Speaker: Haruka Kuroda Session Title: Supercharge Your Interpreting Prep: Gain a 20X Edge with Generative AI Review Author: audra lincoln In her "Supercharge Your Interpreting Prep" session, speaker Haruka Kuroda shared her experience and knowledge about using … [Read more...]
Allyson Sigman at ATA66
Presenter: Allyson Sigman Session Title: Katakana or Kanji? Using Load Words in Japanese Interpreting Review Author: audra lincoln Presenter Allyson Sigma used her wealth of interpreting experience to offer a dedicated discussion on a common EN>JP interpreting … [Read more...]
Panel Discussion at ATA66
Presenters: audra lincoln, Lorelei Brand, Evan Laufman Session Title: Panel Discussion: Formal T&I Training Programs--What's So Great About Training Anyway? Review Author: Tsukumo Niwa Sattler As someone who is new to the profession, I highly appreciated seeing a … [Read more...]
Hiromi Green at ATA66
Speaker: Hiromi Green, Distinguished Speaker (DS) Session Title: Interpreting Theories and a Holistic Approach for Japanese to/from English Interpreters Review Author: Allyson Sigman In her school, Grin’s Academy, Hiromi-sensei’s motto for her students is「にっこり笑顔で切磋琢磨」. … [Read more...]
Hiromi Green at ATA66
Speaker: Hiromi Green, Distinguished Speaker (DS) Session Title: Practical Skills Development Workshop for Japanese to/from English Interpreters Review Author: Allyson Sigman Did you ever feel like you wanted to learn about simultaneous or consecutive interpreting … [Read more...]
Izumi Suzuki at ATA66
Speaker: Izumi Suzuki Session Title: Handling the Unpredictable: Navigating Unexpected Situations in Interpreting Review Author: Shizuka Otake (大竹静香 ) Veteran interpreter Izumi Suzuki spoke about unexpected situations she faced in her interpreting career and how she … [Read more...]
Switching Tracks with Allyson Sigman アリソン・シグマンの進路変更
Allyson Sigman is a freelance Japanese/English conference interpreter based in the American Midwest. She owns Echo Japanese Interpreting and 株式会社エコーグローバル. She is also a terrific advocate for linguists looking to break into this field, presenting at multiple conferences (including … [Read more...]
JLD文殊の知恵 Summary of Tools for Interpreters
At the February 2025 Monju no Chie event, Allyson Sigman spoke about “Tools to Improve the Productivity and Work of Interpreters.” She covered tools for prep, glossary creation, terminology management, document organization, sim-consec (interpreter takes notes for consecutive … [Read more...]
JLD 文殊の知恵 Write up for Tools for Interpreters
Great session! Like a mini ATA conference. Full disclosure: I am a translator, and although I took interpreting classes when I was getting my MA, I have never pursued learning about the kind of equipment an interpreter needs. This session was full of great tips. Here are my big … [Read more...]
ATA65 Session Summary: 120 Yoko Usui et al–Panel Discussion: Japanese Linguists in the Automotive Industry
Speakers: Yoko Usui, Denise Fisher, Naoko Mizutani, Yuko Seki Rozzell, Phil Soldini Session Title: Panel Discussion: Japanese Linguists in the Automotive Industry Summary Author: Shiho Fukuda Koski In this panel discussion, five experienced Japanese-to-English … [Read more...]
