NCRA members voted on 12 amendments to the Constitution & Bylaws following the Annual Business Meeting on Aug. 2, which occurred in conjunction with the…
Posts published in “Career”
KLTV in Tyler, Texas, and Markets Business Insider posted a press release issued by NCRA on July 30 announcing that three major industry leaders serving…
A July 26 article in the Queens [N.Y.] Daily Eagle focused on the shortage of court reporters and captioners. The article includes quote from NCRA…
By Deanna P. Baker Six students, all from Anoka Technical College, attended the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) conference I was captioning to learn…
By Donna Cascio “A fair and independent court system is essential to the administration of justice.” That is the first sentence of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Code…
Below is the third in a series of monthly featured words to help captioners build their dictionaries and knowledge. The words for this series are…
Although online registration for NCRA’s 2018 Convention & Expo is closed, you can still register on-site for this premier event taking place Aug. 2-5 at…
WBTW News, Conway, S.C., aired a story on July 23 about how the national court reporter shortage is having an impact on Horry County courts. Watch…
NCRA member Bobbi Fisher, RPR, an official court reporter from Myrtle Beach, S.C., was profiled in two articles posted July 19 by myhorrynews.com. The first…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Valparaiso, Indiana, July 17, 2018 – On June 29, 2018, College of Court Reporting (CCR) was granted a three-year grant of accreditation…
What will you remember the most about this year’s Convention & Expo? Members of NCRA’s Student/Teacher Committee continue the conversation about their experiences at past…
Firm owners are once again answering the call to ensure that students who attend the 2018 NCRA Convention & Expo in New Orleans, La. in…
by Celeste Poppe I started taking the legs of the RPR in November, 2016 and achieved my RPR in April, 2017. I started with the…
By Kay Moody Setting realistic, tangible goals is an essential element of completing court reporting school and developing the speed and accuracy needed to work…
Last month, we asked students to write to Up-to-Speed to let us know how they plan to spend their summer. All of them are taking…
Michelle Myott attends South Coast College in Orange, Calif., and has been a student member of NCRA since 2015. This year she will be attending…
Cuyahoga Community College’s (Parma, Ohio) Captioning and Court Reporting Club President, Todd Robie, held a “How to Network at a Conference” seminar on April 3…
One hundred and fifteen students and faculty from the College of Court Reporting, Valparaiso, Ind., welcomed Tammy McGhee, RMR, as their guest speaker in the…
By Anthony Frisolone Monette Benoit is a well-known figure in the area of court reporter education. She has created The Complete Written Knowledge Test Prep Textbook, 7th Edition,…
By Cassandra Caldarella The intention of this article is not to convince you to become a court reporter or that court reporting is a great career. My…