Photo Credit: Personal Archives This & That ― Vignettes of a Professional Journey a column by Ines Bojlesen What better companion can you ask for when you work at home, sitting at the computer hour after hour? A little being who loves you unconditionally, … [Read more...] about Caruso, a Special Companion
Life-Changing Moments: My Visit to the European Commission and Parliament as Part of my Interpreter Training
Érika Lessa I can’t think of a better way to bring my two years at the Master of Conference Interpreting (MCI) program at Glendon College, in Canada, to a more perfect end than with a trip to Europe. More precisely, to Brussels. Yes, it’s a nice city to visit as a tourist … [Read more...] about Life-Changing Moments: My Visit to the European Commission and Parliament as Part of my Interpreter Training
56th Annual Conference ― The Miami Preliminary Program is Out!
Mirna Soares (Member of the Leadership Council) Last month we posted a list of speakers and sessions in the Portuguese category, including our Distinguished Speaker Israel Souza, Jr. Now, many of you have probably received the supplement to The ATA Chronicle and … [Read more...] about 56th Annual Conference ― The Miami Preliminary Program is Out!
How Book Translations Bring Peers Together
Photo Credit: DeathToTheStockPhoto.com Rafa Lombardino (PLD Blog Editor) In this new installment of the Literary Corner, I’d like to talk about how great it was to attend the 6th International Conference organized by the Brazilian Translators Association … [Read more...] about How Book Translations Bring Peers Together
Powering up Your PowerPoint Spellchecker
Photo Credit: HubSpot Maria Helena Brenner-Kelly PowerPoint is a very popular presentation software. No wonder it is pretty common to receive translation projects with source documents in PPT format. If you are anything like me, you want to do a last … [Read more...] about Powering up Your PowerPoint Spellchecker