Episodes

In this 16-minute episode, while Jessie sets the stage and explores some possible reasons why many freelance linguists haven’t started building their websites even though it has been on their minds to do so, Zoe shares very practical tips and perspectives from her own website building experience to make this seemingly massive and overwhelming task manageable, and to help translate the will of having the website to actually build the website. Zoe’s website (www.zoelingo.com) has served as an insp...

In this episode, we take a stroll down memory lane with Professor Holly Mikkelson as she recounts her experience starting out as a court interpreter. It may have been the only career option available to her back then, but her passion and dedication to the then-infant profession, along with the support of various professional associations and organizing bodies, has nurtured the growth and development of court interpreting. Join us for the 21-minute ride to relive the tears and joys, twists and tu...

In this episode, we take a stroll down memory lane with Professor Holly Mikkelson as she recounts her experience starting out as a court interpreter. It may have been the only career option available to her back then, but her passion and dedication to the then-infant profession, along with the support of various professional associations and organizing bodies, has nurtured the growth and development of court interpreting. Join us for the 21-minute ride to relive the tears and joys, twists and tu...

In this episode, we take a stroll down memory lane with Professor Holly Mikkelson as she recounts her experience starting out as a court interpreter. It may have been the only career option available to her back then, but her passion and dedication to the then-infant profession, along with the support of various professional associations and organizing bodies, has nurtured the growth and development of court interpreting. Join us for the 21-minute ride to relive the tears and joys, twists and tu...

In this episode, David discusses the history, pedagogical value of long consecutive interpreting, and why long consecutive interpreting and note-taking skills are essential to master for professional interpreters. David shares with us the free resources available for interpreters to take advantage of. At the same time as practicing hard interpreting skills with a top-notch interpreter in the field, how about expanding your professional network also? To register for the free practice sessions, go...

In this episode, David discusses the history, pedagogical value of long consecutive interpreting, and why long consecutive interpreting and note-taking skills are essential to master for professional interpreters. David shares with us the free resources available for interpreters to take advantage of. At the same time as practicing hard interpreting skills with a top-notch interpreter in the field, how about expanding your professional network also? To register for the free practice sessions, go...

In this episode, David discusses the history, pedagogical value of long consecutive interpreting, and why long consecutive interpreting and note-taking skills are essential to master for professional interpreters. David shares with us the free resources available for interpreters to take advantage of. At the same time as practicing hard interpreting skills with a top-notch interpreter in the field, how about expanding your professional network also? To register for the free practice sessions, go...

In this 15-minute chat, Jessie and James Philips, director of the PCT Translation Division at WIPO, talk about the type of translation tasks done at WIPO and the language pairs needed, with a deep dive into how machine translation fits amongst all these moving parts in the world of patent and technical translation. A great opportunity for translators who wish to get in on the patent and technical translation action is also discussed at length.

In this 15-minute chat, Jessie and James Philips, director of the PCT Translation Division at WIPO, talk about the type of translation tasks done at WIPO and the language pairs needed, with a deep dive into how machine translation fits amongst all these moving parts in the world of patent and technical translation. A great opportunity for translators who wish to get in on the patent and technical translation action is also discussed at length.

In this 15-minute chat, Jessie and James Philips, director of the PCT Translation Division at WIPO, talk about the type of translation tasks done at WIPO and the language pairs needed, with a deep dive into how machine translation fits amongst all these moving parts in the world of patent and technical translation. A great opportunity for translators who wish to get in on the patent and technical translation action is also discussed at length.

In this episode, Ms. Maureen Sweeney, Deputy Chief of the Interpreting Staff of the Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020, takes the listeners on a behind-the-scenes tour of the interpreter programs at the Olympics. She talks to the audience about how the quintessential International sports event engages and interacts with linguists in this largely remote working environment that we are seeing as the new normal, and how she and her team have been creatively responding to the ever-fluid situation.

In this episode, Ms. Maureen Sweeney, Deputy Chief of the Interpreting Staff of the Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020, takes the listeners on a behind-the-scenes tour of the interpreter programs at the Olympics. She talks to the audience about how the quintessential International sports event engages and interacts with linguists in this largely remote working environment that we are seeing as the new normal, and how she and her team have been creatively responding to the ever-fluid situation.

In this episode, Ms. Maureen Sweeney, Deputy Chief of the Interpreting Staff of the Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020, takes the listeners on a behind-the-scenes tour of the interpreter programs at the Olympics. She talks to the audience about how the quintessential International sports event engages and interacts with linguists in this largely remote working environment that we are seeing as the new normal, and how she and her team have been creatively responding to the ever-fluid situation.

In this 15-minute interview, Rony Gao chats with a fellow ATA member and classmate, Jessie Liu, about the experience of going back to school in an unusual year, remote interpreting, and continued professional development.

In this 15-minute interview, Rony Gao chats with a fellow ATA member and classmate, Jessie Liu, about the experience of going back to school in an unusual year, remote interpreting, and continued professional development.

In this 15-minute interview, Rony Gao chats with a fellow ATA member and classmate, Jessie Liu, about the experience of going back to school in an unusual year, remote interpreting, and continued professional development.

As a veteran Chinese interpreter, translator and linguist, Prudence‘s Chinese learning experience dates back to the 1980s! In this introductory episode, Prudence shared with June stories about how her aunt inspired her to learn Chinese, how she continued this path by traveling to another continent for enhanced study, how she views her career now and more!

As a veteran Chinese interpreter, translator and linguist, Prudence‘s Chinese learning experience dates back to the 1980s! In this introductory episode, Prudence shared with June stories about how her aunt inspired her to learn Chinese, how she continued this path by traveling to another continent for enhanced study, how she views her career now and more!

As a veteran Chinese interpreter, translator and linguist, Prudence‘s Chinese learning experience dates back to the 1980s! In this introductory episode, Prudence shared with June stories about how her aunt inspired her to learn Chinese, how she continued this path by traveling to another continent for enhanced study, how she views her career now and more!