Resources to Help Ensure Translation Payment
One of the questions that many newer translators ask is “How do I find good clients?” This question is often closely followed by a…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor Transitioning from Student to Translator | Meghan Mccallum and Sarah Puchner A great article with useful advice and a very helpful…
Read MoreYou Do the Math: Continuing Education Points
Whether your certification certificate is newly minted or dusty, all ATA-certified translators (CT) must maintain their CT credential by accruing continuing education points (aka…
Read MoreThere’s Still Time to Enter ATA’s School Outreach Contest!
Make a School Outreach presentation during the 2016–2017 school year and you could win a free registration to ATA’s 58th Annual Conference in Washington,…
Read MoreSpeech Recognition Is in Your Back Pocket (or Wherever You Keep Your Mobile Phone)
Speech recognition (n.): The process of identifying and interpreting or responding to the sounds produced in human speech. —Oxford English Dictionary Speech recognition is…
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ATA Advocacy Efforts
From the President David Rumsey president@atanet.org Twitter handle: @davidcrumsey There’s a mantra in real estate that says, “location, location, location.” Which is to say, no matter…
Read MoreBoard Meeting Highlights
From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org The American Translators Association’s Board of Directors met April 22–23, 2017, in Alexandria, Virginia. The Board…
Read MoreProjecting 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…
Read MoreNavigating 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…
Read MoreInterview 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.…
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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.
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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.
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