Every year I like to propose a guiding word for my year, a word that will help me steer my actions and my working life. This year’s word is “manifest.” For me, I’m specifically focusing on the verb form. What do I mean to do this year? I want to manifest more control over my time. I will be taking …
The summer has flown by, and my amazing Great Cross-Country Train Adventure was everything I had hoped it would be. I was able to combine a business trip (annual convention) with visiting stenofriends in CA and CO, and I was also able to explore new places and travel in a new way. Traveling by train is different than driving or …
I usually take my computer with me when I travel, and I often find myself at the hotel room’s desk for at least an hour each evening, editing a transcript. This year, I tried something different. We planned for a cross-country road trip out to Ventura, CA, where I would speak at the California Deposition Reporters Association conference. On our …
This week was a double opportunity – to speak with prospective litigators in their trial advocacy class and to speak with prospective court reporters in their certification prep class. So what did I focus on? The integrity of the record. We spoke about court reporters being the ones tasked with this solemn duty and how attorneys can assist in the …
It’s kind of cool to be a part of a profession that you can share and people say, “Oh, I always wondered how you did that!” The first week in February over the past few years has been reserved by the practitioners of our profession for daily outreach – every day there’s a suggested topic for posting. What do you …