Just a quick update. A month has come and gone without a single word about school, New York, etc., etc. And I have lots of things I would like to write about and plan to take the time and put those things online this week, so be patient and check back. The winds of change be blowin’.
First of all, I passed what may be the most important speed test of my court reporting studies thus far. I reached a new benchmark a couple weeks ago, just before this new semester began.
So I’ve reached around 40 wpm. Yep. That’s right: 40. See, it looks as if I was going to have to take a regular (*yawn*) keyboarding course, as I’d never taken one before, but I managed to pass out.
The other news (which will be expanded upon in upcoming posts) is I went to a firm’s inservice training here in New York last week. Basically, they were holding mock trials and critiquing techniques within a firm.
They have a continuing relationship with NYCI so every summer a few students get the chance to go to the mock trials and do mock reporting. I wasn’t at the 225 speed yet, but I still managed to get to go. More on that later.
And finally, I’ve been progressing nicely. I’ve passed two of my 200s and so I have one left before I’m off to the (final) level: 225. I’m glad, Sacco is leaving after this summer and I’ll be happy to have finished my studies with him. Fingers crossed.
What I’ve learned this far is that I go to class, fail, fail, fail, and then one day it’s like I’ve finally reached the speed and the tests get passed bam! bam! bam!. It’s just about keeping sane between those times.
Which is tough, I guess.
