Book Review: Never Split the Difference
Never Split the Difference is a book by former police officer and FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss that offers “a new, field-tested approach to…
Newsbriefs: December, 28, 2020
In This Issue: ATA Petitions CDC, Best ATA Membership 2021, ATA Mentoring Program, Business Basics Webinars, Remote Interpreting, PPP Update: Forgiveness, ATA61 Winner, Latest Translatio, Language Advocacy Days, The ATA Chronicle
ATA Petitions CDC to Include Interpreters
Following the release of the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program recommendations, ATA petitioned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to explicitly include on-site medical…
Purchase Orders Revisited
This post originally appeared on the blog My Words for a Change and it is republished with permission. Way back in 2015, I asked my…
6 Reasons to Subtitle Your Social Media Videos for Better Engagement
I’ve been a subtitler and translator for well over a decade, working with streaming giants like Netflix and businesses of all sizes to help…
Meet GPT-3, the Latest Natural-Language System
GPT-3, the latest natural-language system, generates tweets, pens poetry, summarizes email, answers trivia questions, learns language by analyzing online texts, and even writes its…
First Native American Poet to Serve as U.S. Poet Appointed to Rare Third Term
Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet to serve as U.S. poet laureate, has been reappointed to a rare third term by the Library…
Oxford English Dictionary Word of the Year Expanded for “Unprecedented” 2020
The Oxford Languages 2020 Word of the Year campaign looks a little different this time around. This year has seen so many seismic events…
How ‘Deaf Broadway’ Is Making Musical Theater Loud and Clear
Deaf actor and director Garrett Zuercher established the theater collective Deaf Broadway in March with the goal of providing unprecedented visual language access to…
Australian Government Used Google Translate for COVID-19 Messaging
Documents have revealed Australia’s Department of Home Affairs used Google Translate rather than official translators to communicate with multicultural communities at the beginning of…
Six International Language Associations to Join
Language associations are a great way to connect with people of different backgrounds who share a similar appreciation for learning foreign languages. By joining…
Newsbriefs: December, 1, 2020
In This Issue: Renew for 2021, Upcoming Webinars, Free Monthly Webinar, Payment Confirmation, Division Membership, ATA in NML Broadcast, How to Contact ATA, The ATA Chronicle, and more.