Court reporters chime in on how playing musical instruments helped with their careers. When kids learn an instrument, teachers sometimes tell them “you’re a natural”…
Posts tagged as “JCR July 2013”
When I hear talk about amazing shorthand speeds, it always stirs my professional passions. The ambitious goal of 400 wpm is now on the horizon…
NCRA’s Legal Video Conference brings great educational opportunities to legal video community. Legal videographers of all levels of expertise are encouraged to register to…
NCRA’s second technology conference offered ample chances for attendees to network and learn more about the profession and the continuing influx of technology in the…
TWINKLE TOES Q. And you used to be a dancer. When you say “a dancer,” what do you mean by that? A. Not a stripper.…
WRITTEN KNOWLEDGE EXAMINATION NOTES The next RPR and CLVS written knowledge tests will be offered July 8-20. The registration period opens June 4 and will…
“You all right in there?” hollered the attorney as he knocked on the bathroom door. I could not answer him as I continued to vomit,…
Looking for a job in today’s competitive market can be difficult. So how do you make yourself stand out among the competition? How do you…
Looking back 32 years ago when I started, the answer to what basic equipment was necessary for a new reporter was easy: Machine, paper, ink,…
It’s like an ad on a matchmaker’s website: “Student seeks steno happiness with a partner who is reliable, understanding, and a good communicator.” Steno students…
At NCRA’s TechCon held in April, members of the association’s Technology Evaluation Committee conducted interviews with the exhibiting vendors to learn more about their products…
Have you been practicing your local news, talk shows, and sports? I hope so and that you are still interested in becoming a captioner. COST…
The registered nurse was speaking to me about my mother’s recent ICU discharge when overhead speakers broadcast a doctor’s page. He cupped one hand over…
Last November, Heidi C. Thomas, RDR, CRR, a member of NCRA’s Board of Directors, boarded a plane armed with her equipment case and steno machine.…
On the occasion of Stenograph’s seventy-fifth anniversary, Jim Cudahy, NCRA’s executive director and CEO, took the opportunity to talk to John Wenclawski, Stenograph’s president. Here…
NCRA’s Virtual Exhibit Hall The purpose of this article is to provide newsworthy information on reporter-related products and technologies. This column is for our readers…
My interest in court reporting began at age 14 during a career day when I sat in with a court reporter. Career days, how ever,…
In the wake of the devastation caused by the massive tornado that touched down in Moore, Okla., the Oklahoma Court Reporters Association collected donations to…
The following are new NCRA reporter and associate members joining in March 2013. Members are listed by state or country. Endorser’s name, where available, appears…
The Freedom of the Press Foundation created a crowdsourcing campaign to pay a professional court reporter to transcribe the trial of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning,…