tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13142737610798824182024-09-12T18:58:54.434-07:00A Court Reporting student's blog featuring topics such as dictation, motivation, theory, and more.Nevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04242020432024859720noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1314273761079882418.post-55360554802245210832011-03-19T14:44:00.000-07:002011-03-19T14:44:00.205-07:00

I started my new blog and will be abandoning this one. This one didn't have a whole lot of focus, but more on just random thoughts. This new blog, which is called Nev'a-After Theory, will be focusing more on how to live a healthier lifestyle as a court reporting student. I've been really neglecting my health, since I was so focused on theory, so I'm going to start posting what I'm doing to

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So I'm finally out of theory, which was about a 6 month course, and I'm looking forward to about 2-3 years of speed building and studying for the CSR and RPR. I've been trying to find ways to avoid burning myself out. A lot of my family members, none of them court reporters, are concerned about perhaps I'm studying too hard. I'm figuring I need to find new ways to study without being on the

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Here it is, the day that everyon- I'VE been waiting for! This is my last full day of theory. We're doing a quiz on the last two chapters and probably going to go over review and everything. I'm leaving theory at 80 WPM takes (I have 2 more 80's to go), which is higher than the 50 WPM that we're supposed to graduate at. So basically I'm ahead of the game when it comes to what the class expects

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Posted on: Depoman -> Arrrrggghh!!! -> Going Absolutely Bonkers So today is the big day that I'm supposed to get my own realtime machine and Case Catalyst Software. My own; I'll be doing my own realtime practice outside of school on the fantastic Case Catalyst 12, not Case Catalyst 4 from our campus, for the first time. I know its gonna be a while to set things up like installing the

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Posted On: Depoman.com -> Student Bootcamp -> Flooded in paper! So I have this habit of throwing none of the takes I've taken home, and so today I decided I was going to go through my room and toss takes from last quarter. I basically filled my recycle basket up with paper. Its ridiculous! I had it all over. My computer desk was covered, my book shelf had old takes hidden, I found

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My intro from Depoman.com:"I featured a bit of this on my blog. My teacher lately has been mixing it up from what we had been learning. Instead of warming us up slower, and then gradually going faster, she's been doing the opposite. We'll start at an 80 wpm dictation when the real goal may be to only do an 70 WPM dictation later. She always warms us up at least 10 WPM faster than the

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WAUGH!! Boy do I have something to rant about: myself. I wanted to get my check and investment sheet tracked to Stenograph so I knew when they got it. I did the stupid of asking for 'Registered Mail' instead of 'Tracked Mail,' so not only did I waste $13 dollars for something I didn't want, but its also delayed the process of getting my machine ordered. Isn't that just peachy? I checked my

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CheapandSleazy.net -> Do It Yourself Shim I shimmed my manual Sentura 200! While I'm awaiting my realtime machine, tortuously mind you, I'm getting a little antsy. I can't wait to get my own copy of Case Catalyst too, but at the same time I want that soft touch everyone brags about when they use a realtime machine. Even the SRT's have a lighter touch than my manual one. So! I decided I was

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http://www.macombdaily.com -> Articles ->  Court Reporters Keep it Straight Another great court reporting article I really enjoyed. The article is really in depth so I decided to take my favorite quotes out of all of the articles and respond to them individually one by one. It covers a lot of topics, but my favorites are here. The large quotations mean the beginning and ending of the

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Alright! Finally I'm ordering my first realtime machine along with software and my theory's dictionary. I got Case Catalyst, which I'm used to using on our college campus, and I'm not going to state what machine I ended up getting considering the unwanted debate it sparked at Depoman.com. All I'm saying is: hurrah! Finally I can start editing and customizing my own dictionary and start doing

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So I guess my computer didn't die. I didn't know it was possible, but apparently we had a virus in our router. The router! I almost didn't believe it, but somehow a virus had gotten into our router and its settings and changed it so it had to go through a proxy server that redirected sites like e-mail and online bank statements to a sites that required you to download a 'Sexy Calculator' or

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Just wanted to let everyone know yesterday while checking my e-mail my primary hard drive decided to die. I've lost everything including my music, my documents, and my favorite audio clips. I'm looking for my StenED CD's so I can recover my primary audio. It won't be until the end of the week that my computer will be fixed with a new hard drive. So if you don't see me my computer decided to

