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…
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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…
The Illinois Patch.com posted an announcement on July 10 about an open house being hosted July 26 by the court reporting program at the South…
Read the presenters bios here. Steno Speed Dating Steno Speed Dating (noun): An organized social activity in which students seeking information and networking opportunities have a…
Find a reporter who you can pair up with if you are by yourself. Load the NCRA app before attending to get an overview of…
The following reporters and captioners will be speaking as part of the student track at the 2018 NCRA Convention & Expo. The event will run…
In February, “Daniel Joseph took his final stenotype exam, demonstrating his ability to type at a speed of at least 225 words per minute on…
Arlington Career Institute instructor Judy Brownlow reported that three graduates of the Grand Prairie, Texas, program recently passed the Oklahoma certification tests. “Congratulations to Amy…
Students in the court reporting and captioning club at the Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, sponsored “The Write Future” Bus Tour on Monday, April…
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…
“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…
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…
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…