Projecting the Cost of ATA’s Annual Conference
The conference pricing tool was designed to provide conservative figures for both revenues and expenses in accordance with good accounting practices. How does ATA…
Navigating Language Access in Legal Proceedings at the Philadelphia Bar Association
As members of ATA’s Public Relations Committee, those of us assigned as event speakers were asked last year to identify groups or organizations in…
Interview with John Ayto, Lexicographer
I admit it, I love words. Consequently, I have always been fascinated by dictionaries and have a certain reverence for lexicographers—those who compile them.…
How to Develop Effective Communication Skills to Get and Keep Clients
Effective communication is both a means to achieve your business goals and the very essence of your business. Have you ever been unsure about…
Key Components of Successful Translator Recruitment
A fundamental tenet of language services is that an organization’s translation product will only be as good as the translator who provides the target content. That’s why vendor recruitment must be counted among the most critical of processes for translation firms.
Tablets for Interpreters: The Device You Didn’t Know You Wanted
You may already be using an Android mobile device or iPad to browse the web, play games, or stream video. But did you know that tablets also make great companions for interpreters? Read on for some great tips to get started.
Remote Interpreting: Feeling Our Way into the Future
While it’s probably impossible to quantify exactly how much mobile technology has influenced and expanded human communication, it has completely changed how just about everyone on the planet communicates.
Unraveling Translation Service Contracts
If translation is such a specialized professional service, where so much is at stake for the end client, why are so many translators operating without the protection of a solid contract?
Advocacy Matters
If you talk with anyone in our industry, it becomes readily apparent that our stories about how we acquired our languages are all very…
Interview with Mike Dillinger, Machine Translation Pioneer
Translation has been an integral part of our human evolution ever since we developed the ability to speak. But with the arrival of the…
Practice, Practice, Practice!
Practice tests, which are available in every language pair in which the exam is offered, are an often overlooked and under-utilized resource for preparing…