Antoni C. MarotoAug 14, 20202 minATA61Registration is now open for the 61st Annual Conference (October 21-24, 2020) of the American Translators Association (ATA). I want to st...
Antoni C. MarotoJul 22, 20202 minMy Path To Medical ImagingWhen I was 13 years old, I decided I'd be a translator. Back then, I often found myself translating songs from English into Spanish. Thos...
Antoni C. MarotoJul 12, 20202 minClinical TerminologyWhen I began translating for the healthcare industry, one of my first challenges was abbreviations. Not only does the meaning of some abb...
Antoni C. MarotoMay 18, 20203 minSilver LiningsMy post Lean Times explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting my business. Like many others in my profession, I’ve seen a work...
Antoni C. MarotoApr 20, 20201 minPlain LanguagePlain language is clear and avoids complex words. It is easy to read, understand, and act upon after just one reading. These are the main...
Antoni C. MarotoApr 7, 20203 minFrom Surviving To ThrivingGratitude goes a long way! I'm a certified professional translator (English into Spanish and Catalan) who helps businesses connect with t...
Antoni C. MarotoMar 26, 20202 minLean TimesOne of the stories in the Torah tells that Joseph is asked to interpret a dream of Pharaoh about seven fat cows and seven lean cows. Jose...
Antoni C. MarotoFeb 25, 20203 minRevisiting Social MediaIn 2017, I deleted my personal social media profiles. I had already quit Facebook three years earlier due to privacy concerns, but I kept...
Antoni C. MarotoJan 3, 20202 minNew Year, New Drive!Two years ago, I almost lost all my computer data. I shut down my computer on a Friday afternoon. When I turned it on again two days late...
Antoni C. MarotoDec 18, 20195 minBecoming AmericanThe first time I visited the US was in September of 2013. My now-spouse and I were then in a long-distance relationship. While I found Ch...
Antoni C. MarotoDec 1, 20191 minOpen For The HolidaysThe last month of 2019 is here, and the holiday season will be in full bloom soon! The holiday season is the time of the year from late N...
Antoni C. MarotoOct 31, 20193 minProfessional CredentialsHow do you know if a translator is qualified? Just as you expect accountants and teachers to have credentials, the same goes for translat...
Antoni C. MarotoSep 1, 20192 minAngélicaIn my lifetime, I've experienced the loss of close people go, such as my parents, my grandparents, and other relatives. However, I had ne...
Antoni C. MarotoJun 30, 20192 minThis Is The Place!Three years ago, I moved from Barcelona to Chicago. Among many other things, relocating to the US allowed me to: Obtain the ATA certifica...
Antoni C. MarotoMay 3, 20192 minWorkshop On Translation & InterpretationIn 2017, I passed the ATA certification exam in the English into Spanish pair. I took the computerized version of the test, so I brought ...
Antoni C. MarotoApr 11, 20192 minMy LinkedIn EtiquetteSome of you might now know it yet, but I am not a big fan of social media. I'm only on LinkedIn because it is low-maintenance and has pro...
Antoni C. MarotoMar 10, 20192 minTranscriptionAfter I relocated to the U.S. in 2016, I became determined to make a living as a full-time, freelance language services provider (LSP). A...
Antoni C. MarotoFeb 1, 20192 minAnimal-Friendly LanguageI’ve mentioned previously that not all my jobs have been related to the translation and localization sector. I only started freelancing f...
Antoni C. MarotoJan 20, 20195 minHow I Became Fluent In EnglishOne can have two or more native languages. Although I identify Catalan as my preferred language, I grew up in a household that spoke Span...
Antoni C. MarotoJan 7, 20192 minIdioglossiaDead Can Dance—a band formed in 1981 in Melbourne (Australia)—continues to this day to produce unique material that combines the voices o...