your productivity with a to-do app
- My favorite apps to get stuff done
By the end of this webinar, you’ll be ready to fly through your to-dos in a breeze.
FREE for insiders!
Tame your email monster

Do you get way too many emails? I know I do! 🤯
Get ready to tackle the overwhelm and develop strategies and habits for efficient email management.
Grab the workbook, watch the five-minute videos, implement the exercises, and get ready to teach your email who’s boss.

FREE for insiders!
Edit your Scanned Documents: the ABCs of OCR
Received a written text to translate but it’s not editable?
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to the rescue!
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to:
- Run OCR on documents using smartphone apps, online tools and standalone programs
- Pick the right OCR tool for each project and language
- Maintain formatting with digitized texts
Let Josh and Nora Díaz show you the best multilingual OCR tools for translators and interpreters!
FREE for insiders!
The ins and outs of annotation
Want to jot down notes on a presentation or speech you're going to interpret?
Brainstorm problems or solutions before you translate a document?
In this webinar, you’ll learn to:
- Pick the best annotation software for your tablet or computer
- Add highlights, underlining, handwritten and typed notes, and more
- Annotate and scroll through parallel documents in multiple languages
- Export your annotations
FREE for insiders!
Make Invoicing & Project Management a Breeze with LSP.expert

Are your finances...a bit of a mess? 🤯
Wish you could easily track income, expenses, and projects using a single program? 💡
Not to mention charging client-, language- or project-specific rates and keeping track of overdue payments?
You can!
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to use LSP.expert to:
💪 Manage projects and clients
💪 Create invoices and quotes
💪 Track projects and payments
Join me and Anne-Sophie from LSP.expert and discover this invoicing and project management tool designed specifically for translators and interpreters.⚡

FREE for insiders!
Create an eye-catching email signature...in no time flat!

You send dozens of emails per day.
The content varies, but one thing remains the same: your email signature.
Are you making the most of it to boost your brand and drive traffic to your website or social channels?
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to:
- Add your headshot for that personal touch
- Showcase your website and social media
- Design an email signature that delivers
Join me and discover my favorite tools to craft a signature that stands out!
PS. By the end of this webinar, you’ll have crafted a professional email signature that’s ready to use!

FREE for insiders!
Intro to automations with Phrase Express

Wish you could simplify repetitive tasks and access documents and programs faster?
You can. 😉

In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to:
🦾 Never type the same text twice
🦾 Make the most of unused keys
🦾 Launch programs with custom shortcuts
Join me and automations whiz Nora Díaz and discover easy ways to boost your productivity!

FREE for insiders!
Automations 101
Do you hate typing the same text over and over?
We do, too.
Enter Phrase Express, the text expansion tool to save time and boost your productivity.
Join Josh and Nora and learn to:
- Create abbreviations that expand into words, phrases and entire paragraphs
- Add formatting and images to your text expansions
- Let PhraseExpress detect frequently used expressions and automagically create text expansions for you
€99
Automations 201
Hey Josh,
There are tons of tasks I do over and over – like opening a client’s portal and logging in, or finding a term in a reference document, copying it, and pasting it in my glossary or termbase.
Is there any way to automate this stuff?
I’ve got just the tool for you...
It runs on PC and Mac, is really easy to use, and...it’s FREE.
Cool! But...automations and macros sounds scary. I’m not a programmer...
No worries! With PhraseExpress, they’re a piece of cake!
Join Automations 201 and learn to:
- Create shortcuts to streamline common tasks
- Run multiple steps with a single action
- Build time-saving automations
€99
Automations 301
Once you’ve learned the basics, it’s time to take your productivity to the next level.
In the third workshop in this series, you’ll learn to create shortcuts or abbreviations to:
- Launch programs and open files or folders
- Open multiple programs in your preferred layout
- Automate clicking anywhere on your screen
Plus, we’ll create multi-step processes involving multiple programs for maximum efficiency!
€99
Easy automations for non-programmers
Are you wasting time (and money!) doing the same tasks over and over?
What if there were an easier way?
There is.
Enter PhraseExpress, the easy-to-use tool that’ll help you automate your life.
Say farewell to...
- Typing the same text more than once
- Completing multi-step processes one step at a time
- Wasting precious time opening the files, folders and programs you use every day
Are you ready to boost your efficiency in ways you never thought possible?
€198
Scan like a pro

