One Member’s Tips on How to Prepare for ATA’s Certification Exam

By The ATA Chronicle | January 14, 2016

There are so many ways you can prepare to take ATA’s certification exam. Here are just a few tips from a fellow exam taker.…

Introduction to Healthcare for Spanish-speaking Interpreters and Translators; Understanding Patients’ Voices: A Multi-Method Approach to Health Discourse

By The ATA Chronicle | January 14, 2016

Introduction to Healthcare for Spanish-speaking Interpreters and Translators Reviewed by: Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo Author(s): Ineke H.M. Crezee, Holly Mikkelson, and Laura Monzon-Storey Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing…

Rethinking Payments

By The ATA Chronicle | January 14, 2016

Machine translation (MT) and post-editing are inextricably connected for many within the translation world. No matter how good MT output might be, it cannot…

Zen and the Art of Interpreting (When You Really Wish You Could Say What You’re Thinking!)

By The ATA Chronicle | January 14, 2016

The following was originally published in Proteus, the quarterly publication of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators. During a pre-sentencing interview with…

How I Found My Passion in Business and Why You Should Too

By The ATA Chronicle | January 14, 2016

When you’re running a business, sometimes you may feel a bit out of touch with your vision and goals. It’s normal to feel like…

Interview with Cressida Stolp

By The ATA Chronicle | January 14, 2016

Welcome to the first installment of Our World of Words (OWOW), a new column in The ATA Chronicle that will take a look at…

2015 ATA Honors and Awards Recipients

By The ATA Chronicle | January 14, 2016

And the winners are…

Do You Have an Emergency Business Plan?

By The ATA Chronicle | January 14, 2016

The first step in developing a plan is admitting that there’s eventually going to be a problem.

Client Satisfaction Surveys for Freelance Translators

By The ATA Chronicle | January 14, 2016

Satisfied clients typically become loyal clients. Finding out what satisfies them can help your business succeed.

Business and Marketing Tips for Translators: Direct Client Contact Ideas

By The ATA Chronicle | January 14, 2016

We know clients are out there and that they need us, but exactly how to reach them is the issue.

Welcome and Board Meeting Highlights

By The ATA Chronicle | January 14, 2016

From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org As we welcome the new year, we also welcome a new ATA Board of Directors. David…

Charting a Course Forward

By The ATA Chronicle | January 13, 2016

From the President David Rumsey nordictranslator@gmail.com ATA is often compared to a large ship, which makes changes slowly and deliberatively. There have been a lot…