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Translator / Interpretor
Translators and interpreters convert one language into another. This service allows concepts and ideas to be exchanged between languages and cultures. Translators and interpreters are employed all over the world, helping people to communicate. Literary translators work with fiction and poetry. Translators
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must have a thorough knowledge of a poem's or novel's "source" and "target" languages. The source is the language in which the work was originally written; the target is the language into which the work is translated. Interpreters are not writers; they are speakers. They make it possible for people who do not speak the same language to talk to one another. A simultaneous interpreter interprets what the speaker says as the speaker says it. A consecutive interpreter waits until the speaker has finished talking and then interprets. Simultaneous interpreters need speed; consecutive interpreters need a good memory. Both need accuracy.
Publicist
Publicists are hired to get press coverage for their clients. Their job is to get journalists to write about their client, whoever it might be. They issue press releases in order to get journalists to write about their clients. These general announcements are sent out en masse to the press to alert
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them of news and, hopefully, generate stories. Publicists usually write these press releases which make announcements about new initiatives and business developments the company is involved in. Actors, sports athletes or other entertainment personalities hire public relations specialists to either enhance their careers or handle the public if they are involved in a scandal or conflict. Public relations specialists may either be on retainers or are paid based on specific services they provide. For example, publicists may have access to various red carpet events that entertainers may pay the publicists so they can attend. Publicists have a highly demanding job in an extremely competitive field. Beyond press releases, which are generalized announcements, publicists also cultivate relationships with journalists in order to place stories with them. Good publicists understand the inner-workings of the media so they can recognize the stories that certain journalists want to write about..
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