Drowning in piles of paper? 🤯
Translators and interpreters often face mountains of notes, glossaries, receipts, and contracts.
But you don’t have to. 😮‍💨
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to:
🤓 Use built-in software and a flatbed scanner on Windows and Mac
📱 Seamlessly scan documents using your phone or tablet
✍️ Name, edit and save your scans
🔎 Extract text from scans with OCR (optical character recognition)
I’ll also share tips on when and what to scan, helping you clear the clutter and digitize documents quickly and efficiently.

FREE for insiders!
Perfect Passwords

Your translation and interpreting clients trust you to keep their data safe.
And that starts with strong passwords. 🔐

In this 60-minute insiders webinar, you’ll learn to:
🦾 Create strong passwords that protect your accounts and your clients’ data
🔐 Access passwords across all your devices with built-in or standalone password managers
💬 Share passwords securely when necessary
🤓 Use multi-factor authentication for extra protection

Let’s take the headache out of passwords and help you safeguard your business – and your clients – the smart way.

FREE for insiders!
Setting and Raising Your Rates with Confidence and Clarity

Many freelancers set their rates based on uncertainties—whether it’s fear of not having enough work, guesswork around industry rates, or simply accepting whatever clients are willing to pay. But there’s a more strategic way forward!
In this one-hour session with guest expert and fellow insiders member Corinne McKay, you'll learn to:
🚀 Set rates that align with your financial goals and desired lifestyle
🚦 Use “green, yellow, red, and gold” rate zones to evaluate which projects to accept or decline
📈 Implement strategies for raising rates with both new and existing clients to support a sustainable, growing business
Are you ready to take control of your rates and build a more profitable freelance career?

FREE for insiders
6 Ways to Land Clients in 2025

Want to know what's ACTUALLY working in marketing right now? 🤔
I've collected REAL strategies that successful translators and interpreters are using to land premium clients right now … and some of them might surprise you.
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll discover:
✅ Which marketing strategies to ditch (and what to do instead)
✅ 6 proven ways your colleagues are landing work right now
✅ How to make authentic connections that lead to real opportunities
✅ Simple marketing techniques that feel natural and actually work
Plus: Real success stories and examples from colleagues! 💪
Join me to discover exactly how translators and interpreters are landing dream clients in 2025.

FREE for insiders!
Thriving in the Premium Translation Market in the Age of AI with Michael Schubert

💡 "I'm a highly skilled translator... so why aren't I rich?" 🤔
If you've ever wondered why your expertise isn't translating (pun intended) into higher earnings, you’re not alone. Join Michael Schubert, an ATA-certified translator and Middlebury Institute professor, for an in-depth workshop on what it takes to thrive in the premium translation market—even in the age of AI.
Michael has been a freelance DE>EN translator for 25 years, navigating recessions, pandemics, and tech revolutions without a single bad year. He’ll break down:
✅ The foundations of a thriving freelance translation business (skills, identity, branding)
✅ Why technology is an ally, not a threat, in the premium market
✅ How to price your services to attract serious clients who value your work
✅ Real-world success stories and strategies for building strong client relationships

You'll walk away with clear, practical steps to position yourself as a premium provider and command the rates you deserve.

FREE for insiders!
Digital Business Cards

Paper business cards? Lost, forgotten, or trashed.

A digital business card? Instantly saved, always accessible, and easy to share.
In this 60-minute insiders webinar, you'll learn to:
✅ Create a sleek, branded digital business card in minutes
✅ Generate a QR code so people can add you to their contacts instantly
✅ Set up a widget on your phone for easy in-person sharing
✅ Add your QR code to your Zoom background for virtual networking

It's time to make sure your next handshake (or Zoom call) actually leads to a saved contact. 😉

This webinar is an insiders member request – shoutout to Mary Fons i Fleming for giving me the idea!

