By Caitlin Pyle Reporters, scopists, proofreaders… anyone who touches a transcript knows: Proofreading is never easy! Some errors are so common, proofreading eyes can see…
Posts published in May 2015
By Katherine McNally When embarking on the adventures found in court reporting school, everyone comes in with their own set of great expectations. In the…
By Katherine Schilling ¿Puedes leer esto? これが読めますか K-/U/RAED/TH-? Before I knew stenography, I knew Japanese. I started learning it on my own in junior high,…
Currently resides in: Wheaton, Ill. Position: Firm owner, Bridges Court Reporting Chicago, Ill. Member since: 1982 Graduated from: Triton College Theory: StenEd Why did you…
Days of wine and depositions Q. My question is just whether there was. A. I said I don’t recall. I’m starting to get too relaxed…
By Megan Rogers While flexibility and independence are strengths of freelancing, they also introduce complications. Managing personal business affairs while developing professionally and finding a…
For the second year in the row, there was a tie at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, held on May 28 at National Harbor, Md.…
A guest commentary on May 29 in the Pacific Coast Business Times addresses both sides of a proposed plan by several business-friendly advocacy groups in…
By Paulette Cox The cafegymatorium at School 4 in Winslow Township, N.J., came alive on May 21 — no, not for gym or lunch, but…
Ginger Brooks, RPR, CRR, a freelancer and agency owner based in Jackson, Miss., signed up for NCRA’s Realtime Systems Administrator Program and earned her certificate…
While most respondents picked their smartphone as their favorite tech gadget in response to the May 13 Question of the Week, several members shared some…
NCRA’s Nominating Committee has offered its candidates for the 2015-16 Board of Directors. The following outlines the candidates’ qualifications for members to prepare for voting.…
An article in the Freestone County Times (Texas) highlighted the appeal of court reporting as a post-high-school career. The article cited a few findings from…
The Lodi News-Sentinel (Calif.) published an interview with NCRA member Dina Marcus on how she became a court reporter. The interview also covered the biggest…
NCRA Vice President Tiva Wood, RDR, CMRS, from Mechanicsburg, Pa., brought her expertise in courtroom management and CART in a legal setting to a panel…
NCRA members Robin Nodland, RDR, CRR, a court reporter from Portland, Ore., and Rene L. Twedt, RDR, CRR, an official court reporter from Detroit, Mich.,…
New members joined NCRA in record numbers in April 2015, driven in part by the chance to win a Kindle Fire. Tamara Braun, a freelance…
Earlier this year, NCRA’s New Markets Task Force identified a significant opportunity for NCRA members to deliver realtime court reporting services in the legal, health…
NCRA’s Certified Legal Video Specialist Seminar and certification will be held in conjunction with the NCRA Convention & Expo in New York City, July 30-Aug.…
Ask any working court reporter or current court reporting student, and they’ll agree that completing court reporting school takes dedication, determination, focus, and lots of…