Nearly two years ago I began transitioning from the court reporting world to the captioning world. The first time I wrote the news, if I got every other word, I was doing good. I cried, thought I'd never be able to do this, and nearly gave up.
If you as a reporter, captioner, or CART provider could have one wish, what would it be? A few might say less stress, (keep dreaming!) or doing something innovative with their weekend, like, I don't know, relax instead of working on transcripts.
I have a weird sense of fun. Earning certifications has become a freaky hobby for me. Like stamp collectors collect rare stamps, I'm on a mission to collect as many certifications as I can. What will I do when there's no more to obtain?
Phoenix Theory, I have a love/hate relationship with you. I love that you've made me a conflict-free writer. I've never had a word boundary problem. We've had 11 great, albeit laborious years...
It's been a tough week for me this week. Depos starting an hour late, attorneys waiting till the last minute to tell me, "oops, you know that depo from yesterday? I meant to tell you, I need it...
I may only be a few years shy of 40, but I've been downright rough on my poor hands. It started off innocent enough. I began piano lessons at the age of seven. It was my favorite thing to do when I...
Being a court reporter is not easy. It's downright difficult. And that's not exaggerating either! I was no different from most students. I thought the hardest thing I'd ever have to do in my career was get through court reporting school. Boy, was I wrong.
I'm a pretty busy mother/caretaker/soon-to-be wife. So like most of you, I don't have many hours in the day to just sit in front of the TV and veg. Needless to say, when it comes to what's hot on the tube, I'm clueless.
Ah, court reporting. I remember back in high school thinking about what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. There were no schools near me that I knew of, and the internet just wasn't what it is now. Court reporting just sounded fun to me.
When the time came for me to start interning, I was petrified. I had no clue as to what to expect. I was going to learn how to be the Keeper of the Record, and, oh, my, how that intimidated the heck out of me.