Tag Archives: steno

NCRA Convention 2013 in Nashville. Day 5. August 11, 2013.

Posted on January 7, 2014 by stenoodie

Day 5 of the trip to Nashville marked the final two steno seminars, exploring one last time around the majestic Gaylord Opryland Resort (including taking the river boat cruise!), and flying home to Toronto. Again, I wasn’t able to blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno, Travel | Tagged conference, court reporting, Delta Riverboat, flying home, Fried chicken, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Karyn Menck, mashed potatoes, Nashville, NCRA, NCRA Convention 2013, Shoney's, sightseeing, steno, tourist | 4 Comments

NCRA Convention 2013 in Nashville. Day 4. August 10, 2013.

Posted on January 6, 2014 by stenoodie

Day 4 marked the last full day of steno seminars, the NCRA Awards Luncheon, and the President’s Dinner Party (Casino Royale themed this year). I didn’t write up a blog post about Day 4 the night it happened, so this … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno, Travel | Tagged court reporters, Nashville, National Court Reporters Association, NCRA Awards Luncheon, NCRA Convention 2013, President's Casino Royale Party, seminars, steno | 4 Comments

NCRA Convention 2013 in Nashville. Day 3. August 9, 2013.

Posted on December 31, 2013 by stenoodie

Today’s events were all about steno seminars and really getting into the nitty-gritty of what the NCRA Convention and Expo is all about.

Posted in Steno, Travel | Tagged court reporters, Midtown Cafe, Nashville, National Court Reporters Association, NCRA Convention 2013, Paisano’s Pizzaria & Vino, seminars, steno | 4 Comments

Reporting at the LSUC

Posted on December 13, 2013 by stenoodie

Court reporting: Today’s events brought to you by The Law Society of Upper Canada. I’ve been to the LSUC a number of times last year when I was job shadowing.

Posted in Steno | Tagged court reporting, law, steno | 1 Comment

My First Day as a Court Reporter!!!!!

Posted on December 6, 2013 by stenoodie

Today, I did my first job as a court reporter!!!!!!! Ahhhh!!! I’ve been waiting so long for this day.

Posted in Steno | Tagged awesome counsel members, Court reporter, court reporting, first day, my first job as a court reporter!, nerves, one for the books, steno | 11 Comments

Realtiming for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities Event

Posted on December 3, 2013 by stenoodie

Today, I had the opportunity to do a realtime on-site CART job for the United Nations’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities event. This is an annual event held by the Region of Peel to celebrate a year’s worth of … Continue reading →

Posted in New Experiences, Steno | Tagged Accessibility, Brampton, captioners in Toronto, captioning, captions on a screen, CART providers Toronto, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Peel Centre, realtime CART, realtime feed, steno, steno captioning, steno captions, stenographers captioning on a screen, stenography, United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities | 1 Comment

Second remote CART job :)

Posted on November 6, 2013 by stenoodie

Yay, another one in the bag! ^_^ Today was also a 7-hour day like yesterday. The content was a little different; today’s talked about a photography business and how to succeed in managing your own business. The vocabulary was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno | Tagged realtime feed, remote CART, steno | Leave a comment

First day of CART job… at home! :)

Posted on November 5, 2013 by stenoodie

Today, I did my first remote CART job from home!! What a dream job to be working from home, getting to steno, learning the ins and outs of Photoshop, camera gears, the intricacies of DSLR cameras, and of course being … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno | Tagged Photography, realtime, remote CART, steno | 4 Comments

Measuring my Steno Progress through Songs

Posted on November 1, 2013 by stenoodie

It’s no secret that I love practising to videos that I watch on YouTube; I’ve done it for as many as two years now. In particular, part of the reason why I think I was able to pass so many … Continue reading →

Posted in Steno | Tagged accurate stenoing, action, goals, Lyrics, music videos, practice, steno, steno students, words per minute, writing tips, YouTube | Leave a comment

A Tremendously Informative Job Shadowing Experience!

Posted on October 23, 2013 by stenoodie

Today, I shadowed with another court reporter. Yay! Today was also the first time that I rode on the GO Train to Union Station to get downtown. Woohoo! The main reason was to ensure that I got downtown nice … Continue reading →