Podcast Episodes

SLD Podcast: Episode 16 with the Black Squirrel Collective

July 30, 2019

In this latest episode of the SLD Podcast, Veronika and Ekaterina talk to the members of Black Squirrel Translator Collective (BSTC)! In 2016, Victoria Chavez-Kruse, Mary McKee, Jamie Hartz, and Elizabeth Nelsen established Black Squirrel Translator Collective, a working group that provides many tangible and intangible benefits. Tune in to learn how they did it, what working together means to them, and how you can partner up with your colleagues to take your business to the next level!

Just one day left to register for the SLD’s webinar on English>Russian editing on July 31! The more people sign up, the more reason there will be for ATA to continue with language-specific “division webinars.” Don’t miss out!

SLD Podcast: Episode 15 with Chris Durban

June 3, 2019

The SLD Podcast welcomes Chris Durban, a French>English translator based in Paris, specializing in finance and corporate communications. She is an active member of the translation community (despite her low profile on social media), the co-author of The Prosperous Translator”, and a contributor to “101 Things a Translator Needs to Know”. In this interview, she talks about the importance of embracing risk and standing out. Listen now on Soundcloud, iTunes, or Google Play, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

SLD Podcast: Episode 13 with Alaina Brandt

March 11, 2019

The 2019 season continues on the SLD Podcast with Alaina Brandt, a business owner, Spanish-to-English translator, and expert on project management and processes. Ekaterina and Veronika chat with Alaina about best practices in project management, sources of communication failure, and the state of localization training in the US.

Listen now on Soundcloud, iTunes, or Google Play, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

SLD Podcast: Episode 12 with Sara Maria Hasbun

February 6, 2019

The SLD Podcast is kicking off its new, 2019 season, centered around the topic “Business Matters.” In this first episode, Veronika and Ekaterina interview Sara Maria Hasbun, a linguist, entrepreneur, and Managing Director of Meridian Linguistics. You can listen directly on Soundcloud or through Apple Podcasts and Google Play.

Make sure to subscribe so that you never miss an episode! You can also find the entire archive with links on the SLD Podcast page.

SLD Podcast Conference Preview: Saturday

October 22, 2018

ATA59 is almost here! Time to wrap up the SLD Podcast’s conference preview series with the third installment, featuring speakers from Saturday. This lineup includes Mike Collins, Silvia D’Amico and Catherine Christaki, Michele Hansen and Stephen Volante, our own Ekaterina Howard, Mercedes Guhl, and Ewandro Magalhaes, covering topics in translation and interpreting, as well as business skills like writing website copy and managing work-life balance. More information on the sessions and speakers is available in the show notes.

You can access all of the SLD Podcast episodes through SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Make sure to subscribe to avoid missing an episode!

SLD Podcast Conference Preview: Friday

October 18, 2018

If you enjoyed the first episode full of ATA59 previews, don’t miss the second episode, featuring speakers from Friday sessions. This Friday episode brings you over two hours of interviews with twelve speakers, both SLD members and non-members: Elizabeth Adams, Larry Bogoslaw, Veronika Demichelis and Natalia Noland, Winnie Heh, Corinne McKay and John Milan, Elena Morrow, Lydia Razran Stone, Ana Lis Salotti, Madalena Zampaulo, and Jost Zetzsche.

More information on the speakers and their talks is available in the show notes. As always, you can find all of the SLD Podcast episodes on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

SLD Podcast Conference Preview: Wednesday and Thursday

October 16, 2018

As we gear up for the ATA conference in NOLA (just a week and a half left!), now is a great chance to take a listen to the conference preview series from the SLD Podcast. This set of three episodes features mini-interviews with various speakers, both SLD members and beyond.

The first podcast in the series, which you can go to directly on SoundCloud, features speakers from the training sessions on Wednesday (Athena Matilsky, Jay Marciano, and Sameh Ragab) and one from a Thursday session (Manuela Sampaio). The interviews cover topics from machine translation and technology to project management and interpreting skills. Additional information on the speakers and their sessions can be found in the show notes.

You can access all of the SLD Podcast episodes through SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play. Make sure to subscribe to avoid missing an episode!

ATA59 Pre-Conference Bulletin Available!

October 2, 2018

Are you not yet excited enough for this year’s Annual Conference? Are you wondering what you can expect if it’s your first time? Are you looking forward to perennial events like the SLD Dinner or Newcomers’ Lunch and wondering about the details? Then you’re in luck: the SLD’s ATA59 Pre-Conference Bulletin is now available to answer all your questions!

You can find the bulletin on the SlavFile page or directly here. This year’s edition includes information on off-site events such as the SLD Dinner and Newcomers’ Lunch, links to past conference reviews, meeting minutes and other SLD business, and – new this year – a rundown of SLD Podcast interviews with conference session presenters. You can find the episodes themselves on SoundCloud, or subscribe on iTunes or Google Play.

Looking forward to seeing you all at ATA59!

SLD Podcast: Episode 8 with Alyssa Yorgan-Nosova

August 31, 2018

In case you missed it, check out the newest episode from the SLD Podcast, in which Alyssa Yorgan-Nosova talks about her path in the translation industry, how she ended up in localization, and her experience in the localization certificate program at University of Washington-Seattle.

Make sure to subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Google Play so you never miss an episode!

SLD Podcast: Episode 7 with Evgeniy Bartov

August 8, 2018

In this episode of the SLD Podcast, Veronika and Ekaterina interview Evgeniy Bartov, successful translator, agency owner, and translation school founder. Evgeniy discusses the state of the translation market, issues with translation quality, and the nuances of translator training.

Be sure to subscribe to the ATA podcast on iTunes and Google Play so you never miss an episode!