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SUMMARY:Strategic Interpreting: Negotiation and Collaboration in the Health Care Encounter
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to enhance communication and improve patient outcomes while increasing your value as an interpreter in health care settings.\nInterpreters who adopt an interpreter practitioner model versus the “black box interpreter” can add value and make a bigger impact in the healthcare encounter. Current ethical guidelines\, in addition to other foundational principles\, support innovative and advanced practice strategies\, which interpreters should consider applying in their practice\, and which educators and managers should encourage and support. \nJoin this webinar to learn strategies that include educating scripts\, creative visual aids\, and techniques to better negotiate high register to enhance communication and trust\, and to be better prepared to make more effective decisions equipped with emotional intelligence and soft skills. \nYou will:\n\nLearn specific scripts to effectively educate all the parties involved in your work\nExplore specific visual aids to facilitate communication and enhance the clinical outcome\nGain collaboration skills and innovative solutions to navigate the meaning of jargon and technical concepts\nEnhance your value by mastering your ability to negotiate in healthcare-related dialogue settings\n\nAbout the Presenter\nAndrea Henry is a full-time interpreter and the principal investigator for grant-funded research on measuring interpreter mental fatigue. She has been active in healthcare interpreting for 25 years. Andrea earned her B.A. in Spanish & International Studies with a minor in Ethnic Studies\, and shortly after began her career as a freelance interpreter in Portland\, Oregon. Andrea was later promoted to full-time OPI interpreting at Pacific Interpreters’ headquarters. With her relocation to Atlanta\, she embarked on six years of management\, developing interpreter services departments for two healthcare systems. Andrea has received over 175 hours of interpreter education and has attended 30+ conferences. She is a member of the NCIHC Home for Trainers webinar workgroup and was recently named a CCHI Commissioner. Andrea regularly presents on advanced practice strategies for healthcare interpreters\, as well as research on a tool that measures mental fatigue.
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/strategic-interpreting-negotiation-and-collaboration-in-the-health-care-encounter/
CATEGORIES:Grow Your Career,Interpreting,Specialization
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220713
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220714
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SUMMARY:Terminology Management 101 for Translators and Project Managers
DESCRIPTION:Improve your efficiency and the quality of your translation by learning the basics of effective terminology management.\nAre you underestimating the need for terminology management in your translation business? Don’t miss this webinar to find out! \nWe’ll explore why it’s important to have a system for managing terms\, what tools to consider using\, and how to best integrate glossaries and term bases into your projects. You’ll learn the principles of organizing terms with a clear set of rules to increase accuracy and ensure that the term fits the context. And you’ll also discover how terminology management can guarantee consistency in the client’s preferred terminology\, giving your service added value. \nYou will learn:\n\nAn overview of terminology management\nThe different tools available to manage terms\nTips to successfully maintain a terminology management system\n\n\nAbout the Presenters\nMarina Ilari\, CT is an ATA certified English>Spanish translator with over 16 years of experience in the translation industry. She has worked as a translator\, editor\, and quality assurance specialist with a focus on creative translations and video game localization. She is the chief executive officer of Terra Translations and co-host of the podcast about translation\, En Pantuflas. \nGuillermo Umpiérrez is a 30-year-old seasoned localization project manager with 6+ years of experience in the software and video game localization industry\, both client and agency-side. His combined passions for language and technology have led him to seek out innovative\, time-efficient\, scalable solutions that help localization teams reach their goals and bring products closer to their target markets.
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/terminology-management-101-for-translators-and-project-managers/
CATEGORIES:Business Strategies,Translation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T110000
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SUMMARY:ATA Member Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Are you missing out on member benefits simply because you don’t know they exist? Attend this free one-hour member orientation session for a roadmap to the “what\, why\, and how” of ATA membership. Even if you joined ATA years ago\, this presentation is for you! \nWhat will you learn?\n\nHow to set up your online ATA Directory listing\nHow to join and participate in ATA Divisions\nWhere to find ATA social media\nWhere to look for ATA professional development\nWhat ATA publications are available\nWhat ATA member discounts are available\nHow to reach ATA\nAnd more!\n\nPlus\, there will be lots of networking in the session’s chat window. And be sure to bring your questions for our question-and-answer period. \nNote: This live session is intended to be an interactive real-time experience and will not be recorded. There will be additional sessions this year if you can’t make this one.
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/ata-member-orientation-6/
CATEGORIES:ATA Membership
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ORGANIZER;CN="American Translators Association":MAILTO:ata@atanet.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220720
DTSTAMP:20250324T202159Z
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SUMMARY:ATA TEKTalks: Is Smartling the Right Tool for You?
