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The National Court Reporters Association, the country’s leading organization representing stenographic court reporters and broadcast captioners, has announced that February 17-23 has been deemed National Court Reporting and Captioning Week. The awareness week pulls together a nationwide effort to highlight … Continue reading
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Every court reporter remembers their first official deposition or court hearing — I certainly do! My first employer assured me she would not send me out alone to a deposition until I was ready. And, being a 20-year-old newbie, I … Continue reading
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According to Wikipedia, an email signature is defined as: “An e-mail signature is a block of text appended to the end of an e-mail message often containing the sender’s name, address, phone number, disclaimer or other contact information.” There are … Continue reading
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Court reporters are always searching for ways to produce transcripts faster and more efficiently. How technology has changed since my first days out of reporting school! Remember having your library stocked with dictionaries, Roget’s Thesaurus, medical phrase books, maps, telephone … Continue reading
The Internet today is far more than a PC-based resource. Smartphones and tablets are surging in the marketplace and giving consumers more flexible options for obtaining and receiving their information on the go. According to Nielsen’s projections last year, it … Continue reading
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Omega Reporting, your Memphis court reporters, adhere to the NCRA Ethics First Program and are strong proponents of said program. We believe that the practice of providing gifts, rewards, or incentives to attorneys, clients, or their representatives or agents undermines … Continue reading
Teamwork – noun, “work done by several associates with each doing a part but all subordinating personal prominence to the efficiency of the whole.” As a freelance court reporter, it is sometimes easy to forget about the importance of teamwork … Continue reading
There are several ways that the Memphis court reporters of Omega (Lisa and I) participate in our community and give back. In this blog post, I want to talk about my service on the TCRA Board and how rewarding it … Continue reading
I met Stella, a brand-new court reporting student, at one of my depositions recently! Students are always such a pleasure to get to know. They’re so enthusiastic and passionate about court reporting and learning their new “language”. The students are … Continue reading
The definition of “professionalism” according to BusinessDictionary.com: “Meticulous adherence to undeviating courtesy, honesty, and responsibility in one’s dealings with customers and associates, plus a level of excellence that goes over and above the commercial considerations and legal requirements.” Memphis court … Continue reading
