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The Language Worker episodes
- Kirsty and Rita on podcasts and learning languages
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Kirsty and I get all together all the time to talk about our main passion - Language!
Our other passion is podcasting.
This time we talked about:
• Our podcasts and why we decided to create them.
• Why people listen to podcasts and how they can help us to learn another language.
• What we've learned from the experience of creating podcasts.
• How learning other languages gives us access to new content in areas that are relevant to us.
49 min - Adrian, Dot, Renata - Freelance Translators and so much more (The reunion edition)
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I have invited another 3 translators from the first season.
These people are the ones who made me believe that I could could carry on this task!
I wanted to catch up with tehm and see what this year brought their way.
Renata - Subtitling & Dubbing Translation
Dot - Translator and Subtitle Creator
Adrian - Translator for the Sports Industry
46 min - My Language Jobs - Production Manager and Interpreter
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A friend of mine worked for a company that organized concerts mainly in Casinos and in the Portuguese Coliseums (Lisbon and Porto) with international artists.
They were looking for someone to be an interpreter among all sorts of other things - Booking hotels, booking restaurants, planning events...
One of my most important jobs was to be a mediator between both owners of the company because they did not speak each other's language! I was always running around and traveling a lot, but I got to meet interesting people who have been in show business for a long time.
I ended up spending a lot of time with the artists because I would be the one picking them up from the airport and, in most cases, it was their first time in Portugal ( I had to do a little bit of tour guiding too).
It was nice with Joe Cocker, Joaquín Cortés, Alcione, Ney Mato Grosso... just to name a few.
2 min - Podcast Presentation (in medias res)
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The presentation episode is the new listeners will look for when looking for new podcasts...
However, I have decided that is the righ moment to record a little intro for The Language Worker.
It took me ONE YEAR to do it...
Here it is now!
5 min - Kelsey, Suzie, Jane - Freelance Translators and so much more (The reunion edition)
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The best things about having a podcast for me is to actually make new friends all the time. And that is the case for these three amazing guests that I invited to come back to the podcast one year later.
They were part of the first season, my first month or two of learning how to be a podcaster. They're very relevant in the way that things ended up unfolding - they helped me a lot and they were very nice and generous. So, I thought it was going to be great to bring Kelsey, Suzie, and Jane back to check in with them see what happened during this year and they accepted to be here with me once again.
This is a bit of a special episode for me, and I really hope you enjoy it!
42 min - My Language Jobs - Consultant for OnLine Language Consultancy Service
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After working at the research institute, I was intited to be a Language Consultant for an OnLine Consultancy Service - Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa (https://ciberduvidas.iscte-iul.pt/)
2 min - Martina Russo - CEO @ The Action Sports Translator
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Founder & CEO @ The Action Sports Translator (www.theactionsportstranslator.com)
This is the first and only full-scale sports translation agency for the action sports and outdoor industry. Martina has over 13 years of experience in the translation and localization industry.
Long-time skier/snowboarder, rock climber, beginner kitesurfer, and generally mountain, nature and outdoor enthusiast.
50 min - Alfonso González Bartolessis - Translation, Localization and much more!
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Alfonso has been in the translation/localization industry for 20 years and he has seen our industry from multiple angles.
He started working as a translator, but over these two decades he has held various roles: leading teams in an LSP, leading a Localization team on the client side, and creating his company – TranslaStars.
More recently, Alfonso has also created the Localization Management Academy.
39 min - Mónia Filipe (Portuguese), Keith Geaney (Irish) Barbara Neeb (German) - Literary Translation
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For this episode about Literary Translation, I invited three people who don’t know each other and don’t really know much about each other’s work. I thought it would be an interesting idea for us to all get to know each other at the same time.
Mónia - Until 2019, Mónia worked mainly in the technical field (translating and proofreading technical texts, from mechanical engineering to medical devices, including legal and marketing). At the beginning of 2020, she embarked on literary revision, and, shortly after that, she delivered her first literary translation. Mónia has translated over 15 books since then (fiction and non-fiction).
Barbara - Barbara’s passion is to see Language, playing with language and, above all, conveying what an author has said.
She is also passionate about raising the profile of translators - be it with readings from her own translations or by organizing and moderating events with colleagues.
Keith - Writer. Literary translator. Occasional poet. If you've written a book in French or German and you want to have it translated into English, talk to Keith.
59 min - Ana Xavier - The Podcast Space: Show your listeners who you are.
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Ana's superpower is the ability to help clients identify a podcast idea that accelerates their business or professional goals, establishes trust with their ideal customer, and avoids content creator overwhelm.
As a skilled podcast producer and strategist, Ana saw the opportunity to help entrepreneurs get their message across, but also to create a more meaningful impact in the world.
In January 2020 she founded The Podcast Space, an online podcast consulting agency where she works specifically with female entrepreneurs, multilinguals, and minorities who support the betterment of others and their common communities.
https://www.thepodcastspace.com/
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About The Language Worker
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Elevate your language business journey with The Language Worker, an audio podcast hosted by Rita Prazeres Gonçalves – founder of The Language Worker, terminology expert, business…
consultant and veteran podcaster with over 25 years in the language services industry. From big tech and LSPs to boutique agencies and solo businesses, Rita brings together everything she has learned as a Language Lead, Terminologist, Talent & Resource Management Consultant, trainer and host to help you build a sustainable, human‑centred language career.
In each episode, you will hear in‑depth, down‑to‑earth conversations about the real backstage of translation and localization: terminology and glossary work, translation project management, vendor and talent management, AI and MT workflows, SEO translation, and multilingual content that actually supports business goals. Rita talks with translators, project managers, vendor managers, founders, technology specialists and other language workers who share their experience, mistakes and practical strategies for navigating an ever‑changing industry. Topics include pricing and negotiation, client relationships, specialisation, leadership, ethical and sustainable language businesses, and how to design language work that fits your life instead of the other way around.
The Language Worker focuses on three main pillars – Talent, Training and Terminology – and how they show up in real language operations. You will find solo episodes that unpack corporate terminology and terminology governance in simple, practical terms, along with interviews that show why glossaries, termbases and style guides are the backbone of consistent, scalable multilingual content. Other episodes explore talent pathways and careers in the Language Industry, from freelancers and in‑house linguists to PMs, vendor managers and business owners, with plenty of mentoring‑style advice on CPD, networking and building confidence.
Whether you are a freelance translator, interpreter, subtitler, reviser, localization PM, vendor manager, language‑tech founder or head of an LSP, this podcast gives you actionable guidance on finding and keeping better clients, collaborating with LSPs and global teams, setting up workflows that scale, and using technology (including AI, CAT tools and TMSs) without losing the human side of language work. You will also hear about business growth, marketing and visibility for language professionals: niching, B2B case studies, thought leadership, podcasting, and turning your expertise into services that stand out
The Language Worker is the result of Rita’s deep gratitude for a life spent working with language – in tech companies, large and boutique LSPs, universities and now as a business owner. Think of it as a mix of practical business school, mentorship session and honest coffee chat in audio form, made for people who love languages and want their work to be meaningful, profitable and future-proof.
If you are searching in your podcast app for “translation business podcast”, “localization careers”, “terminology expert”, “how to start a language business”, “freelance translator tips”, “LSP growth strategy”, “vendor management in translation”, “AI and translation” or “ethical language services”, you are in the right place. Follow The Language Worker for regular episodes packed with insights, stories and concrete strategies to help linguists, localization professionals and language entrepreneurs create lasting impact and real business growth.