If you are bilingual, I’m sure you have had the emotional experience of helping someone needing to communicate. Not long ago, my youngest daughter excitedly approached me and shared, “Daddy, I did my first interpretation job!” My daughter was pulled out of class to interpret for a Spanish-speaking woman at the school reception area. She …
Have you hosted an event that required conference interpreting? Have you yourself attended a conference where you benefitted from conference interpreting? What is conference interpreting? Why should you bother investing in this professional service? Conference interpretation utilizes at least one team of two interpreters to render a message from one language (known as the source …
In an earlier blog, I discussed marketing. This one considers sales. Not everyone agrees, but these methods have worked for me. Traditional sales calls tend to focus on features and benefits. You begin to list all your services, qualifications, training, ethical standards, professional associations, etc. Guess what? Usually, they don’t really care. You might bludgeon …
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Foursquare, Scoop it, and Pinterest The above-mentioned sites are all different social media tribes. Just like I mentioned that you could be present at a networking event and accomplish nothing, that same can be true of social media.
Once again this year, the American Translators Association hosted its successful 55th annual conference (ATA55) in Chicago with an audience of 1,842 of the smartest linguist in the world! With approximately 190 educational sessions, it was an incredible opportunity for professional development, thereby polishing my skills as an interpreter.
I would like to recognize the hard-working board members of the American Translators Association (“ATA”). Theirs is a thankless job. As volunteers, they contribute valuable time and effort to serve in this position. The position, however, is very important, as it affects the lives of every person in the language profession.
Since being elected to the board of the Carolina Association of Translators and Interpreters, I have been diligently working to accomplish the lofty goals contained in my candidate statement. It was my pleasure to locate two new exhibitors for our annual conference this past April in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
What does the word profession mean? Merriam-Webster’s dictionary lists the following definitions: a type of job that requires special education, training, or skill; a calling requiring specialized expertise and often long and intensive academic preparation. Can interpretation and translation claim to be professions? What say you? Can a regular bilingual person skillfully interpret a week-long trial?
I once heard an interpreter declare that associations are for fancy car types. Ouch, I didn’t think my Ford was fancy. However, with full disclosure that 95% of the below is on CATI‘s website, here are the top ten reasons to become a member. 1. Provider Database: CATI will list you on its website directory. …
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Have you seen the Crest commercial, “if you’re not whitening, you’re yellowing?” In my opinion, if ever there was a motivating catch phrase, this would be it. No one wants to be found dead or alive with yellow teeth. What does this mean for language professionals and their clients? You may find it difficult to …
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Archway also bridges the gap in communication by offering a wide variety of interpreting and translation services.
Archway also bridges the gap in communication by offering a wide variety of interpreting and translation services.