FREE for insiders!
Intro to SEO for small businesses (with Menekse Stewart) 🚀

Menekse is an SEO and marketing strategist with over 20 years’ experience working in Search Engine Optimisation and organic traffic.

She’s also an AI whiz, and created a simple, easy-to-use CustomGPT that we’ve been using to optimize our SEO for all techforword pages.

For this insiders-only workshop, I’ve invited her to share her tips to quickly nail the basics of SEO for your website – plus teach you to use this AI tool that’ll make working on SEO a cinch.

FREE for insiders!
The LinkedIn Posting Challenge

Master LinkedIn once and for all with strategic content that stops the scroll.
Grow and engage an audience of potential clients with this 5-step challenge.

FREE for insiders!
LinkedIn Get It Done Week

The 5-step LIVE experience to build a professional LinkedIn presence that resonates with your dream clients.
5 days. 5 quick wins.
5 AI Wizards to make it easy.
FREE for insiders

€50
Why Clients Aren’t Finding You On Google - And How To Fix It

If clients are searching for translators and interpreters on Google… why aren’t they finding you? 🧐

93% of clients search for service providers online – and most of them will click on what shows up first.

So if your Google Business Profile isn’t working for you (or doesn’t exist yet), you’re likely missing out on leads you should be getting.

The good news? Setting up your Google Business Profile is quick and easy 😮‍💨

In this 60-minute webinar, you'll learn to:

✅ Set up (or improve) your Google Business Profile so clients actually find you
✅ Write descriptions that match what clients type into Google – in any language or country
✅ Turn your profile into a global client magnet that attracts work across languages and time zones

Ready to stop being invisible on Google?

FREE for insiders!

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Interpreting practice 🎙️

Feedback forms for interpreting practice
Want to keep track of your interpreting practice or create a portfolio for your students?
Grab our FREE feedback forms for practicing both simultaneous and consecutive interpreting:
- self-assessment form
- peer/tutor assessment form
- note-taking assessment form
Plus, check out our video to learn how to use the forms!
FREE!
Audacity for interpreters
Are you looking for a free tool for interpreting practice?
One that lets you...
- Listen to the original in one ear and your interpretation in the other?
- Zero in on errors by muting your track or the original?
- Import a colleague's interpretation and compare it to yours?
Then "Audacity for Interpreters: The free and easy tool for dual-track recording and practice" is for you!
Ready to rock your interpreting practice?
Only 9€!
Learn vocab in a flash
Sick of stacks of flashcards or papering your apartment in post-it notes?
It’s time to launch your vocab learning into the 21st century!
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to:
- Create digital flashcards with ease
- Type, write, draw and speak your vocab
- Leverage the power of audio
By the end of this session, you’ll know which app is best for you and can start learning any time, anywhere.
FREE for insiders!
Practice simultaneous and get feedback with GoReact
Downloading prcatice speeches, synching the original and your interpretation, and getting feedback from peers can be a hassle.
Enter GoReact: a web-based tool that makes it easy to listen to the original and your interpretation at the same time and provide feedback in a snap.
In this interactive 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to:
- Record audio and video of your consecutive or simultaneous interpretation
- Listen to both tracks in sync
- Provide feedback using text, audio or video
GoReact supports dual video tracks, and is perfect for both signed and spoken language interpreting practice on your own, with a partner, in practice groups, or in interpreting courses.
FREE!
The Interpreter's Practice Toolkit

Do you feel stuck with your interpreting practice? Like you're struggling to find the right tools, speeches or practice partners?
Or you don't know what to work on next?
The Interpreter's Practice Toolkit is for you.
Discover the tools I used to graduate interpreting school, expand my language combination, and pass the UN accreditation exam.

