Coaching has become popular in every area of life, but have you ever heard of email coaching? I just discovered that it was a “thing”, and realized I had been doing it informally for years without knowing it had a name.
Basically, email coaching is an alternative to in-person, video or telephone coaching. All interactions with your coach take place in email conversations. The more I thought about this, the more I realized that it is an ideal format for people learning how to translate or wanting to improve their translation skills. Here are 7 compelling reasons to choose email coaching:
- It is incredibly convenient, because there are no schedules to coordinate. You can send your emails at a time convenient for you, and your coach can reply at a time convenient for them. Time zones become irrelevant.
- If you are shy and have a mental block about getting on camera or even on the phone, you can interact with your coach in a comforting email environment.
- If you find it easier to express yourself in writing than by speaking, email coaching is the perfect solution. You have time to absorb responses and reflect on them, then thoughtfully write your next questions. And you never have to worry that you missed your chance to ask something because you forgot about it during a coaching call!
- Email coaching gives you a permanent written record of what was discussed. No more deciphering messy notes that you scribbled during a call.
- If you interact with your coach in your second language, you don’t have to worry about not being able to follow what they say or understanding their accent. It’s all there in writing, and you can look up any words you don’t know.
- Email coaching is individual and customized to your situation. While it should be used in conjunction with training courses, it allows you to get specific feedback for your needs and challenges.
- Generally, email coaching is more affordable than other types of coaching. If you have budget constraints, this is definitely the answer for you!
I offer email coaching in these areas:
- Learning how to do written translation
- Increasing your written translation skills
- Starting a translation side hustle
- Setting up a nonprofit translation team
To find out more about how email coaching can help you in your translation efforts, visit https://www.lianergrant.com/training/
Have a great day!
Liane 🙂
www.LearnTranslation.com
www.NonprofitTranslation.org
