Customs Clearance for Your Content Marketing: How to Get Your Message Across the Border

By ATA Compass | December 8, 2017

The U.S. may be the largest consumer market in the world, but did you know that 96% of the planet鈥檚 consumers don鈥檛 live here?…

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Using SlideShare to Embed PowerPoints in a Website

By The Savvy Newcomer | December 5, 2017

SlideShare is a slide hosting service owned by LinkedIn that allows users to upload presentations, either privately or publicly, to a website. This tool…

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Advice for Beginners: Specialization

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 28, 2017

By Judy Jenner Post reblogged from听Translation Times听blog with permission by the author, incl. the image Many beginning interpreters oftentimes ask us about specialization and…

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Local Conferences: The Block Parties of the Language Industry

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 21, 2017

Are you a member of your local translators and interpreters association? Have you ever attended a local conference? There is no question that a…

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So You Want to be a Freelance Translator or Interpreter: Starting from Scratch

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 14, 2017

Starting your freelance translation business from scratch can be a daunting task. Below are a few of the most fundamental questions to ask yourself…

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When It Comes to Communication, More Is More

By ATA Compass | November 9, 2017

In our world of information overload, less is often more. This old adage still applies in the world of communications鈥攖hink website or marketing copy…

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New Certified Members

By The ATA Chronicle | November 9, 2017

Congratulations! The following people have successfully passed ATA鈥檚 certification exam: English听into Chinese Yan Yan Su Toronto, Canada Mingshu Zhang Palatine, IL English听into Japanese Mari…

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Reflecting on a Journey of Discovery

By The ATA Chronicle | November 9, 2017

From the听President David Rumsey president@atanet.org Twitter handle:听@davidcrumsey Living on an island in the Pacific Northwest, the nautical theme to these columns comes naturally. And…

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By The ATA Chronicle | November 9, 2017

Letter to the Editor Translation: An Intellectual Pursuit | Jesse Tomlinson Jesse Tomlinson鈥檚 article, 鈥淭ranslation: An Intellectual Pursuit鈥 (September-October), is succinct, thorough, and hits…

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Professional Development Your Way

By The ATA Chronicle | November 9, 2017

From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org Conferences, online courses, certificates, webinars鈥he list of professional development opportunities available to translators and interpreters today…

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Marybeth Timmermann Wins 2016鈥2017 ATA School Outreach Contest

By The ATA Chronicle | November 9, 2017

Marybeth Timmermann, an ATA-certified French>English translator based in Greenville, Illinois, won a free registration to ATA鈥檚 58th Annual Conference in Washington, DC (October 25鈥28)…

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Interview with Thierry Fontenelle

By The ATA Chronicle | November 9, 2017

Project managers at U.S. translation agencies are very familiar with the challenges involved in organizing and coordinating large projects across a range of languages.…

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