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SLD Podcast Conference Preview: Friday

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

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!

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

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

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!

SLD Podcast: Episode 6 on Professional Training

In this latest episode of the SLD podcast, Elana Pick and Yuliya Tsaplina talk about the importance of professional interpreter training and the future of the profession. Both guests teach at the Master of Conference Interpreting program (MCI) at Glendon College, York University in Toronto, Canada.

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

SLD Podcast: Episode 4 with Elena Bogdanovich-Werner

Check out the new episode of the SLD podcast, in which Elena Bogdanovich-Werner, a translator of 30 years, discusses how the language services industry has changed over time, what makes a great translator, and what areas of professional development are most important for translators and interpreters.

Good news! The SLD podcast is now available on iTunes and Google Play! Just search “ATA SLD” and be sure to subscribe. Note that it takes 12-24 hours for the newest episode to appear. The latest episodes are always available on the ATA SLD SoundCloud channel.

SLD Podcast: Episode 3 with Maria Guzenko and Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya

Check out the third episode of the SLD podcast, where the administrators and founders of SLD’s ATA exam practice group, Maria Guzenko and Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya, discuss how the group helps participants prepare for the ATA Certification Exam, their experience managing the group, and volunteering opportunities.

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