Introduction 1 Part 1: Understanding What Translation Is All About 9 Chapter 1: Turning Your Attention to Translation 11 Chapter 2: Recognizing the Importance of Translators and Their Translations 33 Chapter 3: Becoming a Professional Translator 47 Part 2: Getting Your Head in the Game: Education and Training 63 Chapter 4: Building Your Skill Set 65 Chapter 5: Checking Out University Programs 79 Chapter 6: Expanding Your Options with Non-University Programs 99 Chapter 7: Focusing on Specialization, Certification, Certificates, and Professional Development 109 Part 3: Creating Translations 121 Chapter 8: Adopting an Effective and Efficient Translation Process 123 Chapter 9: Inviting Machine Translation into Your Office 137 Chapter 10: Accepting That Translation Changes Everything 149 Chapter 11: Exploring Translator Ethics 157 Part 4: Making Translation Your Career or Business 169 Chapter 12: Choosing a Way to Work: Employed or Self-Employed 171 Chapter 13: Curating the Range of Professional Services to Offer 181 Chapter 14: Setting Up Your Work Environment and Choosing Your Tools 197 Chapter 15: Breaking Into the Profession 207 Chapter 16: Getting Paid and Recognized 217 Part 5: The Part of Tens 229 Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Getting Started as a Translator 231 Chapter 18: Ten Influential Translators and Supporters of Translation 239 Chapter 19: Ten Additional Sources to Help You Succeed in Translation 247 Index 253.