Thousands of Afghan and Iraqi Interpreters Hope Biden will Help Them Resettle in U.S.
Afghan and Iraqi interpreters facing reprisals for helping American forces hope President-Elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration will offer them asylum in the United States.…
Translation on Virginia Department of Health’s Website Told Spanish Readers They Didn’t Need COVID-19 Vaccine
A Google-generated translation on the Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) website told Spanish readers the COVID-19 vaccine was “not necessary.” The translation in question…
Newsbriefs: January 20, 2021
In This Issue: ATA Members Talk, ATA62 Call for Speakers, Remote Interpreting, Next Board Meeting, Business Basics Webinar, New Member Orientation, Mastermind Program, Members Only Webinar, Member Sanctioned, ATA Call for Nominations, The ATA Chronicle, and more
Freelance Finance: Separating Personal from Professional
Here at The Savvy Newcomer we understand that it can be intimidating to talk about money. It’s often a sticky subject, but we feel…
The Ultimate Work-from-Home Checklist
This post originally appeared on the Freelancers UnionÌýblog and it is republished with permission. Before COVID-19, I had the opportunity to switch my environment…
Book Review: Never Split the Difference
Never Split the Difference is a book by former police officer and FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss that offers “a new, field-tested approach to…
Newsbriefs: December, 28, 2020
In This Issue: ATA Petitions CDC, Best ATA Membership 2021, ATA Mentoring Program, Business Basics Webinars, Remote Interpreting, PPP Update: Forgiveness, ATA61 Winner, Latest Translatio, Language Advocacy Days, The ATA Chronicle
ATA Petitions CDC to Include Interpreters
Following the release of the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program recommendations, ATA petitioned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to explicitly include on-site medical…
Purchase Orders Revisited
This post originally appeared on the blog My Words for a ChangeÌýand it is republished with permission. Way back in 2015, I asked my…
6 Reasons to Subtitle Your Social Media Videos for Better Engagement
I’ve been a subtitler and translator for well over a decade, working with streaming giants like Netflix and businesses of all sizes to help…
Meet GPT-3, the Latest Natural-Language System
GPT-3, the latest natural-language system, generates tweets, pens poetry, summarizes email, answers trivia questions, learns language by analyzing online texts, and even writes its…