Category Archives: Steno

Steno dream about working in-person again

Posted on August 15, 2026 by stenoodie

I had a super clear dream where I was basically back at my agency in-person and reporting on an examination! I had my steno machine and a handheld audio recorder that was placed in the middle of the room.

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First time using Microsoft Teams on a virtual job

Posted on June 26, 2020 by stenoodie

I’m so glad that I took the time the night before to install the web application and test it out with my husband. (I should have done this for GoToMeeting too but who would have known that that application would … Continue reading →

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Protected: First GoToMeeting steno job

Posted on June 11, 2020 by stenoodie

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Protected: That wasn’t so bad

Posted on June 5, 2020 by stenoodie

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Protected: Second virtual reporting job from home: Examination for discovery

Posted on May 13, 2020 by stenoodie

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Protected: First virtual reporting job!

Posted on April 29, 2020 by stenoodie

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Can finally breathe a little bit

Posted on March 13, 2020 by stenoodie

This year’s workload thus far has been non-stop and crazy. I’ve been very fortunate to be working so often as a freelancer in a field where it can be feast or famine, but I’m going to catch my breath a … Continue reading →

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Protected: Realtime writing

Posted on February 3, 2020 by stenoodie

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How much do court reporters make?

Posted on February 1, 2020 by stenoodie

I had this conversation with one of the staff at a law firm where I was reporting out of this past week and while in the heat of the moment I didn’t respond as optimally as I could have to … Continue reading →

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Double booking a reporter

Posted on December 13, 2019 by stenoodie

I’ve heard about double appointments for a stenographer being a common thing for U.S. stenographers but hadn’t heard about it in Canada before and definitely had never encountered it before. Yesterday