MET Conversations
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2026 conversations
- Intercultural negotiation, 18 June, led by Gary Smith
- Wall texts under the microscope, 11 May, led by Mary Ellen Kerans
- Retirement: when, how and what next?, 27 April, led by Lynda Hepburn
- Procrastination: Why we delay – and how to break the habit, 17 February, led by Emma Paulay
- Business check-up, 22 January, led by Martina Abagnale
2025 conversations
- End-of-year bash: A Mediterranean Carol, 18 December, led by Rebecca Porwit, Kathryn Smyth and Annabel Browne
- Sustainability: a follow-on from METM25, 20 November, led by Maighread Gallagher-Gambarelli, Susannah Goss, Mary Murphy and Mary Savage
- Can you tell the difference between AI and human writing?, 18 September, led by Michael Farrell
- Workations, 19 June, led by Silvia Ortiz Miñarro
- Eat your grammar greens, 21 May, led by John Bates
- Diversification – shaping our future as language professionals, 26 March, led by Sandra Young
- The benefits of crafting for mind, body and soul, 27 February, led by Sara Blackshire
- From why to how and when, 21 January, led by Emma Paulay
2024 conversations
- End-of-year bash, 17 December
- Setting boundaries, 14 November, led by Aída Ramos
- Volunteering, 17 September, led by Rebecca Porwit, Kathryn Smyth and Séverine Watson
- Is your business summer-ready?, 27 June, led by Séverine Watson
- Burnout, 16 May, led by Kathryn Smyth
- How to protect ourselves from rising inflation, 9 April, led by Silvia Ortiz Miñarro
- Working with European English(es), 20 March, led by Taylor McConnell
- Sustainability for language professionals in 2024, 26 January, led by Jason Shilcock
2023 conversations
- Games night, 18 December
- Presenting at METM, 9 November, led by Sally Burgess and Siru Laine
- Rested, refreshed and raring to go, 13 September
- Bridging the generation gap, 29 June, led by Rebecca Porwit and Lucy Brooks
- Eat your grammar greens, 17 May, led by Alan Lounds
- Money matters where you live, 3 April
- Understanding AI chatbots, 14 March, led by Wendy Baldwin
- Tales of the (un)expected: the importance of plan B, 19 January, led by Alicja Tokarska and Jackie Senior
2022 conversations
- Conference survival guide, 30 November, led by Karin Rockstad and Ángeles Buzón
- The juggle: balancing our home and professional lives, 27 September
- Travel and digital nomadism in 2022, 29 June, led by Elizabeth Garrison
- Setting terms and conditions for clients, 16 May, led by Holly-Anne Whyte
- How much CPD is enough?, 28 April, led by Alina Cincan
- Work, life and money: finding the sweet spot, 21 March, led by Silvia Ortiz Miñarro
- Tips to improve writing skills, 16 February, led by Dick Edelstein
- Computer and internet security, 18 January
2021 conversations
- The art of querying, 17 November, led by Pamela Barnby
- Staying healthy, 13 September, with stretching session led by Francesca Matteoda
- Networking in your niche, 6 May
- Presenting skills: content and delivery, 12 April, led by Joy Burrough-Boenisch and Ruth Simpson
- Keeping your other language(s) alive, 16 March
- Am I a pedant?, 17 February
- Past, present and future: how you got started, where you are now and where you see yourself in the future, 12 January
2020 conversations
- Corpus shop talk, 23 November, led by Anne Murray
- Tech tips, 8 September
- Grammar clinic, 13 August
- Learning in lockdown, 22 July
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