Feedback: Going Beyond “That Was Great”
Giving feedback is not just a matter of half-listening and then telling your practice partner, “Yeah, that was great.” Practicing with a partner or in groups involves not only giving feedback to others, but learning to accept their feedback.
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Why Ergonomics Matters to Professional Translators
Most translators probably associate the term “ergonomics” with office chairs and keyboards. While these factors are all relevant, there is a much broader definition.
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Spider Marketing: How to Get Clients to Come to You
It’s not that going out and selling yourself is never worthwhile, but it’s possible, and even quite likely, to spend lots of time and energy on it with little or no result.
Read MoreTranslation in Transition—Christelle Maignan Thanks for sharing this very interesting article, Christelle. Yes, embracing change is definitely in our interest if we want to…
Read MoreWhy I Train Interpreters
If we want qualified interpreters (which I argue we do), we need to continue to train interpreters. I live in a tiny conference interpreting…
Read MoreOnline Training Resources for Translators
As chair of ATA’s Translation and Interpreting Resources Committee, my goal is to gather information on resources of all kinds, including those related to…
Read MoreThe Certification Toolbox: Get Ready!
Late fall and early winter are traditionally a slow time for ATA’s Certification Program, since no exam sittings are scheduled between ATA’s Annual Conference…
Read MoreCongratulations!
The following members have successfully passed ATA’s certification exam: English into Chinese Sijin Xian North Bethesda, MD English into Japanese Hiromi Fujii Novi, MI…
Read MoreThe Value of Volunteering
In my last column I wrote about the benefits of a diverse membership at ATA to provide a wide variety of experience and skills…
Read MoreATA’s Annual Conference: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
As I write this, we’re one week out from the early registration deadline for ATA57 in San Francisco, and all signs point to an…
Read MoreCredentialed Interpreter Recognition, Your Directory Profile, and More
Credentialed Interpreter Debuted: While ATA does not test interpreters, we have looked for ways to recognize their hard-earned credentials in ATA’s Directory of Translators…
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Rika Mitrik Wins 2015–2016 ATA School Outreach Contest
Rika Mitrik, a Japanese<>English interpreter and ATA-certified English>Japanese translator, won a free registration to ATA’s 57th Annual Conference in San Francisco, California, through ATA’s…
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