Secure File Transfer for HIPAA Compliance and Peace of Mind

By The ATA Chronicle | April 28, 2025

When you’re working with electronic patient health information, it pays to be overly careful. Learning how to encrypt files when you send and receive them will help you protect your clients’ health information and comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act when applicable. You’ll also have the tools to protect your own information when you need to send personal files anywhere.

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How Literal or Free Should a Translation Be? Concepts for Producing Natural and Appropriate Translations

By The ATA Chronicle | April 28, 2025

Using examples from English>Japanese translations, this article discusses concepts for moving away from too much literalness and creating more natural and appropriate translations. Although the examples used are language-specific, the ideas discussed can be applied to any language.

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Interpreting the Russian–Ukrainian War for Television: Hiding Emotions under the Social Carpet

By The ATA Chronicle | March 4, 2025

The role of emotions in interpreting is a relatively new field capturing scholarly attention. In this article, an experienced media interpreter explores the role emotional labor plays when interpreting the Russian–Ukrainian war for the media, particularly the challenges faced by interpreters and the coping mechanisms they use.

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Translated Intercept Evidence: A Role for Artificial Intelligence

By The ATA Chronicle | December 30, 2024

Rapid advances in machine translation are significantly impacting the translation and interpreting professions. This article discusses the implications of using artificial intelligence in the specialized field of forensic transcription/translation.

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The Body Speaks: The Interpreter’s Nonverbal Communication in the Courtroom

By The ATA Chronicle | December 30, 2024

This article explores the often-overlooked role of interpreters’ nonverbal communication in the courtroom. It examines how body language influences interactions, communicates bias, and affects judicial outcomes, offering strategies for maintaining neutrality.

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E106: Inside Specialization – Interpreting with Technology

By ATA | October 18, 2024

Listen in as Dieter Runge, co-founder of Boostlingo, discusses how new technology effects interpreters with Daniel Sebesta and Bridget Hylak of ATA’s Language Technology Division.

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E104: Inside Specialization – Corporate and Internal Communications

By ATA | September 12, 2024

In this episode of the ATA Podcast, we hear from Marita Propato, who has a career that spans decades working with clients ranging from large tech firms to the International Olympic Committee. Listen in and take notes as she advises how to navigate translating corporate and internal communications!

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E103: Inside Specialization – Dental Translation

By ATA | July 17, 2024

In this episode of Inside Specialization, Anne Conner speaks with Mario Muchacho, DDS, about how he pursued a career in dentistry but found his true calling as a dental translator instead.

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E101: Inside Specialization – Veterinary Translation

By ATA | February 28, 2024

This episode of Inside Specialization showcases Veronica Leibaschoff and her journey as a veterinary translator, the unique space she has occupied, how she has kept current in her niche career!

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E99: Inside Specialization – Sports Interpreting

By ATA | January 31, 2024

This Inside Specialization interview brings you Anabella Tidona as she details how she got into the exciting field of sports interpreting!

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E97: Inside Specialization – Beauty And Cosmetic Translation

By ATA | December 19, 2023

In this Inside Specialization interview, we hear from Berenice Font, who has specialized in the beauty and cosmetic industry for more than 15 years as a translator, transcreator, copywriter, editor, and consultant.

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E95: Inside Specialization – Opportunities in the Era of AI

By ATA | November 30, 2023

In this ATA Podcast episode of Inside Specialization, Daniel Sebesta, ATA’s Language Technology Division (LTD) administrator, and Bridget Hylak, LTD assistant administrator, interview Konstantin Dranch, co-founder of Custom.MT, on a variety of topics surrounding machine translation and AI.

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