Learning a New Language
Learning a new language does for the mind what exercising does for the body. It keeps your brain active as well as helping develop and improve your memory. Who and...
Antony’s top tax tips
At our open day in November 2012, we were delighted that Antony Federer from Rayner Essex accountants popped in with cake, and to give a talk entitled “Tax Tips...
LRG / University of Westminster – Meet the Client Event
One of the favourite events we speak at is in March this year. Why not come along? Details below. Meet the Client – including Atlas! A joint LRG /...
The Language Show 2012 – Frequently asked questions part 3
Director Clare Suttie recently spoke at the Language Show 2012 in London, in October 2012. Language Show 2012 Live is the UK’s largest event for people passionate about languages....
The Language Show – Frequently asked questions part 1
Director Clare Suttie recently spoke at the Language Show in London, in October 2012. Language Show Live is the UK’s largest event for people passionate about languages. It’s free...
How can translators and interpreters increase their chances of employment? Part 2
Following on from my blog at the end of October Nina and I have now worked hard on her CV, to increase her chances of employment. Her original CV is...
How can translators and interpreters increase their chances of employment?
Here is our guide to help translators and interpreters increase their chances of employment… Presentation/CV First impressions count. If your CV has errors or does not show you at your...
How to improve your chances of getting more translation work
I regularly meet talented and interesting translators and people who want to get into (more) freelance translation, and they ask for my advice. After running Atlas for 21 years,...
Children's TV programmes
You’d think that it would be straightforward translating the scripts children’s TV programmes, right? Watching Bob El Constructor, Tomas y Sus Amigos, and Bananas en Pijamas recently (yes, that’s...
7 Commonly used and misused punctuation marks
Punctuction, read our guide to misused punctuation marks 1 – Comma (,) Use commas to separate items in a series. Example: Our itinerary included Rome, London, and Madrid. Use...