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David Feldman's Blog -> Depo Insider Blog -> Frustrated when your court reporter interrupts? You're not alone. I really like this blog entry. One of the biggest complaints I'll hear from teachers or speakers is that a lot of the time lawyers and witnesses have no respect for the court reporter. While this is a huge complaint, I'm sure the lawyers sometimes get frustrated with we court

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So I decided the panda bears really made it hard to read, at least for me, so I went for a new template and played with it a bit. I had a lot to do with this Blog since I've sorta been neglecting it due to time pressures. Thank goodness for this weekend! Anyway the new template features bamboo. Tell me what you think guys! I'd love to get your comments and e-mails on what you think. I'm not just

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FlashCardMachine ->  StenEd Contractions New Flashcard set! (Again) This time they're on StenEd's Contractions. Don't, wouldn't, shouldn't, etc.They are positive (I'd, I'll, He'd, He'll) and negative (don't, wouldn't, shouldn't) contractions. Much as some of them are grammatically incorrect, which will annoy the blazes out of you who have become grammar nazi's, you can't control what

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 Place whatever girly scream you would like here. I know I've done a lot of flashcards today but they are a huge help in more than one way. Its helping me with reading steno, increasing my speed and reaction time, keeping my eyes off the keyboard, and also helping me memorize more briefs and phrases I'll need to use. To use this study technique you need to either make your own flashcard

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Another FlashCard Set! FlashcardMachine.com --> StenEd's States of the Union I added another 54 flahcards that covers the brief forms of all the 50 United States. Where I go to school we're quizzed on these and they are mandatory, so they shouldn't be any different  for anyone else. These are good to know and can help aid in speed increasing. I'm definitely going to be using these since

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New Flashcard Set! FlashcardMachine.com --> StenEd's Review of Major Briefs and Phrases I added a total of 288 flashcards of StenEd's major briefs and phrases. While a lot of these are no-duh cards its good to practice them and keep them to memory. By cutting out multiple strokes for those that can be easily done in one you can increase your speed dramatically. I try to memorize as many briefs

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FlashCardMachine.com -> NevCR -> Jury Charge/Q&A Briefs and Phrases For those who are StenEd's Realtime Conflict-Free Theory I have a treat for you! I got a list of some Jury Charge and Q&A briefs and phrases from my teacher. I put them in flashcard format and this list has over 190 cards that covers everything from basic words and briefs to intense, and long phrases that would

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Another student who posts on the fabulous Depoman.com forum brought something to my attention today. Their teacher recently gave them a list of 1000 most commonly used words. Her name is Tailypo and she too is studying the StenED Conflict-Free theory. She is starting to use a website start Flash Card Machine which allows her to not only create electronic flashcards but also randomize them. Her

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 From: Depoman.com ---> Student Boot Camp --->Student Rant on Repetitive, Monotone Audio! I'm literally going bonkers here. I have to do this 4:37 audio, at the same speed, nine times. Its really starting to drive me insane, because not only do some things not make sense like the speaker is intending some poetic crusade on peace but he speaks in a monotone way. Usually all the

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http://www.stenospeed.com/ Ran by Linda Fisher this website features dictation speeds from 40 words-per-minute to 220 words-per-minute. In some cases, the dictation featured goes to even higher speeds for those who are trying to find challenges or preperation for their Certification Tests. Even at 40 words-per-minute these sound files provide difficult Medical and Legal terminology, and even

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After my oatmeal incident, and my new quote/signature for forums, I decided to rename Nev's CR to 'The Court Reporter's Oatmeal.' Nev's CR isn't really memorable, and I want to keep people coming back to my blog if I can. I think the new name is catchy and memorable, and would come up better on searches for those who may look for my blog. So voila, Nev's CR is now "The Court Reporter's Oatmeal."

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I have found a new expression for when things are going bad, and you don't think it could get must worse. Since I have already posted the explanation on my favorite forum here I must share it with my blogging audience. Today, I got up this morning bright and early at 5:40 AM for my morning Theory Two class. I'm feeling rather good, just groggy, and I don't think anything could get much worse

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I'd like to thank the people who publicly decided to follow my blog within its first week. Its great to know that my little rambles are actually read, and I wouldn't have imagined having three followers, two of them public, within my first week of blogging. I really want to strive to have a blog that offers things to read for everyone, not just students, and not just professionals. However, being

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