Michael Bailey

Sign the Petition Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!

Nottingham University's decision to drop Modern Languages needs to be fought. c.org/jBG5V2zvHC

Legends board at 1050 brewery tap-room, Vienna.

A colleague playing a gig at a brewery tap room informed me I was a legend today. I was confused. It turns out that my contribution to the brewery's crowdfunding back during the pandemic was commemorated on a legends board. It is a nice feeling.

outcome-based translation To understand the value of human translation, you also need to consider its outcome-based value - its effect may be many times its cost.

At some of my recent presentations I have advocated marketing the relevance of my work by explaining the outcomes of human translation in terms of accountability, credibility and expertise. #XITL www.transl8r.eu/2025/10/11/o...

7 thoughts: takeaways from the European Language Data Space Workshop I was a panelist at the European Language Data Space Workshop in Vienna on 15 September 2025.

My second speaking engagement this month was in a panel at the European Language Data Space Austrian Workshop here in Vienna. Here are seven thoughts from a new area for me.

Is that a social network where the birdseye view is one enjoyed from a private plane? Asking for a friend.

7 thoughts on Surviving #BigCONFERENCE - In-house translation - outside the box Having organised conferences for over a decade, I am used to them, but with my ongoing tinnitus I have to manage my participation at conferences.

Last week I attended and spoke at #fit2025 - my first big conference after the pandemic (I've mainly spoken at smaller ones). Here is a new post on my blog about surviving #bigCONFERENCE www.transl8r.eu/2025/09/10/7...

Twilight in Vienna, August 2025

Got home after a long but productive first day in the office after summer holidays.

Here is my current reading list for the summer months. The plus side of more infrequent bus/tram connections: a few more minutes to read. www.transl8r.eu/2025/07/06/s...

Understanding your time/activity sheets: getting more out and analysing them to propose a simplification - In-house translation - outside the box The value of time and activity logging other than for billing purposes is often overlooked where it is not required for invoicing purposes.

Back in early 2023, I used the image of how taxi charging works, and mentioned how it could be applied as an approach to charging as a translator. I'm going to revisit this issue. www.transl8r.eu/2023/02/20/u...

Picture of a tree in the Totvlei, with a red sand dune in the background.

Today I spied a picture that I am so familiar with that I don't usually notice it in my office. It is a canvas print of a photo I took in the Totvlei in Namibia in 2009.

Villa Miramare - the villa from Schnitzler's Traumnovelle.

Today, while out #geocaching I went up the Galitzinberg and had a look at the Villa Milamare. This was the "villa in Ottakring" that was visited in the night in Traumnovelle. A book that I studied during my German degree at St Andrews. #OutOnTheCache

View from WU building towards town.

View from WU building towards 9th district.

Last evening I attended a Vernissage at the former Vienna University of Economics and Business buildings. Some windows had colour foil on them. So I took these two pictures through the foil. Yellow is looking towards the city centre, blue down towards the 9th district.

7 thoughts about the challenges facing in-house translators Take an eclectic blend of in-house translators and you'll find that regardless of where they work, they are facing numerous challenges.

My 7 thoughts based on the Universitas meetup that I attended recently. www.transl8r.eu/2025/05/30/7...

The Language of Romance Crimes Cambridge Core - Law: General Interest - The Language of Romance Crimes

An interesting read exploring forensic linguistics after reading a Substack post about "pig-butchering" a topic I have translated a consumer protection publication on. www.cambridge.org/core/books/l...

I am thrilled to announce that my abstract has been selected for presentation at the 23rd FIT World Congress taking place in Geneva on 4-6 September 2025. I will be speaking on:

Breaking the Loop: the need for Experts in the Lead in the Translation Profession

#XITL

Was the Zeppelin out today? Saw it at close quarters when my plane from Rome to Munich got diverted to Friedrichshafen.

Nice work!

Worth mentioning that the ETA is tied to passport validity, so discovered that I'll have to do it for my twins again in October then they get new passports.

Did the applications for four of us this month - the process went better than expected, although was slightly surprised that the app wasn't localised.

ATA German Language Division mug.

Came home to a parcel - with a lovely ATA German Language Division mug and some sweets. A lovely surprise!

@ciol-linguists.bsky.social looking forward to joining today's online conference from Vienna!

Ten Takeaways from the ATA German Language Division Workshop in Vienna (22-23 February 2025) - ATA German Language Division Last weekend, I attended the ATA German Language Division Workshop held here in Vienna. I also delivered a new presentation on Sunday morning (der Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund!). It was the first time...

My blogpost about the recent ATA GLD Workshop has been republished on the ATA divisions website blog. ata-divisions.org/GLD/ten-take...

Underrated punctuation mark of the day. The interrobang?!

Who’s in/on the lead in early 2025? Have things improved for translators regarding their role in human-machine translation? Is the hype surrounding AI on the wane? Find out more here.

At long last my new blog post is up at www.transl8r.eu/2025/02/12/w... developments with OpenAI and DeepSeek led to a couple of rewrites of parts. It is a longish read - ideal for a commute or a coffee break. #XITL

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What an outsourcer looks for in a freelancer's website - In-house translation - outside the box A decent translator's website can really show off what you can do - while a parked domain demonstrates what you can't be bothered to do.

Back in Summer 2023 I published a blogpost about what I look for in a freelance translator's website when searching for a potential translator to outsource to. www.transl8r.eu/2023/06/04/w...

Screengrab from BBC News - 2019 - when Andrew Bailey became Governor of the Bank of England.

This was a job I didn't get!

All well this end but busy! And I certainly like this place being gentler and less toxic than Twitter.

Very cool - good to see you here! Can't believe it is nearly the end of the year - time has flown again!

The publication of the FM-GwG-Anpassungsgesetz in Austria's Federal Law Gazette provides me with a first finalised translation of a legal amendment from the new legislative period. My courtesy translations of the FM-GwG and the WiEReG are both being revised now. ris.bka.gv.at/eli/bgbl/I/2...