Happy Friday from Luciana Scrofani Green

I’m sure it is no surprise to you to hear that my Italian heritage is so important to me, and connecting with fellow Italians and Italian businesses gives me great joy.

As such, I always look forward to attending events, when I can, at UK CONFEDERATION by CONFASSOCIAZIONI and the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the UK and their forthcoming events schedule looks very appealing!

Whilst #social media provides many opportunities to develop networks, there is still very much a need for face-to-face networking events, and for me they are still so important for small businesses and entrepreneurs. I have attended many in my time, and have developed some of my best client relationships from these.

So, I thought I would pass on my five top tips to gain the most benefit from networking events:

1.      Be confident and talk to people! Generally, everyone at a networking event is there for the same reasons, so take the bull by the horns and start the conversation. You never know where it will go!

2.      Choose a networking event in which you are interested in the topic – that way you will have something about which to talk to other attendees, and on the flip side if you don’t end up making many connections at least the event will have proved interesting on a personal level.

3.      Make sure your @Linked In profile is accurate. If you don’t regularly write articles and posts, then make sure you show you are interested in keeping up to date with advancements in your industry by liking and commenting on other peoples’ posts. Make yourself stand out from the virtual crowd.

4.      Listen! After starting a conversation, take time to let the other person talk. As @Richard Branson said, “Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak.”

5.      Enjoy the event and don’t forget to follow up by sending Linked In invites and emails. I cannot stress the importance of this enough!

What forthcoming networking events do you have coming up? If you have any other tips, I’d love to hear them!

Have a great weekend,

Luciana

Wonderful news from Zoom

The relay function has been added for language interpretation!

That’s music to my ears that I must share with you!

Make sure you download the latest update (5.9.6) for the new interpreting update to show on your device.

No need for two devices, two headsets, two emails now.

What a breath of fresh air for interpreting events going forward.

Stay tuned for more information on this development, I know it is already a hot topic on social media.

If you are organizing a meeting or a conference on Zoom and need interpreting assistance then hit the button below for help.

MCE Expocomfort 2022 & Simultaneous Interpreting Services

I recently worked with the Ita London Italian Trade Agency (London Office representation at Italian Trade Commission) at their press and industry conference promoting the forthcoming 42 MCE Mostra Convegno EXPOCOMFORT organised by RX Global.

In large, corporate events, it is usually standard protocol to provide simultaneous Italian to English/ English to Italian interpretation which enables the interpretation to happen in real-time, letting events run as if all attendees speak the same language.

I was happy to provide this service at the MCE Press & Industry conference held remotely by Zoom on 25th February.

I interpreted the welcome address for the following speakers and moderator:

Welcome speech

ITA Agency, Giovanni Sacchi – Director London Office

Italian Embassy in London, Mr. Massimo Carnelos – Head of Economic Section

ANIMA Association, Mr.Bruno Fierro – VP for internationalization

Reed Exhibitions Italia, Mr. Massimiliano Pierini – Managing Director

Moderator: ITA London Office, Mr. Filippo Mansani – Head of Innovation

Simultaneous Interpretation plays a prominent role in my career, and it is wonderful to work with such esteemed colleagues. The Italian Trade Agency has also been working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation showcasing a wonderful new campaign recently called Be IT.

If you haven’t come across this initiative yet, I would absolutely recommend perusing the website, and also subscribing to the feeds on Instagram and Facebook. I

t really does show the brilliance of the people of Italy, their wonderful country, and the expanse of culture in Italy. (Whilst writing this I feel very proud of being Italian!)

The MCE Expocomfort is taking place from June to July 20220 in Milan, and will focus on showcasing renewable energies, technologies, solutions and systems, expecting to attract over 100,000 visitors.

Alongside the physical conference, this year it is also possible to attend the conference virtually, with a new digital platform set up to enable visitors to meet and network remotely, too.

Interestingly, though, a survey by MCE (Mostra Convegno Expocomfort) of participants registered for this year’s conference, showed a strong preference in attending the event in person, enabling visitors to see and touch the products and meet the vendors face-to-face.

Let’s hope this trend can continue. I will be there. Will you join us?

Working with all clients, small and large

Whilst much of my work is corporate, recently (possibly due to changes in regulations following Brexit) a large proportion of my work has been with individual clients requiring certified translation services.

Taking an individual client through the journey to Italian citizenship, or to becoming an Italian homeowner, is a really positive experience and an aspect of my job that I truly enjoy.

As a member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) and International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters (IAPTI), I provide certified English to Italian and Italian to English translations of personal and official documents for individuals and companies.

A certified translation is a translated document with a certificate of accuracy.

With certified translated documents, I sign, seal, and deliver a certified translation with my personalised stamp on it to prove my credentials. This translation can always be traced back to me, which gives my clients peace of mind as I’m accountable for my work, which means it’s always fit for purpose and of the very best quality.

I am partnered with two notary publics and an Italian law firm based in London so my clients can rest assured that I have the specialist contacts to progress your application at a timescale that works for them.

When clients first reach out to me for my certified translation services, they are often intimidated by the legalities and unsure of the process. I receive a great amount of joy from helping people from the start of their journey through to completion, and am here to help every step of the way. From wedding certificates to passports, university applications to house purchases, you can be assured that I have experience in all these areas and am happy to help!

“Thanks for making the process of applying for Italian Citizenship a bit easier! The translations required were dealt with speedily and professionally and prices were competitive. More importantly, Luciana, you were very friendly and willing to talk about other aspects of the application which gave me more confidence in the whole process. Thanks for helping me steer my way through the Italian bureaucracy. I would have no problem in recommending Luciana to family, friends and colleagues.” -Paul Raffaeli

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I have seen a surge in demand for this service recently, so if you require certified translation I can happily talk you through the process from start to finish.

Contact me!