It’s never too early to start planning how to celebrate the 2018 Court Reporting & Captioning Week, set for Feb. 10-17. NCRA has recently updated the event’s resource center on NCRA.org/Awareness and will continue to add new items designed to help members spotlight the profession.
Resources available include:
- press release templates that state associations, schools, and individuals can use to help promote the week and the profession
- media advisories to announce specific events
- talking points
- social media messages
- a guide to making the record
- information on NCRF’s Oral Histories Project, including the Library of Congress Veterans History Project
- downloadable artwork, including the 2018 Court Reporting & Captioning Week and DiscoverSteno logos
- brochures about careers in court reporting and captioning
- and more
In addition, the 2018 resource center will include an updated, customizable PowerPoint presentation. The presentation is geared toward potential court reporting students and the public in general to help increase awareness about the ample opportunities available in the profession.
There are also quick links to NCRA’s DiscoverSteno site, which houses additional recruiting resources, and to information and submission forms for the fourth annual National Committee of State Associations (NCSA) challenge. The challenge is designed to encourage working professionals to reach out through career fairs and other activities to spread the word about what viable career paths court reporting and captioning are. The challenge will culminate during the 2018 Court Reporting & Captioning Week, and all entries will be eligible for prizes ranging from free webinars to event registrations.
“Since 2013, Court Reporting & Captioning Week has successfully encouraged and inspired NCRA members to come together and celebrate our profession. If you have participated in the past, make plans now to outdo yourself. If you have not participated in the past, you won’t want to miss the opportunity this year,” said NCRA President Christine J. Willette, RDR, CRR, CRC, a freelance court reporter and firm owner from Wausau, Wis. “Get creative and get involved! NCRA has developed numerous resources aimed to help anyone who wants to be involved. Let’s join together and show our pride. Let everyone know how great our profession is in an even bigger way in 2018.”
Members, states, and schools are encouraged to check the 2018 Court Reporting & Captioning Week resource center periodically, as additional updated and new items will be posted as they become available.
The ways to celebrate 2018 Court Reporting & Captioning Week are unlimited. To learn more about how you can celebrate the week or to find the latest in resources, and see how others celebrated in 2017, visit the Resource Center on NCRA.org or contact the NCRA communications team at pr@ncra.org. And don’t forget to share with NCRA what you plan to do to celebrate.
