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Feb 06 2022
Corinne McKay

What payment methods should you accept for your freelance services?

Of all the reasons to lose a freelance project, perhaps the most logical is because the project doesn’t fall into your area of expertise. And perhaps the worst, in my opinion, is because you can’t figure out how to take the client’s money. I’ve never really understood why some freelancers are very rigid about how […]

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Jan 07 2022
Corinne McKay

Translating official documents: early bird rate ends Sunday

Our first four-week class of 2022 starts on January 18, and early bird registration rates ($365 as compared to $405) end on Sunday, January 9. Join Jennifer Nielsen for a four-week course on Translating Official Documents, a class that’s gotten rave reviews from past participants: “Jennifer is a great teacher. After taking her course, I […]

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Dec 07 2021
Corinne McKay

Remembering Michèle Hansen

Very, very sadly, our much-loved colleague and Training for Translators instructor Michèle Hansen passed away on December 5, 2021, after a recent cancer diagnosis. At the time of her death, Michèle was also the chair of the ATA Certification Committee and led the transition to the new online certification exam format. She and I (Corinne […]

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Nov 30 2021
Corinne McKay

OT: A week on the Navajo Nation

Off topic, but perhaps of interest to readers of this blog, since you’re all language and culture nerds! Last month, I had opportunity to travel to the Navajo Nation (the largest Indian reservation in the US) with RezDawg Rescue, the organization that my family and I foster cats (and occasionally dogs!) for. We’ve fostered 50 […]

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Nov 02 2021
Corinne McKay

ATA62: the return to in-person conferences

I recently returned from ATA62, the 62nd annual conference of the American Translators Association. Executive summary: it was fantastic, and I highly recommend attending in-person conferences if they are in your COVID comfort zone. The details: Deciding whether to attend in person We’re at a phase of the pandemic where people have different levels of […]

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