By Brenda D. Blackburn, RPR I have proven myself to be resilient, determined, and steadfast in my profession, and I have embraced many technological advances…
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Advanced Depositions, based in Irvine, Calif., announced in a press release issued Jan. 30 that Stacey Mayer, an experienced operations leader and industry veteran, has…
Kudos to Mary Beth Johnson, CRI, Court Reporting Program Coordinator at Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) in Pittsburgh, Pa., for supporting her students and…
By Jessica Wills Jessica Wills, a student at the College of Court Reporting in Valparaiso, Ind., volunteered to boost her school’s recruiting efforts by putting…
By Callie Sajdera In theory, I couldn’t wait to get to Realtime VI (200-225 wpm). In Realtime VI, I couldn’t wait to intern. While I interned,…
Santo “Joe” Aurelio, FAPR, RDR (Ret.), has always had an attraction to the English language, first as a court reporter and later as a professor…
Melissa Case worked hard to get through school. She has gone on to work in freelance and court. In this interview, she imparts wisdom about…
By Rich Germosen A few weeks after the NCRA Convention & Expo in San Francisco, in September 2014, I started a practice page on Facebook.…
By Sue Terry It’s a great new day at NCRA! I want to communicate with you some recent changes in the leadership of your organization.…
The Virginia Court Reporters Association (VCRA) will be holding its Education Day this year on March 23 in Richmond, Va., where it will award a…
The Sumter Item reported on Jan. 3 that past NCRA member Virginia Gregory Roland, 67, of West Columbia, S.C., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec.…
The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF) has announced that Megan Baeten, a student from Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland, Wis., was named recipient of the…
December 8, 2018 by NCRA Gadsen State Community College, Gadsen, Ala., announced on Dec. 5 that NCRA members Michelle Roberts, CRI, and Brook Davis, CRI, court reporting…
On Dec. 13, The Mercury posted an article about Emilie Posan, an official court reporter from Exton, Pa., who landed a role in a television…
The Seguin Gazette reported on Dec. 7 that former NCRA member James (Jim) Edward Wolfington passed away on Dec. 5 in New Braunfels, Texas. Read…
NCRA member Jo Gayle, RPR, CRR, CRC, a freelance captioner from Chicago, Ill., recently earned a shout-out from actor Tom Hanks for her captioning skills…
NCRA member Penny Wile, RMR, CRR, owner of Penny Wile Court Reporting in Norfolk, Va., has been a court reporter for more than 30 years.…
By Kay Moody One of the key elements in developing speed and accuracy in machine shorthand is reading from your shorthand notes. Too often students…
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Treat your homework practice session like it is a job or a date. If you schedule a time to practice each day, you are more…