GROUP MENTORING
Ideal for those who thrive in collaborative settings, this option offers a chance to engage with fellow professionals, establish meaningful connections, and enhance your marketing, networking, and translation skills within a supportive group environment.
What does the Group Mentoring include?
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Weekly LIVE Group Brainstorming Sessions
You will have the opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, and receive feedback.
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Three 1:1 sessions
At the beginning of the program, on week 4, and at the end of the program, we will tailor the mentoring to your needs and assess your progress.
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Weekly emails
Every week, you will receive an email from me with action items to think about and implement based on each week’s topic (weeks 1, 4, and 8 will include a link to schedule your 1:1 session).
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Exclusive Support Group on LinkedIn
You can ask questions, receive feedback, get to know your colleagues, and share information.
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Access to monthly Q&A calls
After the program ends, the Medical Translation Mentoring community meets every month to discuss topics based on questions sent in advance.
What’s on the agenda?
WEEK 1
Getting to know yourself and your clients
We will start by discovering your strengths and understanding your clients' needs. Based on this information, you will determine the clients you want to work with, and what you can do to make it happen.
You will be invited to think about the several paths available to the translator while specializing and how those paths fit within your professional profile.
WEEK 2
Planning your professional development
You are here for the long game, so you need to set career objectives and create a roadmap for development. This week, we will work on identifying your priority learning areas, not only within the medical field but also as a translator and a business.
You will be invited to build short, medium, and long-term plans tailored to achieve your CPD goals.
WEEK 3
Finding key resources & tools
In a heavily regulated industry such as life sciences, you will need to identify and use reliable resources and quality-driven technology.
You will be invited to compile a list of useful resources based on the type of work, your working languages, and country standards, as well as essential tools to deliver quality work.
WEEK 4
Communicating your value
You have the skills and provide the service. Now you need to develop effective communication strategies to showcase them.
We will work on your communication skills, focusing on the materials you need to reach out to clients – including your portfolio and translation-focused CV, email signature, presentation letter, as well as e-mail and social media message templates.
WEEK 5
Building your online presence
How will clients reach you if they can’t find you? Or, once they find you, how can you help them decide that you are the right fit for them?
We will work on building or improving your online presence. This includes social media, job platforms, and your website (if you have one or are thinking about building one).
WEEK 6
Managing projects and clients
This week, we will focus on unpaid work – those tasks that we do behind the curtain – and how to make it easier.
You will be invited to think about how you manage your projects, clients, invoicing, and lead-to-customer processes. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution, so we will find out what works for each one of us.
WEEK 7
The money talk
Navigating the financial aspects of freelancing can be challenging, especially if you feel you are in the dark. So, let's talk about it.
We will talk about the best ways to send proposals and quotes, and negotiate with clients. This includes measuring your productivity and determining the value that each project has for your client – and how you can use these two factors to set up your fees depending on the required task.
WEEK 8
Planning your way forward
It’s finally time to say not goodbye, but see you soon!
You will be invited to focus on your future and use what you have learned to look into what you will need to do or keep doing in the short, medium, and long term.
And keep us updated in our monthly calls!
What does a Group Mentoring week look like?
How many sessions?
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Eight Brainstorming group sessions (1 hour)
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Three 1:1 sessions (40 minutes) on weeks 1, 4, and 8
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Monthly Q&A group calls (1 hour) after the program ends
PLUS
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Access to the Medical Translation Mentoring group on LinkedIn
How many people can join?
To make sure that everyone gets the support they need, the program will be offered in a small, limited-enrollment setting.
This will gives us the opportunity to have relevant and honest discussions, and tailor the program to your personal development goals.
When does the Group Mentoring take place?
The fourth edition of the Group Mentoring will start in October 2024!
