Monthly Archive:: March 2012
This past Wednesday, I had the pleasure of interviewing translation technology guru Jost Zetzsche during a question and answer conference call. If you missed the live call, you can listen to the recording on the Speaking of Translation website (it streams from the conference call provider, so you don’t need to download anything unless you
The next session of my four-week online course Getting Started as a Freelance Translator starts on Wednesday, April 4. I’ve been teaching this class for about five years, and it covers the basics of launching and running a freelance business. It’s open to translators in any language combination, and lately I’ve also had a number
Next Wednesday, the 21st, I’ll be hosting a free question and answer conference call with Jost Zetzsche, the translation industry technology guru! Jost is the author of the ultra-useful Tool Box translation technology newsletter and the popular “Geek Speak” column in the ATA Chronicle. The call will start at 12:00 noon New York time and
On the Colorado Translators Association e-mail list, we recently had a lively discussion about ATA certification, which got me thinking about some of the pros, cons and issues associated with the ATA certification exams. In the spirit of disclosure, I am both ATA-certified (failed the practice test, passed the real exam) and an active volunteer
