How to get into transcreation

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 28, 2017

The transcreation <> copywriting exchange Transcreators are often copywriters too. Therefore, if you are a translator hoping to get into transcreation, it’s a good…

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Goldmines for Professional Growth at FIL in Guadalajara

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 31, 2017

Congreso San Jerónimo, Feria Internacional del Libro Dates: November 26 to 29, 2016 Place: Guadalajara, Mexico The Congreso San Jerónimo is a translation and…

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The Translator Requests a Clarification: Tracking the conversation

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 24, 2017

By Helen Eby (@EbyGaucha) Reblogged from Gaucha Translations blog with permission from the author Translators and interpreters face a common problem: lack of clarity…

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How language professionals can reclaim their digital lives after Snowden

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 17, 2017

Our private and professional lives happen increasingly online. However, we often compromise our privacy and put the integrity of data and information at risk.…

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By The ATA Chronicle | January 12, 2017

Letters to the Editor Online Training Resources for Translators As always, I devoured my print edition of The ATA Chronicle! The Resource Review was…

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Congratulations!

By The ATA Chronicle | January 12, 2017

The following people have successfully passed ATA’s certification exam: English into Chinese Ping Chen Allen, TX Yajing Dong La Habra, CA Mintao Huang Rosemead,…

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Don’t Take My Word For It: Some—Admittedly— Rather Random Tips and Tricks in MS Word

By The ATA Chronicle | January 12, 2017

Late last year, I was asked to chair ATA’s Translation and Interpreting Resources Committee, whose perhaps most important task is to oversee the publication…

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New ATA Professional Liability Insurance Broker; Upcoming ATA Webinars for 2017

By The ATA Chronicle | January 12, 2017

New ATA Professional Liability Insurance Broker Alliant is the new broker for ATA-sponsored professional liability insurance. The underwriter is still Lloyds of London. All…

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Interview with Freek Lankhof, the Bookseller

By The ATA Chronicle | January 12, 2017

These days, if we need an Italian dictionary of seismography, we go online, just as we do for any kind of glossary or reference…

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Sailing into 2017

By The ATA Chronicle | January 12, 2017

From the President David Rumsey president@atanet.org Twitter handle: @davidcrumsey As most of you have noticed by now, I’ve been using the analogy of a ship to…

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Onward, to ATA58!

By The ATA Chronicle | January 12, 2017

From the President-Elect Corinne McKay corinne@translatewrite.com Twitter handle: @corinnemckay ATA57 is in the history books. And by almost any metric, it was a huge success.…

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ATA at the California Federation of Interpreters 2016 Conference

By The ATA Chronicle | January 11, 2017

The 2016 California Federation of Interpreters (CFI) Conference was held on October 7–9 in Los Angeles, California. CFI is a large and highly visible…

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