ATA Professional Development for Everyone

With the pandemic disrupting the translation and interpreting markets, developing skills and expanding specialties has taken on a new importance for many translators and interpreters trying to adapt to the changes in the economy. Knowledge has become a critical resource, and ATA has stepped up the pace to provide members with additional professional development opportunities.

Latest ATA Webinar

The New Remote Interpreting Landscape: Back to the Hack
Presenter: Katharine Allen
Date: January 26, 2021
Time: 12 noon U.S. Eastern Time
Duration: 60 minutes
Level: All
CE Point: 1 ATA-approved

By the end of 2020, every platform that offered remote communication was being used to deliver interpreting services—Google Meets, Zoom, Facetime, Facebook Live, and more—regardless of their suitability for the job. The result? Interpreters are being asked to accommodate a never-ending number of hacks to force square pegs through round holes to make these platforms work.

Register to attend “Back to the Hack” to learn how to make sense of the new remote landscape and strategies for handling it.

Register now! ATA Member $45; Non-Member $60

Back to Business Basics Webinar Series (Free to ATA Members!)

A series of 45-minute webinars offering practical advice on common translation and interpreting business problems. Free to ATA members! Click to watch all three presentations now!

• Entrepreneurial Habits for Freelance Translators and Interpreters
• Handling the Holidays as a Freelancer
• Diversification—A Tool for Thriving in Uncertain Times
• Effective and Pitch-Perfect Marketing during and after COVID-19

Next Back to Business Basics Webinar: Setting Business Goals

Presenter: Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo
Date: January 14, 2021
Time: 12 noon U.S. Eastern Time
Duration: 45 minutes
Language: English
Level: All

Setting realistic goals for your business can be a daunting task. Where do you start? What is the right combination of ambition and reason? How often do you assess your progress and adjust your tactics?

In this fifth episode of ATA’s Back to Business Basics Webinar Series, presenter Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo will examine steps to developing realistic goals, turning goals into achievements, how and when to evaluate your progress, and ways to handle the unexpected.

Reserve Your Spot! Free! Limited to ATA members. Registration required.

ATA Webinars on Demand

ATA’s professional development library offers more than 100 on-demand webinars. Don’t miss this year’s hot topics, including The Remote Interpreter’s Companion, Inbound Marketing for Freelance Translators, and How to Use LinkedIn Strategically. Check out ATA’s entire on-demand library now! There really is something for everyone.

Free Monthly Webinars for ATA Members Only

ATA offers members one free webinar every month. Don’t miss this month’s freebie Managing the Stages of Your Small Business, presented by Dorothee Racette.

Quality professional development is an invaluable benefit of your ATA membership. Make sure to take advantage of all your options to keep learning!