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Maintain Your Professional Language Skills
Learn strategies to continually strengthen your expertise in your working languages. Professional-level language expertise is what translators and interpreters sell….
Accounting and Taxes for Freelance Translators and Interpreters in the US
Get expert advice on organizing your bookkeeping and taxes. Being a freelance translator or interpreter means that you wear many…
Listening and Communication: Keys to Resolving Conflict
Learn about conflict, its sources, and the strategies for managing it in your translation or interpreting work. We have all…
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 strategies to continually strengthen your expertise in your working languages. Professional-level language expertise is what translators and interpreters sell. We cannot neglect to tend to the linguistic expertise that…
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Learn how to engage your audience and successfully leverage the power of social media as a marketing tool! Social media…
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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….
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Working with Termbases in Trados Studio
Master working with termbases in Trados Studio to use terminology consistently over time and across projects! Proper terminology management is…
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!
Intermediate Tips and Tricks for Trados Studio
Take your knowledge of Trados Studio to the next level and boost your efficiency. Learning how to use your computer-assisted…
memoQ for Intermediate and Advanced Users
Master advanced memoQ features to make your translation work easier. Learning how to use your translation environment tool efficiently will…
Introduction to Mobile App Localization
Learn the ins and outs of mobile app localization! Mobile applications have changed the way we live, work, and communicate….
The Power of Social Media: Key Strategies for Marketing Your Interpreting and Translation Services
Learn how to engage your audience and successfully leverage the power of social media as a marketing tool! Social media…
Ethics in Conference Interpreting
Learn how to approach ethical dilemmas during onsite and remote conference interpreting assignments. Both budding and experienced conference interpreters face…
Getting Started with memoQ
Learn how to get started with memoQ translator pro! Knowing how to use your translation environment tool efficiently will help…
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…
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…
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!
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…
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Technical Writing for ‘Into English’ Translators
Superb writing skills are not the first thing that comes to mind when talking about a technical translator’s skill set….
How to Write a Winning ATA Conference Proposal
How do you develop, write, and submit a presentation proposal for ATA’s Annual Conference? In this webinar, ATA President-Elect Corinne…
An Introduction to Note-Taking for Interpreters
Memorizing information is an essential part of a consecutive interpreter’s work. However, relying solely on memory can sometimes be difficult—and…
Translating Contracts to and from French
All translators are called upon to translate a contract at some point in their careers, but what appears at first…
Talking the Talk: Tips for Giving a Conference Presentation That Rocks
Speaking at an ATA Annual Conference is both an opportunity and a challenge. There is no better way to gain…
Translating for the Pharmaceutical Industry: Resources and Translation Strategies for Translators
When translating for clinical trials in the drug research industry, it is essential to understand the linguistic style and types…
The Use of Customized Corpora to Improve Translation Accuracy
There are numerous collections of corpora online, many available as free downloads. Yet, nothing beats developing your own and making…
Smoking Guns: Looking for Evidence and Overcoming Hurdles in Legal Document Review and Translation
Working as a translator in the field of intellectual property can be both daunting and rewarding all in the same…
Customizing Texts in Russian to English Translation
Have you ever translated a text from Russian to English that you could never get to “sound right”? No matter…
CAT Tools: Friend or Foe-The Business Aspects of Owning a CAT Tool
A Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) tool may seem like a logical purchase for your business, but will the return on…
Translating Financial Statements from Around the Spanish-Speaking World into English
This webinar provides strategies for translating financial statements and auditors’ opinions. A discussion of key terms found in financial statements…
The ATA Mentoring Program
Mentoring is easy-except when it’s not! Find out how the ATA Mentoring Program smoothes the way for mentors and mentees…
Financial Planning for Translators, Interpreters, and Owners
It’s never too early or too late to start planning your financial future. Whether you are 25 or 55, setting…
Putting Face-to-Face Networking to Work for Your Business
Are you looking for ways to expand your translation business? Are you reluctant to spend money on strategies like online…
Working with Direct Clients
So you’ve been translating for a few years and you’ve decided to make this the year you up your game-move…
Tips for Navigating Your First ATA Conference
What do I do with my résumé and business cards? Why do I want to sit at the back of…
Documenting Terms, Once and For All
Technical communication requires translators to find the right words for standardized terms and names of respective fields. If you’ve done…
Translating Civil Procedure from Spanish into English (Part 2)
In Part 2 of this two-part presentation, attorney Tom West continues his examination and comparison of terminology used in Mexican…
What‘s in Your Kit? The Medical Translator‘s Guide to Navigating Clinical Trials and Investigational Documentation
It’s easy to lose sight of the “big picture.” Medical translators often focus on technical and scientific jargon when translating…
Machine Translation for Translators
Translators frequently overlook the potential for machine translation to improve productivity, increase revenue, and maintain quality. It can be done,…
Translating Civil Procedure from Spanish into English (Part 1)
In Part 1 of this two-part presentation, attorney and translator Tom West examines the terminology of a civil lawsuit in…
The World of Conference Interpreting
Is Conference Interpreting Right for You? Are you thinking about becoming a conference interpreter? Or are you considering getting back…
Searching Primary Sources for Patent Terminology
Only new inventions can be patented, and that often leaves patent translators looking for terminology that is not yet in…
Com a mão na massa: Recursos online para pesquisa e tradução inglês-português
Em uma sessão prática, vou traduzir, em tempo real, alguns trechos variados, almejando a fidelidade, a correção e a naturalidade….
Pricing Strategies for Translators and Interpreters
Pricing is a controversial and complex subject. It’s one that all linguists need to think about very seriously. In order…
How to Make Translators Rave About Your Company
This presentation will discuss common-sense business practices that improve the working relationship between the freelance translator and the agency. The…
Freelancing as a Remote and Distant Interpreter: Over-the-Phone and Webcast Interpreting
Lights, camera, action! Do you have what it takes to go “live” for over-the-phone interpreting assignments and webcasts? Presenter Cristina…
How to Blog for 1 Million Visitors: Advanced Blogging Techniques for Language Professionals
Attend this ATA webinar and become a power blogger! Learn to how to use your blog to market services, network…
Careers in Translation and Interpreting
The increasing diversity of the U.S. population, the growth in international trade, and even the booming Internet have created a…
Healthcare Interpreter Certification: Just the Facts
National certification for healthcare interpreters is finally a reality. What are the benefits of becoming certified? Are you eligible to…