be the best you can be saturday, may 16, 2015 ron cook ccr, crr, rdr, fapr
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Be The Best Be The Best You Can BeYou Can Be
Saturday, May 16, 2015Saturday, May 16, 2015
Ron CookCCR, CRR, RDR, FAPR
Be The Best You Can Be The Best You Can Be - WHY?Be - WHY?
•Job Security•More Productive
1. More Money
2. More Time
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VIDEOVIDEO
•11 Elevator Videowhile we talk about Job Security
Treat it Like a BusinessTreat it Like a Business
• Be on time
- Early is on time
- On time is late
- Late is unacceptable
Make an on-the-jobMake an on-the-jobChecklistChecklist
For Example:
Set up equipment
Get business cards (you may need to ask for “custom card”)
If multiple attorneys, begin putting name with face
Get caption
Note who represents whom
Put in your steno notes which symbol you will be using for which speaker
Note start time (before you start)
Note that you’ve sworn in witness (before you start)
Make an on-the-jobMake an on-the-jobChecklistChecklist
Swear in witness
Keep track of exhibit numbers
Check spellings (and confirm them) at breaks or at end
Check quotes at breaks or at end
Ask how to handle signature (preferably on record)
Ask if taking attorney is ordering, and what
Ask if other attorneys are ordering, and what
Ask about deadlines (expedite?)
Ask if there is a need for a rough draft
Gather exhibits
- Do title page and appearance page on job
- Be consistent with exhibit descriptions
- Be a team player – take the good with the bad
- Strive to improve
Keep Track of Keep Track of Editing ProgressEditing Progress
• In 15-minute increments
(keeps you focused)• In one-hour increments
• Keep distractions to a minimum while editing
• Keep a deponent log• Keep track of your finances• Keep organized
“Dig the well before you need the water.”
Join AssociationsJoin Associations
•WCRA and NCRA•Attend the conventions
NCRA a must!
Stay Current
Network
Practice 15-30 Practice 15-30 minutes per dayminutes per day
• Keep spare machine set up at home or office
• Practice before or after job (your machine is already set up)
1. Write faster, cleaner, shorter2. Kill multiple birds – Learn families
• Take note of:
1. Commonly used multisyllabic words2. Commonly used phrases3. Finger twisters
Listen CarefullyListen Carefully• “steady art” should be “state of the art”
• “urban cheese” should be “herb and cheese”
• Use ellipses if warranted
• Plural words followed by s word
1. “section state” or “sections state”2. “technical assistants” or “technical
assistance”?3. “And” or “in”?
Err on the side of common sense• Use ellipses if warranted
Program Mr., Dr., dashes, Program Mr., Dr., dashes, etc., with lock spacesetc., with lock spaces
July~26
Mt.~Rainier
U.S. (unless at end of sentence)
Page~5
Paragraph~3
Wrap Punctuation Into Wrap Punctuation Into Your StrokeYour Stroke
-- (praf) Strike that. (Praf), yes,, for example,A.Well, A. OkayQ. Okay. (Praf)State-of-the-art (asterisk the last word if you want hyphens)Run-of-the-mill
Use Your ToolsUse Your Tools
•Audiosync
1. Playback while editing2. Playback to clarify with speaker3. Playback for mumbler (early on)
VIDEOVIDEO
•Candid Camera Video
Go to EclipseGo to Eclipse
• Seifert Deposition Page 232 Line 9 Page 236 Line 8 Page 241 Line 19
Use Your ToolsUse Your Tools
• Auto indexing
• Ear buds
• Ear bud extension cable (if videotaped)
• Make sure writer is adjusted
Know Your SoftwareKnow Your Software
•Learn shortcut commands
•Build customized macros
•Learn to not use mouse
•Utilize auto indexing
•FIBT
ResourcesResources
• Magnum Steno – Mark Kislingbury $50 off with password - [email protected]• Magnum Steno Club – Mark Kislingbury• Realtime Coach – myRealtimeCoach.com
- Purchase first package at full price Purchase subsequent packages at 75% off
- If NCRA member, user name is NCRA number - Password is “welcome” - If not NCRA member, click on “Create Account”• SearchMaster• Dictionary Jumpstart• Briefs Encountered• Google
ResourcesResources
•Realtime Mastery Workshops – Anita Paul Johnston•JCR “Steno Briefs,” “Key Notes” – NCRA•Realtime Troubleshooting Guide – NCRA•Court Reporting: Bad Grammar/Good Punctuation – Margie Wakeman Wells•[email protected]
Think Outside the BoxThink Outside the Box
•SKP = and SKPIL = and I will SKPOPBL = and only SKPOPBLDZ = and only that•Final L = surrogate G MAIBLG = making BRAEBLG = breaking
Improve Your NumbersImprove Your Numbers
•Pencil method•Program software so dollar sign flips before number•3-14-99, etc.•1-99 in one stroke (without the number bar)
Know Your Abilities Know Your Abilities and Limitsand Limits
•Do you need a scopist?
•Do you need a proofreader?
•Do you need to listen to audio?
(Highly likely, if videotaped)
Use Stacking to Your Use Stacking to Your AdvantageAdvantage
•TOPBL = the only•DO*I – I do•TKPWHRUR = in your•TKPHEBGS = in connection•SKOEFP = scope of•SKOEFPT = scope of the
Don’t Fear ConflictsDon’t Fear Conflicts
•URP = upper/you were•UPT = up the/you want•KO*UP = could you please/ Counsel (misstroke of KO*UPB)
Brief on the FlyBrief on the Fly
•BOEP = beyond the scope•ORPL = object to form•ORPLT = object to the form•ORPLTS = object to the form of the question
Edit From the Steno Edit From the Steno KeyboardKeyboard
Edit From the Steno Edit From the Steno KeyboardKeyboard
•Reduces/eliminates notes to yourself• Fix last untranslate• Change “and” to “in”• Fix double Qs•Mark text for verification• [[ (KHBG) – check passage with audio when editing• [[[ (KHBGS) – Check passage with speaker. After verifying, indicate so with a symbol (+++)
Edit From the Steno Edit From the Steno KeyboardKeyboard
•[[[[ (KHBGSZ) – Check quoted material• After checking quoted material, put double quote at the beginning of quote to signal when proofing the final that the quote has been verified.•E.g., “”This Agreement is dated this Sixth Day of June 2009.”
Go to EclipseGo to Eclipse
•Checking quoted material
Checking Quoted Checking Quoted Material cont’dMaterial cont’d
•NOTE: Here is an example of correctly quoting a document. As the passage was being quoted, I heard;
“We requested that ABC send us signed letters stating that the ownership would be contributed today.” The correct quote (which is exactly why we should verify with the quoted material) is as follows: “We requested that ABC send a signed letter stating that the ownership would be contributed today.”
Keep Track of Exhibit Keep Track of Exhibit NumbersNumbers
•Keep a running tally
•After marking exhibit, verbalize which number you just marked
Build Your VocabularyBuild Your Vocabulary
•Materiel•Astigmatism•Receptacle•Accommodate•Prerogative•Principal/principle•Affect/effect•Discrete/discreet•Integral•Allot/a lot•Gamut
VIDEOVIDEO
•Carol Burnett
RaffleRaffle
•Court Reporting: Bad Grammar/Good Punctuation – Margie Wakeman Wells
THAFRPBG U!THAFRPBG U!