Stenographer Steals the Spotlight

Stenographer Steals the Spotlight\nStenographers are often anonymous participants in the action taking place around them. Whether it’s a court deposition or a live televised event, court reporters and captioners are there to keep a record of the events taking place,...

7 Traits of a Great Court Reporter

7 Traits of a Great Court Reporter\n\nWhen it comes to court reporting, the need for speed and accuracy are obvious techniques every stenographer needs to have. But as any seasoned court reporter or CART captioner can attest, this is just the threshold of what it...

Speed Building Tips for Court Reporters

Speed Building Tips for Court Reporters\nLet’s face it. Becoming a court reporter is hard work. Court reporters have a huge responsibility of providing accurate record of legal proceedings or provide captioning or CART services to those who are deaf or hard of...

Stenographer vs. Machine

Stenographer vs. Machine\nWe live in an era of constantly evolving technology which has done wonders to simplify our lives, but at the same time can make us feel insecure or uncertain about what the future holds. Perhaps every steno writer at one time or another has...

How to Purchase a Professional Steno Machine

How to Purchase a Professional Steno Machine\n\nCongratulations! You’re about to complete your court reporting program and you can’t wait to put all that education to good use – and finally make a paycheck!\n\nAs a student, we understand that you’ve already made some...

What is Real-Time Reporting?

What is Real-Time Reporting?\n\nReal-time is the instant translation of speech to text. It is considered by many to be the pinnacle of both speed and accuracy in the court reporting world. A decade ago, real-time was something a stenographer would hope to achieve one...

Happy National Court Reporting and Captioning Week!

Happy National Court Reporting Week!\n\nThe third annual National Court Reporting & Captioning Week kicks off this week (Feb. 15 – 21). For those of you who are not familiar with this special occasion, it is a time to recognize the important role court reporters and...

CAT Software for Court Reports & Students

CAT Software for Court Reports & Students\nComputer-Aided Transcription (CAT) software helps stenographers transcribe on a steno machine with greater efficiency. Today, every professional court reporter, captionist and transcriber depends on CAT Software in order to...

What is CART Captioning?

What is CART Captioning?\nThanks to the efforts of disability community leaders, the number of laws to improve access for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing have increased significantly over the past decade. With approximately 48 million deaf and hard-of-hearing...

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