ATA 2017 Elections: Candidate Statements
ATA will hold its regularly scheduled elections at the upcoming ATA Annual Conference in Washington, DC, to elect a president-elect, secretary, and treasurer for…
Translation: An Intellectual Pursuit
The nuance involved in translation ties into the intellectual element of considering the meaning of the source text. What does the text mean? What…
Emotional Self-Discipline: A Key Ingredient for Success as a Freelance Translator
If we listen to our inner voices all the time and haven鈥檛 learnt how to distinguish between useful objective information and fear, then those…
Who Is Really Visiting Your Website? (It鈥檚 Not Who You Think!)
Learn how Google Analytics can mislead you if you鈥檙e not careful. Over the past decade, several articles in The ATA Chronicle and sessions at…
Legal Aspects of Marketing Content: Things to Consider when Translating
Marketing copy and legal content are not as separate as they appear. There are, in fact, texts in which we may perceive a subtle…
Branding Yourself – Create a Professional Portfolio
听Reblogged from听The ATA Chronicle with permission from the author In today鈥檚 business world, it is becoming increasingly difficult to make yourself competitive, especially as…
Corpus analysis: The Ugly Duckling of Translation
Not long ago, hearing the term 鈥渃orpus linguistics鈥 made me shriek; after all, it was something that only linguists in academia did, right? So,…
2017 School Outreach Contest Winner: Marybeth Timmermann
Marybeth Timmermann, an ATA-certified French>English translator, is the winner of the 2016鈥2017 School Outreach Contest. She won a free registration to ATA鈥檚 58th Annual…
To Ask or Not to Ask: That Is the Question
Reblogged from the blog ClaireCoxTranslations ~ Lines from a linguist, incl. the image, with permission from the author It鈥檚 a familiar story: you鈥檝e come…
So You Want to be a Freelance Translator or Interpreter: How is the T&I Industry Laid Out?
How is the T&I industry laid out? As a preface, I can think of numerous times since I began working as a translator that…
Five Steps to Make your Freelance Translator CV Stand Out
During the last three months, I have reviewed hundreds of CVs (or resumes) from freelance translators for a new language group we are targeting…
Not Connecting with Consumers? Maybe You鈥檙e Not Speaking Their Language
You may think your company鈥檚 products and services speak for themselves, but building a brand beyond borders takes more. If you don鈥檛 speak your…