Profile of ATA 2017–2018 School Outreach Contest Winner: Jessica Sanchez

By The ATA Chronicle | January 11, 2019

When Jessica Sanchez was invited to speak during Career Day at Harrison Elementary School, she decided to surprise students by handing out headsets and giving them a live demonstration of what an interpreter’s work is all about!

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I asked translators and interpreters what their biggest website challenge was; what I learned is that it’s not website-related at all

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 8, 2019

In the fall of 2018 I ran a survey to see what are the biggest website-related challenges of freelance translators and interpreters. In addition…

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From Blunder to Wonder: How Companies Successfully Bounce Back from Mistakes

By ATA Compass | January 2, 2019

1993 was a terrible year for a particular major national fast food chain. It was an even worse year for four families who suffered…

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Translation Slams: Can You Benefit without Working in the Source Language?

By The Savvy Newcomer | December 18, 2018

Reflections on the ATA59 Spanish-to-English Translation Slam Inspired by poetry slams, translation slams are a forum for comparing multiple translations of the same source…

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Why Provide a Forensic Transcription Translation?

By The Savvy Newcomer | December 11, 2018

Reblogged from the ATA Interpreters Division blog, with permission (incl. the image) Recently, I was asked if I could be an expert witness regarding…

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The Certification Toolbox: Get Ready!

By The Savvy Newcomer | December 4, 2018

Reblogged from The ATA Chronicle, with permission Late fall and early winter are traditionally a slow time for ATA’s Certification Program, since no exam…

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The Seven Virtues of the New Translation Era

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 27, 2018

Building on the Rubble of the Shattered “Poverty Cult” This article was first published in 1997 on the NCTA (Northern California Translators Association) website…

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Chapter Conferences: A Great Place to Start

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 13, 2018

For me, fall means conference season. There’s the ÇéÂÂ×ÔÅÄ (ATA) conference in late October or early November, but even before that is…

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Summary of ATA’s 2018–2019 Budget

By The ATA Chronicle | November 13, 2018

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Turning the Page into 2019

By The ATA Chronicle | November 13, 2018

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Advocacy and Local Legislation: See Something, Say Something

By The ATA Chronicle | November 13, 2018

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ATA at the United Nations Photo Exhibit "Interpreters on Mission: Contributing to Peace"

By The ATA Chronicle | November 13, 2018

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