Adventures in Remote Interpreting at a Rural Hospital

By The ATA Chronicle | March 21, 2016

This is the story of how a hospital in the rural area of South Lake Tahoe, California, is improving the range of its services by implementing an innovative remote interpreting system.

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How to Find and Approach Your Ideal Clients through LinkedIn

By The ATA Chronicle | March 21, 2016

LinkedIn is one of the handiest tools to identify and research prospects before contacting them. The success you have with finding new contacts and prospects will depend on your ability to truly understand your target market and to use the search filters LinkedIn provides to your advantage.

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The International Human Rights Arena as an Area of Opportunity 
for Language Professionals

By The ATA Chronicle | March 21, 2016

The international human rights arena is desperate for qualified specialist translators and interpreters.

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Slavic Language Division Member Amy Lesiewicz Wins Translation Prize

By ATA Compass | March 20, 2016

At the ATA Annual Conference in San Diego, Amy Lesiewicz, an SLD member, was awarded the S. Edmund Berger Prize for Excellence in Scientific…

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Book Review: Found in Translation by Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 15, 2016

by Jamie Hartz If your experience as a language professional has been anything like mine, when someone asks what you do for a living,…

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11 Tips for Freelance Translators from a Project Manager

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 8, 2016

By Enas Ibrahim Reblogged from the ATA Chronicle (May 2014)Ìýwith permission from the author Having worked as a project manager in the language services…

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Ten steps to make your technical translation projects a success

By ATA Compass | March 1, 2016

This article describes ten effective steps technical writers, publishers, or communications managers can take to ensure that translation projects go smoothly and to everyone’…

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The ATA Client Outreach Kit: A Hidden Gem

By The Savvy Newcomer | March 1, 2016

By David Friedman and Jamie Hartz Recently, The Savvy Newcomer team was discussing what valuable ATA resources we could spotlight here on the blog.…

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Managing the Ups and Downs of Freelancing

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 23, 2016

By Jamie Hartz; reblogged from DVTA (Delaware Valley Translators Association) blogÌýwith permission from the author The choice to be a freelancer comes with a…

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What do Translation Buyers and Fourth Graders Have in Common?

By ATA Compass | February 20, 2016

Most translators and interpreters care deeply about the future of their professions and welcome the opportunity to talk to students of any age about…

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How to Have a Super First Year in the ATA: The Mentoring Program

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 16, 2016

In January 2015 I joined the ÇéÂÂ×ÔÅÄ for the first time and was ready to give it my all. When I logged…

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Tech Talk: Software and Tools for Translators

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 9, 2016

In 2014, I made two life-changing decisions: I committed to working as a freelance translator, and I purchased a PC after years of Apple…

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