From the President: Increasing Representation of ATA Members
Happy New Year! As we kick off 2023 together, I’m hopeful the momentum we gained and the progress we made in 2022 will continue…
Read More“I Failed the Practice Test. Now What?”
By now most people are aware that taking a practice test is a highly effective way to assess one’s readiness to take ATA’s certification…
Read MoreBilingual Review Files: A Productivity Aid or a Waste of Time?
Bilingual review files come in many shapes and sizes, but they all have one thing in common: they’re meant to facilitate the revision stage…
Read MoreIs the Machine Translation Market Maturing?
One sign of a maturing industry or branches within an industry are companies that evolve to cater to that specific industry branch. When all…
Read MoreFreelance Translator’s Client Reference List
The client reference list of a freelance translator is very important when it comes to potential clients (direct/companies) or a job application for a…
Read MoreFrom the President-Elect: ATA63: One for the Books!
From the President-Elect Veronika Demichelis veronika@veronikademichelis.com I think many of us (myself included) are still abuzz with excitement and gratitude for the opportunity to…
Read MoreFrom the President: Looking Back while Moving Forward
From the President Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo president@atanet.org Twitter: @mszampaulo The end of the year is always a time for reflection. And if we reflect…
Read MoreInterpreting Is a Performance Art
Much like each character in a movie, every person we interpret for has a different voice. As interpreters, we have to honor their voice…
Read MoreProtect Your Career by Protecting Your Eyes
Paying attention to what you’re looking at will improve your life, both personally and professionally. The following was originally published on Next Level: The…
Read MoreWe Need to Talk about… Money!
Courses that tackle the topic of translator rates are materializing rapidly, but disclosing what we personally charge as translators is extremely important in terms…
Read MoreHow Case Studies Can Help You Market Your T&I Services
Confidentiality clauses and codes of ethics make it difficult to discuss the specifics of what we do, but case studies can be a great…
Read MoreATA Addresses Potential Misclassification of Workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act
New Proposed Rule Could Classify Independent Translators and Interpreters as Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Language services companies (LSCs) and, more broadly,…
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