Episode 82: Smart Habits for Building and Maximizing Your Network with Alicja Tokarska and Ania Marchwiak

Smart Habits for Translators

Episode 82: Smart Habits for Building and Maximizing Your Network with Alicja Tokarska and Ania Marchwiak

We often discuss the importance of building and maintaining your professional network, and we’re sure you’ve heard this advice many times before. But what does it mean in practice?

Alicja Tokarska and Ania Marchwiak joined us recently to discuss ways to build and maintain your professional network, especially when you work in a less common language pair. We know our listeners based outside the US will find this topic particularly interesting. But, of course, the tips you’re about to hear will be helpful no matter where you’re based or what language combination you work in.

Alicja is a freelance translator and subtitler based in Glasgow, Scotland. She translates between English and Polish, and from Spanish and French into Polish and English. Alicja is passionate about inclusive communication and works mainly in the areas of audiovisual translation, culture and heritage, fashion, and mental health.

Ania is a freelance translator working with Polish and English. She is based in Glasgow, Scotland. Ania translates for the medical and pharmaceutical industry and has recently ventured into new specialisms, which are sustainability and mental health. On top of being a translator, she is a keen forager and yogi and has recently become a certified breathwork instructor.

Tune in to hear our conversation on:

• What services Alicja and Ania offer, and how their careers have evolved over time

• Smart habits that have been crucial in their careers

• Some habits they had earlier in their career that they no longer practice, and why

• Their thoughts on maintaining healthy boundaries, and what boundaries they set in their professional life

• How they approach networking, and how they maintain and utilize their network

• How they take the guesswork out of marketing their services to new and existing clients

• What habits, systems, or processes help them stay organized and consistent

• Their advice on how to make networking and marketing feel less scary

• Other tips for our listeners on building and maximizing their networks

• What advice Alicja and Ania would give to their past selves

Resources we mentioned in this episode:

• Get in touch with Alicja, visit her website, and connect with her on social media

• Get in touch with Ania, or connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter

• Follow Ania’s Instagram page dedicated to breathwork

• The Power of When by Michael Breus

See the full list of links and resources for this episode: https://smarthabitsfortranslators.com/podcast-episodes/82