I’m looking for advanced training that goes beyond terminology — how to calibrate honorifics, indirectness, and relationship-building cues when moving between Mexican Spanish and U.S. English. In my cultural consulting/translation work, the sticking points are greetings and closings that signal hierarchy; a 2-hour, practice-heavy workshop (Zoom, evenings ET) with CEUs would be ideal — what have you found worthwhile?
In bilingual email chains, I mirror the highest formality from the Spanish side in the first EN message — “Good afternoon, Lic. Pérez” + a firm “Best regards” — and only drop titles once they do. For a 2-hour, practice-heavy Zoom with CE credit, ATA’s webinar catalog is the closest I’ve found, but it’s hit-or-miss on role-play: Professional Development Webinars - American Translators Association (ATA).
Quick example: I add a soft-landing line to pivot from Lic./usted to first names — “If it works for you, we can use first names in English; I’ll keep Lic. Pérez in Spanish until you prefer otherwise.” That lowers hierarchy on the EN side without erasing respect on the ES side, but in legal/HR I keep usted and titles throughout. For practice-heavy CE credit, ATA’s Spanish Division runs evening webinars: https://www.atanet.org/divisions/spanish-division/ — it’s like easing off the clutch instead of stalling.