Linguist in the Spotlight: An Interview with Corinne McKay
This fourth installment of our 鈥淟inguist in the Spotlight鈥 interview series features Corinne McKay, French-to-English translator and current president of the 情侣自拍…
Dear Savvy: I Want to Work in Culinary Translation
Recently, our inbox has seen a number of thoughtful questions from readers. In lieu of shipping off worthy advice to lone recipients, we decided…
Transitioning from Student to Freelance Translator
Reblogged from the SDL Trados blog, incl. the image, with permission from the author In November this year at ATA鈥檚 57th Annual Conference in…
Year-one Chronicle: My First Twelve Months as a Professional Translator
A few days before Christmas I got a thick, imposing envelope in the mail from the Washington State Department of Revenue. 鈥淎CTION REQUIRED: Business…
ATA’s First Virtual Conference Has Arrived
Did you miss out on ATA鈥檚 58th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.? Or maybe you attended but weren鈥檛 able to make it to as…
Linguist in the Spotlight: An Interview with Frieda Ruppaner-Lind
English-to-German and German-to-English translator Frieda Ruppaner-Lind is among those intrepid linguists who count their experience not in years, but decades: in her case, three…
The Greatest Challenge Facing Translators
Reblogged from Academic Language Experts blog, with permission from the author A friend, wishing to polish his translation skills, recently asked me the following…
Email Best Practices: How Not to End Up in the Recycle Bin
It鈥檚 bound to happen sooner or later in our careers. That moment when someone thinks you have enough seniority and may be interested in…
New Directory of Translation/Interpreting Studies
Reposting with permission from ATA HQ The future of our profession lies in the education we provide today. ATA has partnered with The Globalization…
Tablets for Interpreters: The Device You Didn鈥檛 Know You Wanted
Reblogged from听The ATA Chronicle with permission听by the authors (incl. the images) Just as increases in laptop storage and processing capacity led to the replacement…
Let鈥檚 Spring into Action in Miami this March!
From March 16-18, 2018, Miami is hosting what will surely be the must-attend event of the season for professionals of the T&I industry. Co-organized…
Pursuing the Translation Dream: What to Know After the Phone Rings
As a new translator, you have prepared yourself long and hard to take on clients, and now the phone is ringing鈥攎etaphorically speaking. So, how…