Slovo, Podcast of the ATA Slavic Languages Division

In this episode, we talk to Yulia Tsybysheva, a Russian marketing translator based in Bristol, UK. Yulia works with fashion, beauty, jewelry, and lifestyle brands, as well as clients in the tourism and hospitality industries, providing translation, localization, and transcreation services. Yulia has recently also started a new role as a Russian Language Lead at Flo Health app.

Yulia's website: https://choiceofwords.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/yuliatsybysheva

Twitter: @ruchoiceofwords

Other resources mentioned in the episode:

Nina Sattler-Hovdar’s website: https://www.transcreationexperts.com/

Pishi, sokrashchai («Пиши, сокращай») by Maksim Ilyahov and Lyudmila Sarycheva: https://alpinabook.ru/catalog/book-pishi-sokrashchay/

In this episode, we talk to Andrei Falaleyev, a conference interpreter with more than 30 years of experience and a seasoned interpreter trainer. Andrei shares tips on becoming a sought-after interpreter, specializing, and training interpreters.

In this episode, we highlight some of the sessions in the Slavic languages track at the upcoming ATA Annual Conference (ATA61). In the first part of this episode, we talk to two literary translators, Evgeny Terekhin and Shelley Fairweather-Vega. In the second part, we will hear from Nora Seligman Favorov, Veronika Demichelis, and Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya, whose presentations deal with negotiating differences in translation.

Conference website: https://ata61.org

Sessions featured in the episode:

(048) Getting Edited and Getting Ahead in Literary Translation — Shelley Fairweather-Vega

(058) Corporate Social What? Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility and How It's Usually (Mis)interpreted in the Post-Soviet States — Veronika Demichelis

(068) How to Become a Literary Translator — Evgeny Terekhin

(099) Balancing Act: Sneaking Historical Context into a Literary Translation from Russian — Nora Seligman Favorov

(116) Contract Language Categories: Russian versus English — Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya

SlavFile interview with Ellen Elias-Bursać: http://www.ata-divisions.org/SLD/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SlavFile-2020-3-Summer-Fall.pdf

Paula Arturo, a lawyer-linguist and Associate Professor of Law, talks about the challenges of legal translation and shares tips for translators who would like to specialize in it. In the second half of the interview, we discuss how language professionals can negotiate a fair contract with their clients.

Paula's website: https://translatinglawyers.com/

In this episode, we talk to ATA-certified English>Polish translator and certified medical interpreter (CoreCHI) Katarzyna “Kasia” Hoerner, who shares how she came to specialize in the medical field. Katarzyna also touches on her work as a staff translator and interpreter, the demand for Polish language services in the US, and the changes and opportunities brought about by the current health crisis.

Esther Hermida, a certified Spanish interpreter in California and Federal courts, talks about starting her interpreting career, getting certified, and her experience with television simulcast interpreting and dialect coaching. We also discuss AB-5, the newly adopted California law that affects independent contractors, including translators and interpreters, and Esther’s involvement with CoPTIC, a group that is pushing for an exemption for translators and interpreters.

Esther’s website: https://www.certifiedspanishinterpreter.com/index.html

CoPTIC website: http://coalitionptic.org/

The SLD Podcast is back with a revamped name and logo and a new host, Maria Guzenko. This episode features Shelley Fairweather-Vega, who translates from Russian and Uzbek. Shelley talks about learning these languages, her transition from commercial to literary translation, and the books she has translated recently.

Shelley’s website: https://www.fairvega.com/.

Gaia, Queen of Ants: https://press.syr.edu/supressbooks/2513/gaia-queen-of-ants/

Of Strangers and Bees: https://www.tiltedaxispress.com/of-strangers-and-bees/

This episode wraps up our current season called "Business Matters", as we take a break for the annual conference by American Translators Association (ATA). We welcome the new Administrator and Assistant Administrator of the ATA Slavic Languages Division, Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya and Steven McGrath.

Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya is a Russian>English (ATA-certified) and French>English legal and financial translator based in the Philadelphia area. She holds a Master’s in Translation from Kent State University. She was one of the co-founders of the SLD's ATA exam practice group and runs its Russian>English channel.

http://sokolskayatranslations.com/

Steven McGrath is an ATA-Certified Russian to English translator from Iowa City, Iowa. He has over five years of experience in translation. He received a Master’s degree from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia’s most prominent educational institution. Steven is knowledgeable about a wide range of subjects and has welcomed translation projects of many varieties, from official documents and commercial websites to works of scholarship, journalism and literature.

http://www.mcgrathtranslations.com/

In this episode, we talk to Dagmar and Judy Jenner about the changing professional landscape in translation and interpreting, thinking like a customer, overcoming impostor syndrome, and making marketing your services easier.

