August 14, 2005 – 1:08 am
In case you missed it, in 2003 there was a movie called Alex and Emma that was about a writer who hires a stenographer to help him quickly finish a novel. The writer owes a bookie money and can only come up with the money after he hands over a manuscript to his publisher. He [...]
It’s true. Court reporters have their own patron saint, Cassianus, Bishop of Bescia. He was made a saint in 1952, according the NCRA website. It’s an interesting tale of perhaps one of the earliest stenography/court reporting schools in the world’s history: Perhaps this discontent was what caused the early demise of Cassianus, former Bishop of [...]
This is an adaptation of a speech by C. W. Jones to a 1964 meeting of Kansas Shorthand Reporters Association by Bill Parson. How court reporters practice their trade may have changed over the years, but their importance hasn’t. So read on, fellow struggling court reporting student, and be inspired. The Court Reporter’s Creed My [...]
August 6, 2005 – 12:01 am
If you’re studying court reporting, you really should start reading Steven Shastay’s blog. It’s full of useful information: drills, advice, more advice, etc. He’s got a recent post about “winning and losing” in steno schools. He writes about how competition functions in sports and then writes: We don’t need the same kind of competitive spirit [...]
August 5, 2005 – 11:00 pm
I thought the tone of my previous post was a little, well, negative. Not so! I just want to remind you that while studying court reporting is difficult, it’s not without it’s lighter times. See? You must be versatile. Anyhow, I’m sure this will happen to me. I remember reading an article some time ago [...]