E115: ASTM Standards on Language Services Explained

Standards are a way to signal to the world that you care about the quality of your work and product, and it is up to us to set and encourage best practices in a given profession. When clients can't easily judge the quality of the services they purchase, they turn to standards to help gauge it. In this episode of the ATA Podcast, ASTM subcommittee chair and ATA member Steve Lank discusses the origins of ASTM translation and interpretation standards, how they were developed, and what they mean in practice for language professionals. ASTM International is one of the world's largest international standards developing organizations, defining and setting standards to improve the lives of millions. Listen and learn how ASTM standards affect both language services providers and those receiving services by understanding what clients are looking for and what language professionals need to know to meet those expectations. Show Notes: ASTM International : ASTM Standard Practice for Language Translation : ATA Certification : International Organization for Standardization: Join ATA : The ATA Podcast Archive : ATA Events Calendar: ATA Socials: The ATA Chronicle : Please send comments, questions, or requests about this podcast to podcast@atanet.org . Thank you for listening! Audio Production: Derek Platts | Technical Support: Trenton Morgan

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E115: ASTM Standards on Language Services Explained is an episode from The ATA Podcast by American Translators Association.

This episode is 32:30 long.

This episode was published on Jan 15, 2026.

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