An Interview with Lynn Visson, Retired United Nations Interpreter
Every interpreter has surely had excruciating nightmares about a panicky moment at the microphone, and my guest today is no different. (In one instance,…
Benefits of a Diverse Crew
From the President David Rumsey president@atanet.org Twitter handle: @davidcrumsey I managed to squeeze in an afternoon on a friend’s sailboat on a rare, non-working weekend a…
Making the Most of ATA57
From the President-Elect Corinne McKay corinne@translatewrite.com Twitter handle: @corrinemckay Whether you’re attending ATA’s Annual Conference for the first or the 40th time, you’ll want to…
Board Meeting Highlights
From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org The American Translators Association’s Board of Directors met July 30–31, 2016, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Here are…
Inside the ABRATES VII International Conference
The Associação Brasileira de Tradutores e Intérpretes (ABRATES) held its 7th Annual Conference in June, and the ATA was there looking to forge ties.…
Curiosity as an Approach to Marketing
But what about curiosity as an approach to marketing? We’ve probably all heard marketing people say that we should try to write texts that…
Neural Machine Translation
Do we need to start shivering in fear when we hear folks talking about neural machine translation? There has been much in the news…
ATA 2016 Elections: Candidate Statements
Calling all Voting members! Participating in ATA’s annual elections is your opportunity to help shape the future of the Association. Learn what this year’s candidates for ATA’s Board of Directors have to say, and remember to vote in November!
A Tale of Two Collaborative Classrooms: Early Success and Follow-on Failure
How did two translation classes using basically the same teaching method result in drastically different outcomes? Find out what the instructor learned during the process.
National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care
The National CLAS Standards provide the framework for all health care organizations to best serve the nation’s increasingly diverse communities.
The Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE): Keeping a Project Manager Sane
The Results-Only Work Environment concept is a fantastic opportunity for high performers to create an individualized work/life balance.