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…
Students come to court reporting school straight out of high school, as military veterans, or quite often, as career-changers. Randy Wolpin, a student at Atlantic…
Up-to-Speed introduces you to the members of the Student/Teacher Committee. These are the students, instructors, and reporters who have volunteered to develop student seminars and…
The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF) is now accepting nominations for the Frank Sarli Memorial Scholarship and the Student Intern Scholarship. The deadline for both…
For students looking to enter into court reporting or any number of in-demand STEM-related fields, Alfred State College, Alfred, N.Y., is rated an excellent choice…
Tulsa World reported on Sept. 30 that the Oklahoma Court Reporters Association is holding a free NCRA A TO ZTM Intro to Steno Machine Shorthand…
Television station KRQE, Albuquerque, N.M., aired a story on Sept. 17 that features NCRA member Diona Gibson, RPR, an official court reporter for the Bernalillo…
Mycentraljersey.com reported on Sept. 13, that Califon, N.J., resident Ann Marie Gibson, a student at the College of Court Reporting (CCR) in Valparaiso, Ind., was awarded…
NCRF presented the 2018 New Professional Reporter Grant to Sindee Baum, from North Massapequa, N.Y. Baum said that receiving the New Professional Grant means a…
Sydney Lundberg, a student from Des Moines Area Community College in Des Moines, Iowa, was named recipient of the 2018 Robert H. Clark Scholarship. This…
The NCRA Student/Teacher Committee is grateful to the many people who generously donated to the student swag bags at the 2018 NCRA Convention & Expo…
Last month’s NCRA Convention & Expo in New Orleans, La., was a great success. Student attendees were treated not only to some fun and informative…
by Nicole Johnson When I first began my internship journey, I was scared. I was stepping out of my cozy comfort zone of court reporting…
A blog posted on Aug. 2, by Kramm Court Reporting, addresses how the points made in a recent Wall Street Journal article, “The Uncomfortable Practice…
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…