Hi! Why I don’t like being addressed as “Hi” in emails
Posted on10 March 2014
This is a great blog by our friend Susan Heaton-Wright over at Executive Voice. It really struck a chord with us, as like Susan, we get a lot of...
Interpreter Feedback
Posted on27 January 2014
Lovely comments from a lovely client! We are always thrilled to get positive feedback from our clients, so it made our day to receive this email to Gabi recently:...
I want to be a translator!
Posted on13 January 2014
So, as a translation agency, we hear this a lot. We meet people who want to be translators, or have just started their freelance worlds. What do we say?...
Business cards – worth a bit of effort!
Posted on6 January 2014
We love to get out and meet people – which means we do amass a fine collection of business cards – just a few recent ones are shown above!...
Goodbye Atlas – From our fabulous Manager Anna Davies!
Posted on6 December 2013
It is with great sadness (and a lot of tears) that I (Anna Davies) write this. After over nine years, it is time for me to leave Atlas and...
Is it OK to phone a translation agency?
Posted on27 November 2013
In a word – yes! All agencies are different and have different ways of working so we would always recommend a quick phone call to a translation agency before...
The Atlas Supplier Open Day – November 2013
Posted on25 November 2013
We now hold a Supplier Open Day twice a year – a great chance to meet people who work with us and who want to work with us. November’s...
Translation Blunder of the Month
Posted on3 October 2013
The American Dairy Association’s huge success with its “Got Milk?” campaign was unfortunately not mirrored in the Spanish-speaking market, where it translated to “Are you lactating?” Luckily enough for...
Can I just book an interpreter for an hour? NO – but you could consider telephone interpreting…
Posted on16 September 2013
Face-to-face interpreting services at Atlas are booked based on a daily rate and in exceptional circumstances a half-day rate. We are often asked if an interpreter can be booked...
Films for Translators
Posted on6 September 2013
After our recent blog about the top 5 ‘Songs for Translators’, we thought we’d follow up with a similar article on films. Please see below for our top 5...
Studying translation vs. actually working in a translation agency
Posted on4 September 2013
I was very confident before I came to Atlas, and would never have imagined the type of problems that I would encounter when I started my work placement. At...
eCPD Webinar – Learn to love translation agencies!
Posted on3 September 2013
Clare Suttie, director at Atlas Translations, ran a webinar in August in partnership with eCPD Webinars. eCPD offers high-quality online training and online webinars to help translators, interpreters and...