Book Review: Never Split the Difference

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 5, 2021

Never Split the Difference is a book by former police officer and FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss that offers 鈥渁 new, field-tested approach to…

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Newsbriefs: December, 28, 2020

By ATA | 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

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ATA Petitions CDC to Include Interpreters

By ATA | December 22, 2020

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…

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Purchase Orders Revisited

By The Savvy Newcomer | December 8, 2020

This post originally appeared on the blog My Words for a Change听and it is republished with permission. Way back in 2015, I asked my…

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The Power of Social Media

Top Six Reasons You Should Caption Your Social Media Video Content

By ATA Compass | December 3, 2020

No matter what industry you’re in, video content is likely part of your marketing strategy. And if it鈥檚 not, it should be. According to…

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Meet GPT-3, the Latest Natural-Language System

By ATA | December 1, 2020

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…

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First Native American Poet to Serve as U.S. Poet Appointed to Rare Third Term

By ATA | December 1, 2020

Joy Harjo, the first Native American poet to serve as U.S. poet laureate, has been reappointed to a rare third term by the Library…

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Oxford English Dictionary Word of the Year Expanded for 鈥淯nprecedented鈥 2020

By ATA | December 1, 2020

The Oxford Languages 2020 Word of the Year campaign looks a little different this time around. This year has seen so many seismic events…

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How 鈥楧eaf Broadway鈥 Is Making Musical Theater Loud and Clear

By ATA | December 1, 2020

Deaf actor and director Garrett Zuercher established the theater collective Deaf Broadway in March with the goal of providing unprecedented visual language access to…

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Australian Government Used Google Translate for COVID-19 Messaging

By ATA | December 1, 2020

Documents have revealed Australia鈥檚 Department of Home Affairs used Google Translate rather than official translators to communicate with multicultural communities at the beginning of…

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Six International Language Associations to Join

By The Savvy Newcomer | December 1, 2020

Language associations are a great way to connect with people of different backgrounds who share a similar appreciation for learning foreign languages. By joining…

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Newsbriefs: December, 1, 2020

By ATA | December 1, 2020

In This Issue: Renew for 2021, Upcoming Webinars, Free Monthly Webinar, Payment Confirmation, Division Membership, ATA in NML Broadcast, How to Contact ATA, The ATA Chronicle, and more.

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