Category Archives: Steno

Reflections

Posted on April 4, 2013 by stenoodie

…because I like to be all reflective and reminiscent sometimes, this time last year, I was job shadowing a court reporter for the very first time. I still remember how nervous I was. Actually, I still had my student machine back then! … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno | Tagged memories, reflections, steno | 2 Comments

Workaholic

Posted on April 2, 2013 by stenoodie

I’m such a nerd. I just finished working 12 hours and I’m home and I’m excited to start up my Case Case software and my answer keys and my Excel spreadsheet and my doodle paper in hand to start marking … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Steno | Tagged court reporting school, dictations, marking, mini pineapple cake, steno, Work | Leave a comment

Speed test congratulatory e-mails

Posted on April 1, 2013 by stenoodie

Whenever I open my work e-mail and see 20+ unopened e-mails, I know instantly that there have been students who have passed their speed tests. Whenever a student completes and passes a test (you need 95% minimum accuracy to pass), an e-mail … Continue reading →

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Job Shadowing Jade King on the Hong Kong Lamma Boat Inquiry

Posted on March 30, 2013 by stenoodie

The following is a detailed recount of the experience that I had job shadowing Jade King. Last year when I met up with stenographer extraordinaire Jade King, I wasn’t able to job shadow her as planned. Instead, we were able … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno | Tagged 300 wpm, accuracy, Cantonese, Central Government Offices, court reporting, Hong Kong, Jade King, Jade King court reporter, job shadowing, Lamma boat inquiry, new experiences, realtime, simutanious interpreters, steno, translation | 7 Comments

NCRA 2012 Convention and Exposition

Posted on March 22, 2013 by stenoodie

I wrote this in September 2012 last year after I attended the NCRA Convention. Enjoy! On August 9-12, I travelled to Philadelphia to attend the NCRA 2012 Convention and Exposition. This is an annual event hosted by the NCRA (National … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno, Travel | Tagged convention, Court reporter, court reporting, Mark Kislingbury, National Court Reporters Association, NCRA, NCRA 2012 Convention, networking, new experiences, Philadelphia, realtime, seminars, steno, students | 1 Comment

Meeting Jade, Steno Blogger and Court Reporter

Posted on March 22, 2013 by stenoodie

This is a reflection piece I wrote for my court reporting school last year on February 8, 2012. The same piece is also located on my school’s blog: http://verbatimstudies.com/wp/?p=58 This winter holiday, I traveled to Hong Kong to visit my relatives. … Continue reading →