Quality Control in Translation: Must-Dos for Success as a Translator
This post was originally published on Translorial. It is reposted with permission from the author. If you are considering starting – or have just…
Read MoreHow to Successfully Tackle Translation Tests
Reblogged from The ATA Chronicle, with permission If approached with the right mindset, translation tests can be a professionally enriching experience for translators. It’s…
Read MoreMore is Not Better When It Comes to Your T&I Client List
This post was originally published on Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo’s blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. Everyone wants to grow their client…
Read MoreLike Two Porcupines Making Love—VERY CAREFULLY!
This was likely the best answer (and certainly the cleverest) response I read on a large cork board located in the registration area at…
Read More2020 Honors and Awards Now Open!
ATA and the American Foundation for Translation and Interpretation (AFTI) present annual and biennial awards to encourage, reward, and publicize outstanding work done by…
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Peter Less
1920–2019 (Special thanks to Tanya Gesse, who contributed to this piece.) Peter Less, who served as an interpreter at the Nuremberg trials, died October…
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A Multidisciplinary Team of Linguistic Athletes
In 2013, Lima, Peru, was chosen as the host city of the XVIII Pan American and Sixth Parapan American Games, the largest international multidisciplinary sports event in the Americas and the second most important in the Olympic and Paralympic circuit in the world. Find out what it’s like to be part of a team providing translation and interpreting services at a high-level sporting event.
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Decluttering Mistakes You're Making When Revising Your Text
Like your closet, your text might contain pointless, ugly, or sentimental items that you shouldn’t be keeping. Be ruthless when it comes to getting rid of the extra stuff in your text. It pays off. Your readers will read effortlessly what you so laboriously created.
Read MoreFrom the President: An Ending and a Beginning
From the President Corinne McKay president@atanet.org Twitter: @corinnemckay By the time this issue of The ATA Chronicle reaches you, I’ll have moved on to…
Read MoreAssociation Health Plans Update
From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org Health insurance continues to be a top concern. We often hear from members asking why ATA…
Read MoreATA Celebrates International Translation Day with "A Day in the Life of a Translator or Interpreter"
This year’s International Translation Day celebration was all about telling your story! On September 30th, ATA released a short animated video taking viewers through…
Read MoreDenise Fisher Wins 2018–2019 School Outreach Contest
ATA member Denise Fisher, a Japanese>English interpreter and translator based in Orient, Ohio, won a free registration to ATA’s 60th Annual Conference in Palm…
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