The ATA Podcast

Mar 25 2025 91 ep. 31 mins 59
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ATA is a professional association founded to advance the translation and interpreting professions and foster the professional development of individual translators and interpreters.

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E108: Rediscover ATA's Member Benefits

Mar 25 2025 19 mins  
In this first ATA Podcast episode of 2025, Andie Ho revisits Membership Committee chair Tony Guerra to talk about all the ongoing, new, and unknown benefits of ATA membership! For new members and veteran ones, Tony does a deep dive into ATA's benefits that keep you abreast in the industry, progressing in your profession, and connected with your ATA community. Even if you know about

E107: 2024 Year in Review

Dec 31 2024 56 mins  
There were a lot of big changes to the Association this year, making it a year of transition in more ways than one! Listen in for Matt Baird's final episode as the ATA Podcast host where he interviews ATA President Geoff Koby to look back on all that happened in 2024 and to set our eyes on exciting things planned for 2025. This year, Geoff found himself unexpectedly and premature

E106: Inside Specialization - Interpreting with Technology

Oct 18 2024 52 mins  
On this episode of the ATA Podcast's Inside Specialization series, Daniel Sebesta and Bridget Hylak of ATA's Language Technology Division interview Dieter Runge, co-founder of Boostlingo. Listen in as Dieter, Bridget, and Daniel discuss the role of professional organizations in the interpreting profession. Dieter mentions that technology upskilling is a fact of life for our indust

E105: ATA 2024 Elections - Meet the Candidates

Oct 02 2024 42 mins  
ATA will hold its regularly scheduled elections at the upcoming ATA 65th Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon, October 30–November 2, 2024, to elect the following: President-Elect (one unexpired position to be filled for a remaining term of one year). Director (three regular positions, each for a three-year term). Director (one unexpired position to be filled for a remainin

E104: Inside Specialization – Corporate and Internal Communications

Sep 12 2024 30 mins  
In the language professions, there is the contradiction to be both regional experts and citizens of the world in needing to share a message with multiple divergent entities. These identities are crucial for multinational companies whose communications can be very time-sensitive and have major implications on everything they do. For this reason, it's important to have a trusted and

E103: Inside Specialization – Dental Translation

Jul 17 2024 32 mins  
When it comes to healthcare, not everyone considers the uniqueness of dentistry in terms of the training and expertise it requires from dentists and hygienists. This distinction manifests itself through the language used in the field, which requires careful research and attention to translate effectively. As well, dentistry tends to be on the forefront of medical advancements, mea

E102: ATA's Honors and Awards Program

May 22 2024 19 mins  
ATA presents annual and biennial awards to encourage, reward, and publicize outstanding work done by both seasoned professionals and students of our craft. ATA recognizes our colleagues who, through their daily work, volunteer activities, and careers exemplify the qualities that define excellence in our field or who have made a significant impact on the profession of translation an

E101: Inside Specialization – Veterinary Translation

Feb 28 2024 26 mins  
Medical translation is a large umbrella, and it’s important to not overlook the many specialized, unique fields that stem from it! One of them is the important type of medical translation that deals not with human patients, but with our beloved small and large animals: veterinary translation. In this episode of Inside Specialization, we hear from Veronica Leibaschoff, who sta

E100: ATA’s Mastermind Program: An Inside Look

Feb 15 2024 23 mins  
Without a mentor, how do you expect to change and grow as a professional? That's where ATA's Mastermind Program comes in! Translators and interpreters often go into business understanding that finding and retaining clients will be hard work. What many fail to see, however, is the difficulty in running a business alone and not always knowing what to do next. ATA’s Mastermind Progr

E99: Inside Specialization – Sports Interpreting

Jan 31 2024 23 mins  
Sports recreation and entertainment remains a field that unites the world, and the emergence of new video technology and streaming has only made people more able to follow and enjoy the sports they love. With increased access comes an increased need for sports interpreting to allow more audiences to connect and understand what they are watching. Hear from one of those sports inter