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Poll: How do strict NDAs affect your ability to market your portfolio to potential clients?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugalska
Local time: 04:58
Član (2007)
angleščina - portugalščina
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No impact Jul 27

Curiously enough, none of my regulars has asked me to sign a NDA and those that do are usually one-offs or appear once in a blue moon. Anyway, if a NDA contains a clause I don’t agree with I’ll cross it or ask the client to change it or I will refuse to sign it. Take it or leave it!

Thayenga
Jennifer Levey
Philip Lees
 
Marjolein Snippe
Marjolein Snippe  Identity Verified
Nizozemska
Local time: 05:58
angleščina - nizozemščina, flamščina
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Minor impact Jul 27

Sometimes a new or potantial new cliant asks me to list current or previous clients.
Because I have signed NDAs with many of my clients, I routinely explain that I cannot give them any names. This is always accepted.

Christine Andersen
Maria Laura Curzi
Philip Lees
 
Josephine Cassar
Josephine Cassar  Identity Verified
Malta
Local time: 05:58
Član (2012)
angleščina - malteščina
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Some inpact Jul 27

I faced some impact as when a new agency contacted me asking if I wanted to work with them for a tender, they asked for some references from other agencies I had worked for. An agency I had worked with for a long time refused, because it said this agency was a competitor for the tender.
 
Christine Andersen
Christine Andersen  Identity Verified
Danska
Local time: 05:58
Član (2003)
danščina - angleščina
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No problem Jul 27

I never ask clients to give references to other clients - or reveal who I work for to potential competitors. It is none of their business!

I am a Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists, and later became a Chartered Linguist. On each occasion I asked for two references, because the Institute is not directly connected with clients, so colleagues and clients were happy to give them.

For portfolio purposes I find something from the public domain, or ask a client if ... See more
I never ask clients to give references to other clients - or reveal who I work for to potential competitors. It is none of their business!

I am a Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists, and later became a Chartered Linguist. On each occasion I asked for two references, because the Institute is not directly connected with clients, so colleagues and clients were happy to give them.

For portfolio purposes I find something from the public domain, or ask a client if I may use a translation from their public information. Confidential material should not be shown in a portfolio anyway! ▲ Collapse


Angie Garbarino
Maria Laura Curzi
Philip Lees
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
Omotola O.
Omotola O.
Združeno kraljestvo
Local time: 04:58
italijanščina - angleščina
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The Portfolio Dilemma Jul 27

Strict NDAs often prevent you from showcasing your best work. When you cannot name the client, display the source text, or share the final product, your visible portfolio looks sparse. This makes it challenging to prove your expertise to high-value prospects who demand concrete proof of your capabilities.
 
Samuel Murray
Samuel Murray  Identity Verified
Nizozemska
Local time: 05:58
Član (2006)
angleščina - afrikanščina
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No more than standard confidentiality Jul 28

All translation jobs and client relationships are subject to confidentiality, even if you haven't signed an NDA. So you always have to be very careful when choosing to reveal information to other parties about your clients or their texts. This is especially true if your portfolio is publicly accessible (somewhat less so if your portfolio is going to be sent to a specific person who specifically requested it and is aware of what confidentiality means).

There are ways around it. Yo... See more
All translation jobs and client relationships are subject to confidentiality, even if you haven't signed an NDA. So you always have to be very careful when choosing to reveal information to other parties about your clients or their texts. This is especially true if your portfolio is publicly accessible (somewhat less so if your portfolio is going to be sent to a specific person who specifically requested it and is aware of what confidentiality means).

There are ways around it. You can be general without mentioning a client specifically. Or if the text that you translated is about a large multinational, then you're safer. Time can also be an issue that affects confidentiality, so sometimes it is more acceptable to mention something if significant time has passed after you have done the translation. If something has been published and is/was generally available to the public, you can generally include it in your portfolio as well. ▲ Collapse


Christine Andersen
Maria Laura Curzi
 


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