99 €
Speechwriting with AI

Writing speeches for interpreting practice can take hours...
But it doesn't have to. 😉
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to get Artificial Intelligence to write speeches:
✅ For a specific topic, level, length, style or voice
✅ Based on a keyword, list of terms, or article
✅ As bullet points or fully-drafted speeches – in any language
We’ll even explore how you can get AI to read out speeches for practice purposes!
Ready to unlock the power of AI to effortlessly generate tailored speeches in seconds?

FREE for insiders!

Glossaries and terminology 📝

How to digitize your glossaries
Instead of losing your paper glossaries in a drawer somewhere, it's time to take your glossaries digital!
Join Josh and Nora and discover:
- What formats are best for digital glossaries
- When to digitize glossaries
- How to digitize glossaries through scanning, OCR, typing, dictating and more!
- How 3 different apps handle OCR on handwritten and typed notes
- How to create a self-translating glossary
- Best practices for digital glossaries
The mini-course also includes BONUS templates to help you set up your digital glossaries!
€20
Glossaries with interplex
Have you ever known you had a term in one of your glossaries, but couldn't find it quickly enough?
Fear not! With glossary management tools like interplex, finding the right term is a piece of cake.
In this 60-minute webinar with interplex founder Peter Sand and developer Eric Hartner, you’ll learn to:
- Create and edit glossaries with interplex
- Import term lists from Word and Excel
- Quickly search across one or more glossaries
- Look up terms from your iPad or iPhone
FREE for insiders!
Four (and a half) hidden terminology treasures for translators and interpreters
Terminology is essential for every translation and interpreting job. But where do you find the right terms and how do you learn to use them correctly?
This hands-on training showcases four (and a half) little-known terminology tools for both translators and interpreters.
You’ll learn to quickly and easily:
- Draw on the power of the semantic web
- Search for terms and collocations
- Extract key terminology from reference documents
Join your favorite terminology geek and get ready to take your terminology research and management to the next level!
FREE for insiders!
Manage your glossaries with InterpretBank
Looking to build glossaries faster? Ready to pull up the right term in the blink of an eye?
InterpretBank might be just the tool for you.
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to:
- Create and edit glossaries with InterpretBank
- Use AI to build glossaries quickly
- Look up terms while interpreting
- Import, export and share glossaries
FREE for insiders!
Manage glossaries - and your entire interpreting career - with Airtable
Want to add images to a glossary, create spoken and sign language glossaries, and track all of your assignments and payments from a single app?
In this 60-minute webinar with Airtable expert Conor Martin, you’ll learn to:
- Set up a glossary with Airtable
- Add images to your glossary
- Share glossaries and build collaborative glossaries
- Use tags to organize and create assignment-specific glossaries
- Track assignments and payments
FREE for insiders!
Turbocharge terminology extraction with Sketch Engine
Ever received a hundred-page document and needed to find the key terms for your assignment - without reading the whole thing? 🤯
Or found a document and its translation, and wished you could use technology to automatically extract key terminology from both versions?
You can! 🚀
Join me and the Sketch Engine team for this 60-minute webinar, and learn to automatically:
- Identify key terms in lengthy documents in a flash
- Find the collocations your clients actually use
- Extract and align terms from parallel documents
FREE for insiders!
There's a (dictionary) app for that!

As language professionals, we’re always on the lookout for the perfect word or phrase.
Which is why we tend to accumulate tons of dictionaries. 🏋️
Wish you could swap out your heavy paper dictionaries for something more portable?
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll:
💻 Discover dictionary apps and plug-ins to speed up your research
💻 Learn how to make the most of terminology databases
💻 Explore how corpus-based tools can help you nail collocations
Join me and discover the best online and digital dictionaries for modern wordsmiths 🤩

