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Interpreting Practice Techniques
Explore interpreting strategies, gain insight into handling difficult interpreting situations, and learn practical techniques to improve your interpreting skills! Have you ever struggled to keep up with fast speakers or felt nervous about interpreting numbers or quotations accurately? Whether you're just starting out in interpreting or want to improve your skills, it's important to have…
Perks and Pitfalls of LinkedIn for Language Professionals
Feeling left out on LinkedIn? Learn how to use this social media powerhouse to market yourself to colleagues and clients. LinkedIn is an oft-neglected, high-potential tool for language professionals to find new clients, connect with colleagues, and create, or boost, their online presence. This presentation will first look at LinkedIn functions, such as creating a…
ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
Come get a refresh about all the benefits of your ATA membership! ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. In fact, there are so many, even long-time members might not be aware of everything ATA has to offer! Find out what you've been missing! During this FREE, fun, and informative session,…
ATA TEKTalks: Is memoQ the Right Tool for You?
Learn the pros and cons of the top language localization tools to discover which one best fits your needs and goals! memoQ is a popular tool that offers flexible translation and localization management tailored to enterprises, language service providers, and translators. This introduction to the tool will offer freelance translators, in-house linguists, company owners, and…
Terminology is Not What it Used to Be
Understand terminology as it is understood by a machine translation tool in order to use this tool to its full potential. Terminology is no longer what it used to be! Text mining and computational grammar have completely changed the way we approach terminology, making traditional dictionaries obsolete. We'll introduce you to the concepts of granularity,…
Board of Directors Meeting
The ATA Board of Directors meets four times a year to establish policy, develop goals and objectives, and oversee ATA's finances.ÌýGet to know ATA’s Board of Directors. This Board of Directors Meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. All ATA members are invited to attend. View the Board meeting agenda.…
Ethics in Remote Simultaneous Interpreting ÌýÌý
Learn about the emerging ethical dilemmas in RSI, how to avoid the pitfalls involved, and how to capitalize on new career opportunities! The rise of Remote Simultaneous Interpreting (RSI) and other forms of video remote interpreting has transformed the interpreting landscape, creating new opportunities and ethical dilemmas for practitioners. In fact, various forms of remote…
Translating & Interpreting the Future: Empowering Professionals to Innovate and Thrive
OnlineThis ATA 2023 virtual conference features presentations from four industry- and thought-leading presenters who will share their experience, knowledge, and insight into the present landscape and future horizons for translation and interpreting. Here are the sessions you will view: Keynote Presentation: AI, NMT, ChatGPT, and Little ol' Me: How AI Will Continue to Change Our…
Certification Exam: In-Person
Kent, Ohio , United StatesYou must be a member of ATA to register for an exam. Join ATA today. All exam sittings have a maximum capacity and registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.ÌýThere are no waitlists for sold-out exams, but a sold-out exam may become available if there are cancellations. Check Exam Status to see if this…
Questions Before Accepting an Interpreting Project
Ensure smooth communication with the client before the event and let them help you sound your best for your audience! Well begun is half done, as the saying goes. And what better way to begin an interpreting project than to be well-informed about the project parameters and what’s expected of you? This is important before…
Whisper Interpreting: Skills, Strategies, and Pitfalls
Conquer the skillset required for chuchotage to take your whispering and tour guide interpreting abilities to the next level! Mastering whisper and tour guide ('bidule') interpreting, in the absence of a booth and in situations where time is of the essence, are key skills for a professional interpreter. You will learn how to conquer the…
Machine Translation Post-Editing
What does machine translation post-editing involve? Come and learn what skills you need to develop to make MTPE work for you. During this workshop, we'll delve into important definitions such as the difference between full post-editing and light post-editing. You'll also gain insights into the specific skills that a post-editor should possess, which overlap but…
Taking Control of Your Business
Learn the basic metrics that you, as a freelance translator, should be monitoring in your business on (at least) a weekly basis. If you don't measure, you can't manage. As owners of a translation business, even a one-person business, we cannot afford not to monitor key areas. Even if we get bored with the numbers…
Health Care Equity and Language Access in Indigenous Populations
Explore the particularities of working with Indigenous Central American languages and the current realities that speakers of these languages face regarding equity in language access to health care. Navigating the American medical system is, to say the least, a headache—and that's if you speak English! Now imagine having to do it in Spanish when that's…
Certification Exam: In-Person
Washington, DC Washington, DC, United StatesYou must be a member of ATA to register for an exam. Join ATA today. All exam sittings have a maximum capacity and registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.ÌýThere are no waitlists for sold-out exams, but a sold-out exam may become available if there are cancellations. Check Exam Status to see if this…
Integrate ChatGPT in Your Workflow to Boost Productivity
Learn about efficient prompt engineering to discover how ChatGPT can revolutionize your language services business and help you stay ahead of the game. Generative AI has captivated the world in record time. Are you curious about its impact on your language business? This webinar shows you how to stay ahead of the disruption and harness…
ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
Come get a refresher on all the benefits of your ATA membership! ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. In fact, there are so many, even longtime members might not be aware of everything ATA has to offer! Find out what you've been missing! During this FREE, fun, and informative session,…
Preparation for the Spanish>English Certification Exam
Are you looking to elevate your career and stand out in the competitive translation market? Don't miss out on this valuable opportunity to boost your career! Join our workshop and gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to excel on ATA’s certification exam. Take the first step toward becoming an ATA-certified translator by enrolling today!…
Professional Partnerships for Interpreters
Discover how forging professional partnerships can advance your interpreting business. Interpreters are communicators. However, we could find ourselves limiting our communication with our clients and colleagues. In this webinar, we look at the benefits of expanding our professional network and forging partnerships with professionals from other domains. You will learn: How to see when partnering…
School Outreach Contest Deadline
Share your passion with the next generation and you could win a free registration to the ATA Annual Conference. ATA's School Outreach Program encourages professional translators and interpreters to visit classrooms—in person or virtually, anywhere in the world, to any age group—and share their passion for language with students. We make it easy by offering…
Certification Exam: In-Person
San Diego, CAYou must be a member of ATA to register for an exam. Join ATA today. All exam sittings have a maximum capacity and registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.ÌýThere are no waitlists for sold-out exams, but a sold-out exam may become available if there are cancellations. Check Exam Status to see if this…
After Translation, Before Delivery: Editing and Proofreading for Translators
Would you like to improve your proofreading skills? Get ready to gain valuable insights and practical tips that can be implemented immediately. Unlock the power of editing and proofreading and take your skills to new heights. Join this virtual workshop designed exclusively for translators seeking to elevate their editing and proofreading skills. This language-neutral session…
Essential Steps for Starting and Staying in the Translation Business
Discover the most useful tips and tricks to help you get through your first year as a freelance translator and beyond. Being a translator is a long-distance race, and getting started is quite an undertaking. Your expectations can take you to heaven or hell. Knowing the market, the client's needs, and how to meet them…
Board of Directors Meeting
The Westin Seattle 1900 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA, United StatesThe ATA Board of Directors meets four times a year to establish policy, develop goals and objectives, and oversee ATA's finances.ÌýGet to know ATA’s Board of Directors. The location of this Board of Directors Meeting is at The Westin Seattle. View the August 2023 Board meeting agenda. Want to attend? All ATA members are invited…