More than 60 people attended the Open House at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio. The opening comments were captioned remotely by one of their…
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“I think it is very important to encourage students as much as we can. Court reporting is difficult, and not everyone picks up the skill…
Need a reason to attend the 2018 NCRA Convention & Expo this year? Read what previous attendees have to say about their experiences, what they’ve…
By Len Sperling As we all know, practice is a vital and key component to attaining success while speed testing. However, most students during their…
By Whitney Berndt Merriam-Webster defines a mentor as a trusted counselor or guide. At Lakeshore Technical College (LTC) in Cleveland, Wis., students are given many…
By Callie Sajdera We have all ridden the emotional rollercoaster of court reporting school. We all experience highs and lows and share the frustration of…
In this issue of Up-to-Speed, we shine the spotlight on Gabriella Agnello, who is a recent graduate of Plaza College in Forest Hills, NY. She…
NCRA places a high value on the standards it sets for the professional certifications it offers. As part of the Association’s commitment to maintaining these…
May is Celebrate Certification Month at NCRA; and in honor of this first-time observance, members and students can save. The cost to take the online…
By Becky Doby “I’d like to sell Mary Kay full-time.” Pause. “I’ve always wanted to be a personal trainer.” Silence. “Okay, who else?” It was…
On May 4 and 5, members of NCRA’s Written Knowledge Test (WKT) Committee worked with Cindy Cheng from Pearson VUE to update questions in the…
Court reporter was one of four careers noted in an article about jobs in the legal field to consider in an article posted by The…
The Sun-Sentinel reported on May 9 that NCRA member Mairelys Albo, a freelance court reporter from North Bay Village, Fla., recently earned the Registered Professional…
Legal Eagle, based in Greenville, S.C., announced in a press release issued May 7, that the firm has agreed to acquire Cannon Court Reporting, also…
Patch.com posted an article on May 9 about NCRA member LaTanya Allen, RPR, an official court reporter from Madison, Miss., who was recently sworn in…
The Oklahoman posted an article about an upcoming NCRA A to Z Intro to Machine Shorthand program the Oklahoma Court Reporters Association will be offering…
NCRA’s Nominating Committee has offered its candidates for the 2018-2019 Board of Directors. The following outlines the candidates’ qualifications for members to prepare for voting. As…
Below is the first in a series of monthly featured words to help captioners build their dictionaries and knowledge. The words for this series are…
Contributing to the NCRA PAC (Political Action Committee) is an important way you can shape how the court reporting and captioning professions are addressed at…
By Amanda Bavin I’ve been a member of the British Institute of Verbatim Reporters since approximately 2004-5. Like most people, I pay the membership, take…