Veteran PLD Member Tereza Braga interviewed Julia Pedro, our new Administrator, and Ruth Hollard, our new Assistant Administrator. Get to know them better in this animated virtual talk. Julia and Ruth will begin their term during PLD’s Annual Meeting this fall. More information about the Annual Meeting will be announced at a later date. […]
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Basic Tips on Remote Interpreting
Mary Hernandez Castellanos Working remotely has been tagged as our “new normal.” But how do we adjust to this new way of providing our services? Well, let me tell you a little of how I’ve organized my office space to have a reliable connection, quality sound, adequate lighting, the ability to handle the different […]
Toxic Translation: A Twelve-Step Program for Self-Injuring Translators
Wendell Ricketts* Originally posted at Provenwrite.com Read the Portuguese version of this article translated by Juliana Samel The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily express the American Translators Association’s position 1. Admit that you are powerless over translation agencies. 2. Make a searching and fearless inventory of the […]
Why must interpreters work in pairs?
by Denise Bobadilha Originally published on LinkedIn in Portuguese on August 19, 2018 Copy edited by Lynnea Hansen A regular Q&A with clients: I need an interpreter for a two-hour event, three hours at most. And I was told that two interpreters are needed for this job. But two hours is such a short time! […]
Working the Room
By Melissa Harkin Are you familiar with the expression “to work the room”? It means: To interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation. To interact with one’s audience, take cues from its reactions, and adapt one’s performance or words to elicit the audience’s […]
How to assess the quality of your interpreter
By Ofer Tirosh* Originally published at the Tomedes Blog. Reposted with permission. With an increase in remote interpretation during the pandemic, companies must assess the quality of the interpreters with whom they work. Many businesses out there are keen to assure themselves of the quality of their interpretation services, in order to ensure that they […]