We Need to Talk about... Money!

We Need to Talk about… Money!

By The ATA Chronicle | December 11, 2022

Courses that tackle the topic of translator rates are materializing rapidly, but disclosing what we personally charge as translators is extremely important in terms…

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How Case Studies Can Help You Market Your T&I Services

How Case Studies Can Help You Market Your T&I Services

By The ATA Chronicle | December 11, 2022

Confidentiality clauses and codes of ethics make it difficult to discuss the specifics of what we do, but case studies can be a great…

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Mentoring Get As Much As You Give

Mentoring: Get As Much As You Give

By Next Level | November 23, 2022

From the Next Level team: Do you remember the first few years of your career in the language industry? Was it smooth sailing, or…

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ATA Action Alert: Share Your Feedback on Proposed Independent Contractor Rule

ATA Action Alert: Share Your Feedback on Proposed Independent Contractor Rule

By ATA | November 10, 2022

This is a special follow-up Action Alert from the ATA Advocacy Committee. Read the original ATA Action Alert: Share Why Contractor Status Works for…

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ATA Statement on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act

ATA Statement on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act

By ATA | November 9, 2022

Language services companies (LSCs) and, more broadly, companies of all kinds, rely on the skilled labor of translators and interpreters working as independent contractors.…

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In Praise of Touch Typing

In Praise of Touch Typing

By Next Level | November 9, 2022

The summer before I entered fourth grade, I was invited to join a special summer program at a local community college. I had the…

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ATA 63rd Annual Conference

ATA63 Conference Preview: Business Practices Education at ATA63

By Next Level | October 6, 2022

About a week from the time this post appears, the ATA 63rd Annual Conference will be in full swing. Like always, attendees will have…

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3 Ways to Use Testimonials if You Have NDAs

3 Ways to Use Testimonials When You Have NDAs

By Next Level | September 21, 2022

This post is a reblog, originally published on Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo’s blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. Testimonials are a great way…

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What Does Shrinkflation Have to Do with T&I?

By The ATA Chronicle | September 19, 2022

Have you heard of an economics term called shrinkflation? I hadn’t until earlier this year. Unfortunately, I encountered it in Spanish during an interpreting…

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Balancing Act: Caring for Someone with Dementia While Keeping a Practice Afloat

By The ATA Chronicle | September 18, 2022

My father had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. My mother was in the early stages of an unspecified dementia. And the brilliant plans I had made so I could work from their senior living facility while caring for them during extended visits were crumbling all around me. Being a caregiver and at the same time a self-employed professional is a balancing act. But in the end, it can be a gift.

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ATA 63rd Annual Conference

E76: ATA’s 63rd Annual Conference Preview

By ATA | September 8, 2022

Over 160 educational sessions, 15 Advanced Skills and Training Day (AST) courses, 30 subject- and language-specific tracks, industry leaders from around the world, and 1,500 translators, interpreters, students, educators, project managers, and language company owners—what more can you say about ATA’s 63rd Annual Conference?

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Courting the Sandman

Courting the Sandman

By Next Level | August 31, 2022

MIRELLA lay still in her bed, though she felt every muscle twitching. She had tried tossing but could not get comfortable. Lying on her…

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