About our guests:

Dagmar Jenner is an experienced German, Spanish, French, and English translator. She is accredited as a conference interpreter by the European Union. She has an advanced degree in French from the University of Salzburg and a master’s degree in conference interpreting from the University of Vienna. She is an expert on the German orthography reform. She runs the European side of Twin Translations, while her twin sister Judy Jenner is in charge of business in the U.S. She is the President of the Austrian Interpreters’ and Translators’ Association UNIVERSITAS Austria. She teaches interpreting at the University of Vienna. She is also the co-author of The Entrepreneurial Linguist: The Business-School Approach to Freelance Translation.

Judy Jenner, MBA is a Spanish and German translator and copywriter, federally certified Spanish court interpreter, conference interpreter, and award-winning small business owner based in Las Vegas, NV. She helps businesses of all sizes – from Fortune 50 corporations to family-owned restaurants – communicate their messages effectively in their target language. She is a voting member of the American Translators Association (ATA) and the past president of the Nevada Interpreters and Translators Association (NITA). She now chairs NITA’s professional development committee. Judy is a master-level court-certified Spanish interpreter and a court-registered German interpreter in Nevada and serves on the advisory board of the Spanish/English translation certificate at the University of California-San Diego Extension, where she also teaches in the online translation program. Judy is also a certified California court interpreter (Spanish). In addition, Judy serves as one of the spokespersons of the American Translators Association.

Together, Dagmar and Judy run their boutique translation and interpreting business "Twin Translations": http://www.twintranslations.com/

The Entrepreneurial Linguist: The Business-School Approach to Freelance Translation: https://www.amazon.com/The-Entrepreneurial-Linguist-Business-School-Translation/dp/0557256232/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392425098&sr=8-1

Judy and Dagmar Jenner's blog "Translation Times": http://translationtimes.blogspot.com/

In this episode, we talk to the members of Black Squirrel Translator Collective (BSTC)! In 2016, Victoria Chavez-Kruse, Mary McKee, Jamie Hartz, and Elizabeth Nelsen established Black Squirrel Translator Collective, a working group that provides many tangible and intangible benefits. Tune in to learn how they did it, what working together means to them, and how you can partner up with your colleagues to take your business to the next level!

Article in The ATA Chronicle: https://www.ata-chronicle.org/featured/the-benefits-of-a-translator-collective-staying-sane-as-a-freelance-translator

About our guests:

Victoria Chavez-Kruse is an ATA-certified Spanish-into-English translator specializing in the life sciences and medical fields. She holds an M.A. in Translation in 2013 from Kent State University’s Institute for Applied Linguistics and a B.A. in Spanish from Malone University. Victoria is a member of the Northeast Ohio Translators Association and currently serves as the interim PR chair, as well as the social media coordinator and newsletter editor. Visit her website: https://www.vcktranslation.com

Elizabeth Nelsen is a Spanish-into-English translator specializing in the life sciences and medical fields, with a focus on clinical trials. She received an M.A. in Translation from Kent State University and a B.S. in both Spanish and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Elizabeth is a member of the American Translators Association and the Upper Midwest Translators and Interpreters Association. Visit her website: https://entranslations-llc.com

Jamie Hartz is an ATA-certified Spanish>English legal and commercial translator. She completed an MA in Spanish translation at Kent State University in 2015. In 2013, she was one of three ATA volunteers who established The Savvy Newcomer blog, and she is a frequent contributor and editor. Now living in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she is also a member of the Delaware Valley Translators Association (an ATA chapter) and is an active volunteer with ATA. Visit her website: https://tildelanguage.com

Mary McKee is an ATA-Certified Spanish-into-English translator working in the life sciences, marketing, and commercial fields, with occasional forays into “fun” topics such as graphic novels and the environment. She earned her MA in Spanish translation from Kent State University in 2014 and is currently the secretary of the Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society, the northwest chapter of the ATA. Mary lives and works in Seattle, WA with her husband and daughter and is hoping to resume international travel as soon as the toddler is ready for long-haul flights! Visit her website: http://www.mckeetranslation.com