DESCRIPTION:Learn the pros and cons of the top language localization tools to discover which one best fits your needs and goals!\nSmartling is a cloud-based translation management system with streamlined project management features. But is it the right tool for you? \nAttend our third quarterly ATA TEKTalks webinar for an interview with Smartling’s Localization Program Manager Christopher Wyant. Freelance translators\, in-house linguists\, company owners\, and students will learn how the program connects businesses\, translation companies\, and translators to deliver multilingual content across all of a client’s devices and platforms. The presenter will also explain the company’s approach to simplifying the localization process and streamlining translation projects to optimize time\, energy\, and cost. \nWhat is ATA TEKTalks?\nLanguage technology\, or lang tech for short\, can feel like a confusing maze\, evolving daily. If you’ve ever felt “LOC’d out” of all the excitement—or just overwhelmed—it’s time to grab your compass and assume your place as a tech-savvy linguist! \nATA’s Language Technology Division is pleased to announce TEKTalks\, a new quarterly series of webinars. ATA TEKTalks will provide a platform for leading language technology companies to say hello\, offer insights\, and answer prepared questions relevant to the work of freelancers\, language services providers\, and in-house translation departments. \nThink of ATA TEKTalks as an open exchange of information where language technology companies and their representatives demonstrate how and why their services can improve your return on investment. \nThis webinar series is organized in collaboration with ATA’s Language Technology Division. \nYou will learn how to:\n\nUnderstand the pros and cons of leading language localization tools and platforms\nIdentify the questions to ask when looking for the lang tech that will work best for you\nDecide which component\, tool\, integration\, or brand may be ideal for your needs\nFind new opportunities to put your language skills to use in ways you have never considered\n\nAbout the Presenter\nChristopher Wyant is a 15-year translation industry veteran who currently leads vendor management for Smartling’s Language Services team. His primary focus is automating and optimizing translation workflows without losing sight of the human translators behind them.
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/ata-tektalks-is-smartling-the-right-tool-for-you/
CATEGORIES:Free for Members,Tools and Technology,Translation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220720T200000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Brainstorm Networking
DESCRIPTION:Find solutions and make connections during this networking event for translators and interpreters.\nJoin your colleagues for this fun\, fast-paced hour of solving common business challenges in small teams. Attend this virtual networking event to meet new people\, learn new skills\, and expand your support network\, while sharing your own experiences. Don’t miss it! \nRegistration is free and open to both ATA members and non-members alike. Due to the interactive nature of this event\, it will not be recorded. \nThis event is hosted by ATA’s Business Practices Education Committee. \nRegistration for this event is closed.
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/virtual-brainstorm-networking-4/
CATEGORIES:Business Strategies,Free for Members,Grow Your Career
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220722
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220723
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SUMMARY:School Outreach Contest Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Share your passion with the next generation and you could win a free registration to the ATA Annual Conference. \nATA’s School Outreach Program encourages professional translators and interpreters to visit classrooms—in person or virtually—and share their passion for language with students. We make it easy by offering presentation materials\, tips\, photos\, and stories! \nSubmit your story and photo by July 22!
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/school-outreach-contest-deadline/
CATEGORIES:ATA Membership,Educators and Trainers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220727T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220727T130000
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SUMMARY:Memory Skills Development for Translators and Interpreters
DESCRIPTION:Master your memory skills to supercharge your translation and interpreting business and professional development!\nAttend this fun and interactive webinar to discover how to retain more of what you learn\, remember more of what you read\, and recall more of what you hear. From terminology\, facts\, and figures to names\, faces\, and how-tos\, improving your memory skills can increase your productivity in all areas of your business. \nYou will learn how to:\n\nMaster the fundamental principles for developing powerful memory skills\nExercise your visualization ability\, creativity\, and imagination\nImprove your ability to remember names to get more out of networking\nIncrease retention and knowledge consolidation of new information\n\nAbout the Presenter\nChester Santos has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California at Berkeley. His ability to develop his own memory skills led to a remarkable career and passion for showing others how to improve their lives with easy-to-use memory techniques. Chester is a best-selling author and has presented around the world\, including keynotes for TEDx and the Talks at Google program.
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/memory-skills-development-for-translators-and-interpreters/
CATEGORIES:Grow Your Career
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220801
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SUMMARY:Student Translation Award: Submission Deadline
DESCRIPTION:ATA awards a grant-in-aid to a student for a literary or sci-tech translation or translation-related project. The project\, which may be derived from any facet of translation studies\, should result in a project with post-grant applicability\, such as a publication\, a conference presentation\, or teaching materials. Computerized materials are ineligible\, as are dissertations and theses. Translations must be from a foreign language INTO ENGLISH. Previously untranslated works are preferred.
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/student-translation-award-submission-deadline/2022-07-31/
CATEGORIES:Newcomers,Translation
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