FREE for insiders!
Glossaries for interpreters 2.0
Glossaries for interpreters 2.0: Tech-savvy terminology management is THE comprehensive solution that will help you pick out and master terminology tools!
In over 30 video lessons and more than two dozen hands-on exercises, you'll learn how to:
- Turn your old Word and Excel files into easy-to-search glossaries
- Create, edit and streamline digital glossaries
- Design visual and collaborative glossaries
- Use your glossaries to find terms in the blink of an eye
- Extract terms from monolingual and parallel documents in multiple languages
- Automatically generate glossaries and annotate speeches
- Create a self-translating glossary
- Use automatic speech recognition for numbers and live terminology look-up
€249
Find terms in a flash with Interpreters' Help

Do you struggle to find the right terminology for your interpreting assignments? 😓
Wish you knew how to use technology to prepare faster and more accurately?
In this 60-minute webinar, you’ll learn to:
✅ Build an online glossary in two (or more) languages
✅ Create glossaries faster with terminology extraction
✅ Find terms in just a few keystrokes during assignments
✅ Share glossaries with colleagues
Even better, the new Interpreters’ Help lets you add images, audio, videos and files to your glossaries, create searchable databases with all your terms, and access your glossary offline from Windows, Mac, or Linux 🤩
Join me and Interpreters’ Help founder Benoît Werner and get ready to turbocharge your interpreting glossaries!

FREE for insiders!
The Internet's Best "Spoken" Dictionaries

Need to check how a word is actually pronounced – not how AI thinks it should sound?

Whether you're learning a language, interpreting into a non-native language, or just want to double-check a tricky pronunciation, spoken language dictionaries can save you time and help you sound more natural.

In this 60-minute insiders webinar, you'll learn to:

✅ Find authentic pronunciations from real speakers in multiple languages
✅ Compare accents and regional variations with crowd-sourced examples
✅ Check pronunciations instantly from your browser using handy plugins
✅ Build your glossary with downloadable audio clips

Join me and discover the best tools for quickly finding authentic pronunciations across different accents, regions, and real-world contexts.

FREE for insiders!

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Remote interpreting 🎧

Getting the right mix

Do Not Disturb door hanger

The Interpreter's Guide to Audio and Video

Remote interpreting from home

Introduction to remote interpreting contracts with Tony Rosado

How to draft and negotiate remote interpreting contracts

Productivity and business 💪

Marketing Momentum

Five productivity hacks for translators and interpreters

5 time-saving shortcuts to turbocharge your translation skillset

Brand Your Business Challenge

Design your website challenge

Time-tracking and income planning for translators and 'terps

Time-saving tricks for translators and interpreters

Overhaul your LinkedIn profile in 9 easy steps

Tech tips to tackle your to-do list

Tame your email monster

Edit your Scanned Documents: the ABCs of OCR

The ins and outs of annotation

Make Invoicing & Project Management a Breeze with LSP.expert

Create an eye-catching email signature...in no time flat!

Intro to automations with Phrase Express

Automations 101

Automations 201

Automations 301

Easy automations for non-programmers

Scan like a pro

Perfect Passwords

Setting and Raising Your Rates with Confidence and Clarity

6 Ways to Land Clients in 2025

Thriving in the Premium Translation Market in the Age of AI with Michael Schubert

Digital Business Cards

Intro to SEO for small businesses (with Menekse Stewart) 🚀

The LinkedIn Posting Challenge

LinkedIn Get It Done Week

Why Clients Aren’t Finding You On Google - And How To Fix It

Interpreting practice 🎙️

Feedback forms for interpreting practice

Audacity for interpreters

Learn vocab in a flash

Practice simultaneous and get feedback with GoReact

The Interpreter's Practice Toolkit

Speechwriting with AI

Glossaries and terminology 📝

How to digitize your glossaries

Glossaries with interplex

Four (and a half) hidden terminology treasures for translators and interpreters

Manage your glossaries with InterpretBank

Manage glossaries - and your entire interpreting career - with Airtable

Turbocharge terminology extraction with Sketch Engine

There's a (dictionary) app for that!

Glossaries for interpreters 2.0

Find terms in a flash with Interpreters' Help

The Internet's Best "Spoken" Dictionaries

Speech Recognition & AI 💡

JOIN THE PREMIER ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR
INNOVATIVE LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS!

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