ATA Certification Exam Preparation Workshops

By The ATA Chronicle | July 16, 2019

In recent years, ATA has focused on providing those individuals who are interested in becoming ATA-certified with opportunities to learn more about the exam…

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Translate Differently and Don't Fear

By The ATA Chronicle | July 16, 2019

A university professor was singing the praises of DeepL, the machine translation service, on Facebook. He claimed translators鈥 days were numbered. That made the author think of something else to say in reply.

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Designing a Competency-Based Translator Training Program: Progress, Challenges, and Next Steps

By The ATA Chronicle | July 16, 2019

A well-designed competency-based translator training program could be an effective and affordable means of meeting the growing need for qualified translators.

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Communicating the Value of Our Services

By The ATA Chronicle | July 16, 2019

Why is it so hard to communicate the value of our services, and is it really all our fault? Learn how psychological biases and a lack of understanding affect the perception of the value of translation and interpreting, and what translators, translation agencies, and professional associations can do about it.

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Collaboration among Language Professionals: Representing ATA at the ACES: Society for Editing Annual Conference

By The ATA Chronicle | July 16, 2019

Conference attendees buzzed over the latest updates to the Chicago Manual of Style and Associated Press (AP) Stylebook. Crowds of word nerds filled the…

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Letter to the Editor

By The ATA Chronicle | July 16, 2019

鈥淎m I Ready for the Exam?鈥 | Nora Favorov I wanted to respond to the Certification Forum column in the March/April issue, entitled 鈥淎m…

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Palm Springs or Bust!

By The ATA Chronicle | July 16, 2019

From the President-Elect Ted R. Wozniak ted@tedwozniak.net ATA60 is less than five months away, so it鈥檚 not too soon to start making plans to…

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From the President: Palm Springs, Here We Come!

By The ATA Chronicle | July 16, 2019

Getting ready for ATA60 in Palm Springs!

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How To Use Facebook To Promote Translator Services

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 16, 2019

I believe a freelance translator鈥檚 first and easiest step to creating online visibility is to set up a business page on Facebook. There are…

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Translation Commons: A Community for Language Professionals

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 9, 2019

Reblogged from The ATA Chronicle, with permission Translation Commons is a nonprofit, volunteer-based online community designed to facilitate collaboration among diverse sectors and stakeholders…

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Mental Health in Freelance Translation: Imposter Syndrome

By The Savvy Newcomer | July 2, 2019

鈥淢aybe just another run through, just to be safe.鈥 I had already checked that听.srt file around 16 times in the past couple of hours…

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My Personal Style Guide for the ATA Translation Exam into Spanish

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 25, 2019

This post was originally published on the Gaucha Translations blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. Based on the comments from a…

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