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ATA Member Orientation
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Beginner Tips and Tricks for Trados Studio
Learn how to maximize the basic functionality of Trados Studio and boost your efficiency! Trados Studio is the most powerful…
Maximizing Your ATA Directory Profile to Attract Your Ideal Clients
Learn how to stand out to your ideal translation and interpreting clients through your ATA Directory profile! ATA’s Language Services…
Back to Business Basics (B2BB)
This special webinar series provides business basics for translators and interpreters, useful for beginners as well as experienced professionals. Each webinar focuses on a small, practical piece of advice.
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Learn how to stand out to your ideal translation and interpreting clients through your ATA Directory profile! ATA’s Language Services Directory is used by potential clients worldwide to find just…
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Learn how to define your ideal interpreting client and create a laser-focused strategy to stand out in today’s saturated market….
Networking is an essential skill for doing business. Find out how to build and grow your network from two of…
Yes, you can ask for feedback—and you should! Discover the benefits of this powerful tool. All too often, translators work…
Break into higher segments of the translation market by creating and defining your own style set. Instead of taking control and…
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Introduction to Website Localization
Learn the ins and outs of website localization! As the demand for website localization grows, there is a need for…
Identifying Your Target Audience: Why Niche Markets Can Boost Your Interpreting Business
Learn how to define your ideal interpreting client and create a laser-focused strategy to stand out in today’s saturated market….
The Magic of Automation: AutoHotkey for Non-Programmers
Learn how automation can give you more time to focus on what you love most about your translation and interpreting…
Transcreation in Video Game Localization
Learn how to adapt creative content when localizing video games. For gamers, a video game is not just a pastime—it…
Sight for Simul
Learn key techniques for using your sight translation skills in the simultaneous interpreting mode! We have all been there: an…
Does Your English Match Your Suit? How to Reflect a More Professional Image
Learn to say what you mean with precision to reflect a more professional image to your clients. Interpreters and translators…
Building a Network
Networking is an essential skill for doing business. Find out how to build and grow your network from two of…
ATA Member Orientation
Start your membership off on the right foot by learning how to take advantage of all the benefits ATA has to offer!
Getting and Incorporating Feedback
Yes, you can ask for feedback—and you should! Discover the benefits of this powerful tool. All too often, translators work…
Practical Strategies to Capture Notes Virtually When Providing Remote Interpreting
Discover free technology resources to improve your remote interpreting services. The pandemic has forced us to adapt to interpreting from…
Interpreting Insults from Spanish into Your Target Language
Learn how to handle expletives during an interpreting encounter to convey the message more accurately. Even seasoned interpreters have a…
Introduction to Localization
Learn about the exciting field of localization and the skills needed to be successful. Localization is the act of customizing…
Taking Charge of Your Style Set
Break into higher segments of the translation market by creating and defining your own style set. Instead of taking control and…
Accent Improvement for Asian-Language Speakers
How you speak is important because your voice is often the initial—and lasting—impression you make on people. When the listener…
Back Translation: A Specialized Market for Spanish to English Medical Translators
Attend this webinar to learn when to use back translation, best practices, and the pitfalls of Spanish-English back translation. Back…
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Educational Interpreting—An Emerging Specialization
Interpreters have been working in schools for years with little acknowledgment of the complex skills needed to do the job….
Inbound Marketing for Freelance Translators
Is inbound marketing part of your online strategy to reach direct clients? It should be. Join presenter Tess Whitty for…
Editing Non-Native English Scientific Writing
“The manuscript is poorly written and has too many grammatical and syntax errors. The results are very interesting from a…
Opening the ATA Certification Exam to Non-Members
The ATA Certification exam is scheduled to open to non-members on January 1, 2021. The elimination of ATA membership as…
Linguistic Challenges in Palliative Care
Palliative care is often mistaken for hospice care. Add cultural and linguistic differences to that misunderstanding, and you have a…
Managing the Stages of Your Small Business
When you start a new business, your focus is all about what to do first. But what happens once you’re…
The Creative World of Transcreation and Copywriting
Transcreation remains a field where a talented translator’s human, creative touch is highly valued. If you’ve got the skills and…
Moments of Change, Opportunities for Growth
Will artificial intelligence kill the language industry? Presenter Renato Beninatto challenges translators and interpreters to tackle the future head-on and…
Building Entrepreneurial Skills for Interpreters and Translators
In this webinar, presenter Rosanna Balistreri will walk you through the steps to take to minimize the risks and maximize…
Find and Keep Your Best Clients Using the 80/20 Principle
The 80:20 rule, also known as the Pareto principle, is widely used in business, but how does it apply to…
Agencies vs. Freelancers? A Market Analysis
The last three decades have seen significant change in how translators, interpreters, and agencies work. Less formal, part-time translators and…
Setting Up a Termbase: What Does It Take?
Setting up a termbase is an investment of time, but the result is a huge payoff down the road. You’ll…
Volunteering: Making Your Investment of Time Worthwhile
Do you ever wonder why people volunteer? Or how they find the time? Using her own experience, presenter Jamie Hartz…
Mac for Translators—What Are My Chances?
Given that the vast majority of computer assisted translation tools (CATs) are aimed at Windows users, many Mac users or…
German Orthography for Language Pros
Many years after its introduction, seasoned translators and interpreters still occasionally struggle with the finer points of German orthography reforms….
Divide and Conquer
Contract Clauses Assorted, Explained, and Simplified Efficiency in translating contracts begins with understanding the parts of the document that make…
The Ins and Outs of Game Localization
Translating games sounds appealing, but any game localization expert will tell you how challenging this industry is. With a variety…
A Hands-on Look at Déjà Vu X3 from Atril
Computer-assisted translation programs such as translation memory are an essential tool for many professional translators. This presentation will walk through…
A Quick Introduction to Trados Studio 2017
Attend this webinar for a demonstration of the basic features of Trados Studio 2017 and how the translation process is…
memoQ: Getting Started
There are so many translation environments available today that new translators—or even seasoned translators looking to make a change—will likely…
Get to Know Your Glands: A Closer Look at the Endocrine System
Thymus gland or thyroid gland—which is which and where? True or false: all glands have ducts. Hashi…who? Attend this webinar…
More Tools and Toys for ‘Terps
There’s an app for everything, right? Take this time to explore apps and technology that interpreters can use to train…
Why Can’t I Raise My Rates?
Freelancers often set their rates based on costs and competition. Then they wonder why they aren’t making ends meet. What…
Transcreation: Translation With A Twist
Advertising copy should be transcreated rather than translated. The idea of “transcreation” usually generates a lot of curiosity. But have…
Translation Contracts: Beyond the Basics
You’ve got the contract, but should you sign it? Whether doing business with agencies or direct clients, you need to…
Creating and Optimizing a Website for Your Freelance Business
Building your own website is not as hard as it looks! When it comes to attracting serious clients online, it’s…
Translating for the Courts
Observe like a detective, be faithful like a court interpreter, decide like a judge. These are the three basic skills…
Entering the Changing Interpreting Market
Whether you are just graduating from an interpreting program or have been in the market for a while, this webinar…
Specialization: Why and How, and What’s the Big Deal?
Translators and interpreters are told they should specialize. But why? And how narrowly? And how do they achieve it? Join…
Spreading Your Wings: Transitioning from Classroom to a Career in Translation
Can I really make it as a freelancer? Do I need a website? How do I find clients? What services…