Mentoring and Beyond: Business support by and for peers within ATA

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 25, 2020

The American Translators Association (ATA) set up its current mentoring program in 2011, and since then an estimated 240 mentor/mentee pairs have worked together…

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Quality Control in Translation: Must-Dos for Success as a Translator

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 18, 2020

This post was originally published on Translorial. It is reposted with permission from the author. If you are considering starting – or have just…

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Work Smarter, Not Harder: Scripts to Enhance Translator Productivity

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 11, 2020

*Note: The instructions found in this post should work on the majority of Windows computers. Apple users, let us know if you come up…

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How to Successfully Tackle Translation Tests

By The Savvy Newcomer | February 4, 2020

Reblogged from The ATA Chronicle, with permission If approached with the right mindset, translation tests can be a professionally enriching experience for translators. It’s…

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Public Outreach Presentations: Change Perceptions Outside our Industry

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 28, 2020

This past fall, Veronika Demichelis and I had the opportunity to speak about translation and interpreting at Rice University. My hope is that in…

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More is Not Better When It Comes to Your T&I Client List

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 21, 2020

This post was originally published on Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo’s blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. Everyone wants to grow their client…

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Attending Your Clients’ Conferences

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 14, 2020

Have you ever been told, “go where your clients go,” “meet your clients face-to-face,” or “attend an industry event”? Have you been interested, but…

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10 New Year’s Resolutions in the Field of Privacy for Freelance Translators

By The Savvy Newcomer | January 7, 2020

This post was originally published on LinkedIn. It is reposted with permission from the author. Do you collect personal data from your clients and…

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5 Truths About Court Interpreting

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 26, 2019

This post was originally published on the Translation Times blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. Both our interpreting students and beginning court…

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Machine Translation and the Savvy Translator

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 19, 2019

Using machine translation is easy; using it critically requires some thought. Tick tock! As translators, we’re all too familiar with the experience of working…

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What Freelancers Can Learn from Entrepreneurs

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 12, 2019

This post was originally published on the Freelancers Union blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. Get paid for doing what I love,…

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Promoting the Craftsmanship of our Profession

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 5, 2019

1944. Wartime France. No fabric. The norm had been 100. They were down to an index of 26. There was not even enough material…

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