Find and Keep Your Best Clients Using the 80/20 Principle
The 80:20 rule, also known as the Pareto principle, is widely used in business, but how does it apply to marketing? Attend this webinar to learn share six strategies to…
Building Entrepreneurial Skills for Interpreters and Translators
In this webinar, presenter Rosanna Balistreri will walk you through the steps to take to minimize the risks and maximize the rewards in starting a freelance translation or interpreting business.…
Moments of Change, Opportunities for Growth
Will artificial intelligence kill the language industry? Presenter Renato Beninatto challenges translators and interpreters to tackle the future head-on and find new opportunities in the profession they love. Always provocative…
The Creative World of Transcreation and Copywriting
Transcreation remains a field where a talented translator's human, creative touch is highly valued. If you've got the skills and a flair for marketing, then this specialty might be for…
Managing the Stages of Your Small Business
When you start a new business, your focus is all about what to do first. But what happens once you're on your way? You’re ready for stage two of your…
Linguistic Challenges in Palliative Care
Palliative care is often mistaken for hospice care. Add cultural and linguistic differences to that misunderstanding, and you have a very challenging situation for healthcare translators and interpreters. In this…
Opening the ATA Certification Exam to Non-Members
The ATA Certification exam is scheduled to open to non-members on January 1, 2021. The elimination of ATA membership as an eligibility requirement for certification, sometimes referred to as decoupling,…
Editing Non-Native English Scientific Writing
"The manuscript is poorly written and has too many grammatical and syntax errors. The results are very interesting from a practical standpoint, but the paper needs a thorough revision to…
Inbound Marketing for Freelance Translators
Is inbound marketing part of your online strategy to reach direct clients? It should be. Join presenter Tess Whitty for this 60-minute webinar to find out how inbound marketing works.…
Educational Interpreting—An Emerging Specialization
Interpreters have been working in schools for years with little acknowledgment of the complex skills needed to do the job. Now the field of educational interpreting is finally gaining recognition…
Understanding Remote Simultaneous Interpreting
Remote simultaneous interpreting, or RSI, is here to stay. Will you sit on the sidelines or get on board?Attend this webinar with presenter Liz Essary for a big-picture look at…
Personal Branding 101
Developing a personal brand lets you focus your marketing on the clients who want what you have and frees you from working to find those who aren't a good match…
Becoming a Court Interpreter in California
What does it take to work as an interpreter in the California court system? Attend this webinar to find out! You'll learn what knowledge, skills, and abilities are needed, the…
How to Utilize LinkedIn Strategically to Reach Your Ideal Clients
Many freelancers set up a LinkedIn account because they know it’s what professionals do. Then, they promptly let their profile collect dust—and wonder why it doesn't bring in much business.…
Beyond Manuals of Style
This webinar is presented in Spanish. A good manual of style is a critical tool for a translator. It can ensure consistency across a translation, answer questions about formatting, and…
Don’t Fall for It! Scams Targeting Language Professionals
Even the best of us have been tempted by a scam.Technology has given scammers an unprecedented level of sophistication and access, making it easier than ever to be fooled. Names…
What Is Audiovisual Translation?
Is a specialization in audiovisual translation for you? Attend this 60-minute webinar for a bird's-eye view of audiovisual translation (AVT) as a distinct, "always something new" field in translation. Presenter…
The Remote Interpreter’s Companion
Scribbling on a piece of paper is so 2019. Especially in times like these, technology can help us break down walls with collaboration tools—particularly during distance interpreting. What will you…
The Hard Side of Project Management: Software, Timelines, and Gantt Charts
Managing projects efficiently is essential to maximizing business. Using visual representation to track workflow is a great technique for doing just that. Attend this ATA webinar to learn three visual…
Effective and Pitch-Perfect Marketing during and after COVID-19
With an ongoing global pandemic and economic crisis, marketing your services may not feel like a priority right now. But you’ve worked hard to establish and grow your business—now is…
Challenges in Human Rights Translation
Learn how to Research Terminology and Make Your Writing Shine Finding the best terms to use in any area of translation can be tricky. Fortunately, translators working in human rights…
Diversification: A Tool for Thriving in Uncertain Times
While many things are uncertain when you run your own business—especially during a pandemic and economic crisis—one thing is clear so far: freelancers with diverse businesses tend to do better…
Audio Description: The Visual Made Verbal
Audio description makes visual images accessible for people who are blind or have low vision—the visual is made verbal. Using words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative, describers convey the…
Introducing ATA’s Mastermind Program
Most translators go into business understanding that finding and retaining clients will be hard work. What many fail to see, however, is the difficulty in running a business alone and…