Tips for an Interpreter-Friendly Presentation

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 22, 2014

By Ewandro Magalh茫es Featured article from The ATA Chronicle, originally published in August 2012 As much as we hate to admit it, interpreters make…

Helen鈥檚 summer reading topic: Spanish linguistics

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 15, 2014

By Helen Eby I plan to teach a class on the formal aspects of Spanish for Hispanics who speak Spanish well and have a…

University of Massachusetts Amherst: A Day in the Life

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 8, 2014

By Jocelyn Langer The simple New England elegance of Amherst and the plain grey concrete walls of Herter Hall do not at first glance…

Ten Things You Must Never Do to Your Colleagues

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 1, 2014

By Maria Cristina de la Vega Reblogged from the听NAJIT Blog听with permission Do not give advice freely, even if you think it would be helpful,…

From ATA鈥檚 Divisions: The German Language Division

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 24, 2014

By Arnold Winter As a German-to-English translator, it was a “no brainer” for me to join the ATA’s German Language Division at the start…

What direct clients want: From a Marketing Director鈥檚 perspective

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 17, 2014

By听Daniela Guanipa A lot has been said about the complexities of setting up shop as freelancers and whether to work with agencies or direct…

Century College Translating and Interpreting Certificate/AA: A Day in the Life

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 10, 2014

By Kristen Mages If you fall into the vast majority of the population, you may never have heard of Century College in White Bear…

Technology Considerations for Beginning Translators

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 3, 2014

By Tommy Tomolonis Translators are expected to fulfill many roles in today鈥檚 market. In addition to being linguistic experts, translators are also expected to…

Direct clients鈥 the freelancer鈥檚 dream

By The Savvy Newcomer | May 27, 2014

By Helen Eby We all want to work with direct clients鈥 or say we do. Why? I have heard many translators wish they could…

Business Smarts: Fluctuating Workloads

By The Savvy Newcomer | May 20, 2014

One of the most daunting questions for freelancers – and more so for freelancers-to-be! – is how to handle workload fluctuations.听In this great post…

An Invitation: A Day in the Life

By The Savvy Newcomer | May 13, 2014

As you may have noticed, the ATA Savvy Newcomer blog will be running a series in the coming months on the many options for…

The Hidden Part of the Job

By The Savvy Newcomer | May 6, 2014

By Giovanna Lester听 In my marketing workshops I discuss a subject I call 鈥淎natomy of a Project.鈥 The focus is on the immediate interaction…