January 2014 Volume 75 Number 3 Why tracking progress works Tapping into the power of feedback loops can aid court reporters who are pursuing…
NCRA’s Board of Directors addressed a number of issues when it met Nov. 8 – 9 in Vienna, Va. The board received updates on the…
In 2010, NCRA’s Education Department began to reach out to students by hosting mini conventions on the campuses of court reporting schools in an effort…
NCRA’s 2013 inaugural Legal Video Conference, formerly known as the CLVS (Certified Legal Video Specialist) Symposium, attracted 139 attendees of all levels of expertise from…
Once you are armed with NCRA’s certified CART provider designation, what else do you need to consider as you venture into business for yourself? CART…
NCRA has participated in all 13 of the National Center for State Courts’ Court Technology Conferences. This year, the event, which gives court and legal…
Brian DiGiovanna, RPR, began his career as a freelance reporter in 1979. In the early 1980s, he joined the New York Supreme Court as an…
This year I have the privilege of being the Board of Directors liaison to the Teachers Community of Interest. What a great group of enthused,…
My work as a court reporting instructor inspires me to always be on the lookout for ways to reach students, to promote steno skills, to…
Just who is this “Dee Boenau,” you might ask? I am a determined woman with a competitive side sprinkled with a pinch of spunk, married…
How many times had I heard “you’ve got this!” during the 13 attempts it took me to finally pass the California Certified Shorthand Reporter examination?…
Sometimes, court reporters and captioners ask me how they can best support court reporting programs and the students who will be the next generation in…
Dorothy Huffman of Indianapolis, Ind., recently retired after nearly 70 years of active court reporting. I had the chance to sit and talk with her…
Years ago, I wrote about shifting a student’s thoughts about processing. The student went on to become a court reporter, and I wrote about her…
WHO’S TO BLAME? Q. How has it changed? A. Well, you could do that at one time, and then along comes the Internet, and the…
Program director of judicial reporting/broadcast captioning program at Anoka Technical College and independent captioner/CART provider. Currently resides in Dayton, Minn. MEMBER SINCE: 1985 GRADUATED FROM:…
NCRF’s Board of Trustees met in mid-November to tackle the responsibility of developing a new long-range strategic plan. The last time we undertook this was…
Next month, we will conduct the second annual Court Reporting & Captioning week. The concept of this special week in February supports two of NCRA’s…
I live outside Boston, and for me and my family, terrorism struck close to home last April 15 when two bombs went off at the…
Court reporters, captioners, CART providers, firms, court reporting schools, and vendors nationwide are gearing up to celebrate the second annual Court Reporting & Captioning Week…