New Professional Profile: Heather Randall
By Emily Bergren Heather Randall, RPR, graduated from the Stenotype Institute located in Jacksonville, Fla., where she lives. JCR | Why did you choose to become a court reporter? HR | I obtained my...
View ArticleGet ready for liftoff, Career Launcher program heading to launch pad
By Debbie Dibble Career Launcher — you’ve heard about it, you’ve seen the iconic rocket, but do you really know what it is? This new program is a cutting-edge, innovative virtual internship program...
View ArticleNew Professional Profile: Tatelyn Noda
Tatelyn Noda, RPR My name is Tatelyn Noda, RPR, and I am an official court reporter for the First Judicial Circuit of Alabama. I graduated from Prince Institute in Montgomery, Ala., in 2014 and worked...
View ArticleWhich job is right for me?
Teresa Russ, CRI By Teresa Russ, CRI The wonderful world of court reporting. Way back when, these options to work were not available: freelance as a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation)...
View ArticleInside the NCRA A to Z® Intro to Steno Machine Shorthand online program
Arlisia StansberryJeff SpearsJessica Pell A 2017 survey of NCRA members revealed that 75 percent of the membership has been in the court reporting profession for 16 or more years. In fact, 64 percent...
View ArticleNew Professional Profile: Bethany Glover
Bethany Glover By Mike Hensley, RDR Bethany Glover, RPR, is a new professional residing in Long Beach, Calif. Not only is she new — within her first year of work as a freelance deposition reporter —...
View ArticlePreparing for that first court reporting assignment
In a blog posted Sept. 5 by JD Supra, Planet Depos shared with court reporting interns a number of tips to help them transition from their student role to the official reporter on any assignment....
View Article‘I know you’re exhausted, but you can do this’
Elise Townes, RPR Elise Townes, RPR, a freelancer from Rockford, Mich., posted the following in the Facebook group “Encouraging Court Reporting Students.” Why do you love court reporting? Share your...
View ArticleWhy I love court reporting: Aimee Edwards-Altadonna
Aimee Edwards-Altadonna is a freelance reporter in California and a CCRA board member. She recently posted this in the Facebook group “Encouraging Court Reporting Students.” Students, I want to talk...
View ArticleNCRA member gets investor for online system for court reporters
NCRA member Lauren Lawrence welcomed her first outside investor to her tech startup, Stenovate, according to the July 5 Startland, a news site that reports on Kansas City innovators. Stenovate is...
View ArticleNew Professional Spotlight: Amanda Harwell
Amanda Harwell By Selana Scott and Michael Hensley, RDR Amanda Harwell is a graduate of MacCormac College in Chicago, Ill. As a new professional court reporter, she has started her career with gusto....
View Article3 Reasons why you should consider court reporting as a career
Education News posted an article on June 26 citing the reasons why someone should consider a career in court reporting. Read more.
View ArticleNetworking advice for students
Cuyahoga Community College’s (Parma, Ohio) Captioning and Court Reporting Club President, Todd Robie, held a “How to Network at a Conference” seminar on April 3 for all students in the program. Both...
View ArticleNew captioning company in Idaho
NCRA members Andrea Couch, RDR, CRR, CRC, and Anissa Nierenberger, RPR, CRR, CRC, CRI, are the owners of a new captioning company, IdaCaption, located in Boise, Idaho. IdaCaption provides on-site and...
View ArticleAsk the techie: Condensing software
The Realtime and Technology Resource Committee is taking your questions on topics surrounding realtime and technology. Send the questions you want the technology committee members to tackle to...
View ArticlePROFILE: Catherine J. Phillips, FAPR, RMR, CMRS
Catherine Phillips, FAPR, RMR, CMRS Freelance court reporter Currently resides in: Ocala, Fla. Member since: 1988 Graduated from: Jones Business College, Orlando, Fla. Theory: I truly do not remember,...
View ArticleTAKE-AWAYS: How Firm Owners Executive Conference led two companies to a...
Following one of the NCRA Firm Owners Executive Conferences, attendee Robin Smith decided to take steps on an idea she had earlier brushed aside. Encouraged by a comment, she decided to approach a...
View ArticleSetting up a home office
© jnyemb Many reporters and captioners are freelancers or small business owners, which often means working from home at least part of the time. There are many aspects to working from home, but first...
View ArticleEquihacked
Photo by Cheryl Pellerin | Dept. of Defense By Christine Phipps Equifax announced in September that they discovered a data breach on July 29, that occurred mid-May through July, which affects 143...
View ArticleHighlights and takeaways from the sessions at the 2017 NCRA Convention & Expo
Attendees at the 2017 NCRA Convention & Expo had the opportunity to attend an array of sessions and educational workshops designed to help them increase their professional experience and hone their...
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