Time management working from home – Verity Roat Language Solutions

As a freelancer, it’s incredibly important to know how to manage working from home effectively. Being in my own house all day means that it’s easy to become distracted with household tasks, or even just sitting down on the sofa and watching TV! As such, I have developed a system of how to manage my freelance work. Read on for my top two tips!

Business resolutions for 2022 – Small business goals 2022 – Verity Roat Language Solutions

2021 has been incredibly chaotic, to say the least. It has passed so quickly, which has probably been a blessing. But this means, as it’s the final day of the year, it’s time to set some business resolutions for 2022! If you have a small business, read on to discover my goals for 2022 and get some inspiration for your own!

New Year’s resolutions 2021 wrap up – New Year goals 2021 – Verity Roat Language Solutions

Since the end of the year is swiftly approaching, I feel that it is high time to do a wrap up of my 2021 New Year’s resolutions. This year has been incredibly chaotic thanks to the ongoing pandemic, so in all honesty, I’m happy with what I achieved, even if I didn’t tick everything off. If you want to see my rationale behind these new year goals for 2021, check out the original blog post. So without further ado, let’s dive into the new year goals I set at the beginning of 2021.

Homestretch goals 2021 – Things to do before the end of the year – Verity Roat Language Solutions

It’s almost the end of the year, meaning it’s time to set some ‘homestretch goals’? But what is a homestretch goal, and what are mine for this year? Read on to find out!

5 screen breaks for eyes – Verity Roat Language Solutions

5 ideas for screen breaks for eyes

Due to the COVID pandemic, many of us are now working from home, leading us to wonder: how often should I take breaks? Hand strain and stress or neckache can be common when working with a computer for a long period¹, so it has long been touted that taking regular breaks is an important part of modern working life. But how often should you take breaks, and what can you do when you take them?

Is PCOS on the rise? – Why is PCOS becoming more common? – Verity Roat Language Solutions

I frequently speak to my friends about intimate issues, like PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome), and often watch videos on YouTube about similar topics. Anecdotally, I’ve noticed that it appears PCOS is on the rise, and I wondered why this is the case. As September is PCOS Awareness Month, I’ve researched it and wanted to present my findings.

Top three Facebook groups for translators – Facebook translation jobs – Verity Roat Language Solutions

It’s Back to School season in the UK and, as such, I thought I would help out new and emerging freelance translators by offering a little insight into what you can expect from my Breaking into Translation mentoring presentation. If you read on to the end, you’ll even find a special discount!

As a new freelance translator, I found it a little lonely and difficult to know how to get into it; I struggled with finding work, advice and answers to my translation queries. However, over the past two years of working as a self-employed translator, I’ve discovered many Facebook groups for translators and even some that advertise translation jobs. Read on to find out about my top three!

The Brontë Parsonage – Brontë sisters – Verity Roat Language Solutions

One of the reasons I first fell in love with language learning was the ability it gave me to read even more widely. Suddenly a whole new world of novels was opened up to me, and I marvelled at the ability of the mystical, far-off beings who could take a novel in one language and transform it into another. Therefore, it was natural that when I decided to become a translator, I knew I wanted to work in literary translation as one of my specialisms.

Women’s health issues – Women’s health – Verity Roat Language Solutions

As a medical copywriter and translator, I have spent a lot of time researching various health issues. For many years, I have been very interested in sexual and reproductive health in particular and have read widely around these issues. In this article, I would like to highlight some of the most common women’s health issues and give my recommendations for resources.

Call for a language teaching reform – Verity Roat Language Solutions

As someone whose entire career is based around languages, I feel very passionately about the subject of language teaching reform. Therefore, with entry to ‘other’ languages at GCSE (including Italian and Polish) down by 23% this year¹ and entry to German GCSE down by 10%, I feel that now is the time to act.