{"id":387,"date":"2014-12-15T08:48:19","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T14:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.usedwriters.com\/?p=387"},"modified":"2014-12-15T08:48:19","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T14:48:19","slug":"national-court-reporting-championship-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usedwriters.com\/?p=387","title":{"rendered":"National Court Reporting Championship: Nation\u2019s Top Stenographer\u2019s Compete"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>National Court Reporting Championship: Nation\u2019s Top Stenographer\u2019s Compete<\/h1>\n<p>\\nAlthough the National Court Reporting Championship has been putting the speed and accuracy of the nation\u2019s best stenographers to the test for over a century, the national media finally gave the event some much deserved attention at this year\u2019s competition. <a title=\"Wall Street Journal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/court-reporting-championships-put-stenographers-to-the-test-1408501804\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> covered a story on the rivalry between Mark Kislingbury and Jo Bryce, as well as their very different typing styles using <a title=\"Purchase Steno Writer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usedwriters.com\/stenograph-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\">professional steno writers<\/a>.\\n\\nMark Kislingbury is perhaps the most well-known court reporter in the country today. He holds the Guinness World Record for speed-writing by producing 360 words per minute with 97.22% accuracy. Lauded the \u201cMichel Jordan\u201d of court reporting, many onlookers predicted Mark would sweep the competition.\\n\\nJo Ann Bryce, on the other hand, favors a more traditional style of typing. Unlike Mark\u2019s shortcut method, Jo Ann prefers to spell out every words phonetically \u2013 a style still used by most court reporters today. Having been a court reporter for more than 29 years, Jo Ann is no stranger to several accolades in her own right. Over the years, she has earned 4 national titles and came to this year\u2019s competition hoping for a 5th.\\n\\nAs Kislingbury and Bryce joined about 3 dozen other stenographers in San Francisco to compete for this year\u2019s coveted industry crown, everyone was anxious to see which method would come out on top. In the end, Bryce\u2019s more traditional style won. She dominated the competition by taking home the gold in all five categories, scoring nearly 100% accuracy in the real-time category and typing 280 words per minute. A humble Bryce accepted her winning title to a standing ovation. Although Bryce proved her traditional style can stand the test of time, clearly her great hands and natural gift helped launch her into superstar status.\\n\\nAlthough Mark did not take home any titles this year, he stands by his method. He likens the traditional style of typing to \u201crunning a marathon with a backpack.\u201d Bryce may have proved that even with a backpack, she can still win the race, that doesn\u2019t mean it will stay that way forever. After all, the paper-and-pen method once dominated the competition back in the early 1900s until the advent of the first typewriter. As the technology and ability of court reporters becomes more sophisticated, the possibilities for developing new methods and breaking records are endless. \\n\\n<\/p>\n<h4><em>Steno Machines for Sale\u00a01-800-323-4247<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>\\nIf you\u2019re in the market for a <a title=\"Purchase Steno Writer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usedwriters.com\/stenograph-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\">steno machine<\/a> that can withstand the test of time and help launch your <a title=\"Purchase Steno Writer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usedwriters.com\/blog\/court-reporting\/companies-looking-court-reporters-real-time-captioners\/\" target=\"_blank\">career in court reporting<\/a>, or perhaps catapult you into being the next National Court Reporting Champion, we can help you select a model that suites your typing style and budget.\\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Court Reporting Championship: Nation\u2019s Top Stenographer\u2019s Compete \\nAlthough the National Court Reporting Championship has been putting the speed and accuracy of the nation\u2019s best stenographers to the test for over a century, the national media finally gave the event some much deserved attention at this year\u2019s competition. 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