by ATIF WebMaster | Sep 7, 2015 | Interpreting, Professional Interest
What’s it like to interpret for Gorbachev, Ahmadinejad or Deng Xiaoping? Luke Harding hears about rows, headphone malfunctions – and which US president always carried notes Source: A word in your ear: the interpreters who speak for world leaders | US news...
by ATIF WebMaster | Sep 5, 2015 | Industry News, Interpreting, Professional Interest, Translation
When we try to reach our potential customers we have to tailor our message. This message cannot possibly appeal to everyone, so we want to define an ideal customer and tailor our message for him/her.Chiara Grassilli Source: How to define your target clients (for...
by ATIF WebMaster | Sep 5, 2015 | Interpreting, Professional Development, Translation
“Back in graduate school http://www.kent.edu/appling a professor suggested we read thirty minutes each day in each language.” Source: NAJIT Blog
by ATIF WebMaster | Aug 31, 2015 | Business, Interpreting, Odds and Ends, Professional Development, Professional Interest, Translation
This is the last installment of the 4-part series designed and developed by Gio Lester. The series has guided you through your professional image, visibility to customers, social media, tools and approaches for reaching your customers, and now Gio will discuss the...
by ATIF WebMaster | Aug 29, 2015 | PRIVATE, Uncategorized
After twenty plus years in the business I become lazy in learning. I know what words will come up in teaching a mother to feed her premature child. What respectable court interpreter doesn’t have arraignment at the tip of her tongue? John Shaklee Source: NAJIT...
by ATIF WebMaster | Aug 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Getting Into the Market is a webinar series designed and developed by Gio Lester. On this third installment of the 4-part series, Gio talks about designing resumes, letterheads, business cards and finding clients. This is an introduction with suggestions and...
by ATIF WebMaster | Aug 21, 2015 | ATA2015, Letters to Florencio
Dear Florencio: I know you’re incredibly excited about the whole Miami experience, and we are very much looking forward to hosting you and showing you around! But before you break out your Tommy Bahama-style shirt, khakis, and shades, let’s go over some other —just as...
by ATIF WebMaster | Aug 20, 2015 | ATIF Event, Business, Interpreting, Odds and Ends, Professional Development, Professional Interest, Translation
Getting Into the Market is a webinar series designed and developed by Gio Lester. On this second installment of the 4-part series, Gio talks about social media and how to use it. This is an introduction with suggestions and recommendations. Though it is not an in...
by ATIF WebMaster | Aug 19, 2015 | ATA2015
Hailing from the evergreen hills of Portland, comes our friend who is an Oregonian by birth and a Floridian… well, by nature. Meet Florencio De Portland, our #ATA56 mascot, godson of ATA’s very own president, Caitilin Walsh. Florencio came to stay with his...
