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How to Get the Most Out Of Your Court Reporting Agency

The goal of a reputable court reporting agency is to ensure that each client receives error free transcripts as quickly as possible. And the unique cases that attorneys handle often rely heavily on the registered professional reporter (RPR) to accurately capture and transcribe every spoken word.  To ensure a productive court reporting session, it is important to understand how to get the most out of your court reporting agency.

Make sure the court reporting agency meets the Seventh Circuit Court Reporter Qualifications. This is an administrative order that became effective in July, 2015, in the counties of St. Johns, Flagler, Putnam and Volusia. This is important because the order only allows Registered Professional Reporters (RPR) to transcribe court proceedings within the judicial circuit. By using RPRs, attorneys can be sure their reporter has the required certification, training and equipment to accurately transcribe the proceeding.

While registered professional reporters are required to type at speeds in excess of 225 words per minute, it is important that attorneys speak at a relatively low speed when conversing. When quoting from documents, however, attorneys should read at normal speeds. Speaking too fast can sound like mumbled speech making it more difficult for the transcriptionist to capture the verbatim word that is being spoken which may necessitate having the sentence repeated, thus taking more time to complete.

It can be extremely difficult for the RPR to accurately transcribe and mark everything that is being spoken when two or more individuals in the room are speaking at the same time. Attorneys should ask that only one person speak at a time. This will help ensure that the transcript is as accurate as possible and free of errors.

The lawyer should remind their witnesses to keep their voice at audible limits. Shouting or whispering can impede the process of accurately capturing a legal record of the proceeding. Keep in mind that the reporter may ask that a question or response be repeated for clarity and to avoid confusion.

Adopting good question and answering habits can also help you get the most of your court reporting agency. For instance, ask the question fully then allow for a response. It is important that questions and answers not be interrupted in mid-sentence.

Infinity Reporting is an independent court reporting agency that meets the Seventh Circuit Court Reporter Qualifications.

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Five Things a Court Reporter Can Do Better Than You

Our legal system is based on the testimony of others and whether in a court room or at an attorney’s office, court reporters play an indispensable role in documenting the words and actions spoken during the hearing of a legal proceeding.

1. Documenting the words of every speaker

It takes a highly trained Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) to be able to accurately type at least 225 words per minute while simultaneously observing the person who is speaking. But this is the best way to ensure that a true and complete legal record of every spoken word is recorded and transcribed.

2. Recording gestures and actions

When a verbatim legal record of a hearing or deposition is required, the reporter is also recording the gestures and actions of the speakers, in addition to transcribing the words they are saying. It’s all done at the same time and is a skill that only certified court reporters can do with ease.

3. Editing transcripts for typographical errors

Once the session has been recorded, the Registered Professional Reporter needs to proofread and edit the information that has been transcribed onto the steno tape. The stenograph machine contains only 22 keys so reviewing the raw transcription is not like reading a book. It takes a well-trained reporter to quickly and accurately review and edit the documentation for typographical errors.

4. Preparing official transcripts for the court record

After the transcript has been proofread and edited, the reporter must prepare the transcript in a standard legal format that can be easily read without the use of any specialized equipment. This becomes the official transcript of the legal proceeding that is filed with the court. Also, the Seventh Circuit Court recently issued an administrative order only allowing Registered Professional Reporters (RPR) to transcribe court proceedings within the judicial circuit. Infinity Reporting has Certified Court Reporters and meets the Seventh Circuit Court Reporter Qualifications.

5. Synchronizing audio and video

With video recordings playing an increasing role in legal depositions, it is becoming more accepted in courtrooms throughout the country. However, a written legal transcript is required. The Registered Professional Reporter has received specialized training to accurately synchronize the audio and video of the proceeding with the official transcript.

Infinity Reporting is an independent court reporting agency, with Registered Professional Reporters, that meets the Seventh Circuit Court Reporter Qualifications.

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Tips for Working with a Court Reporter during a Deposition

The goal of every court reporter is to deliver high quality and accurate transcription of the deposition. They are trained to work in such a way that is fast, efficient and discrete. Since registered professional reporters (RPR) are required to work in a variety of conditions, here are a few tips for working with a court reporter during a deposition.

It is important to keep in mind that the court reporter will usually mark the exhibits after all questions have been answered to ensure that all communication is captured during the proceeding. An attorney should allow the reporter a few seconds to append the exhibits sticker before proceeding to the next. Continuing to ask questions after requesting that the exhibit be marked will make it more difficult for the reporter to mark the exhibit.

In some cases, due to the nature of the testimony and availability of certain witnesses, depositions may run for several hours. It’s important for an attorney to schedule short breaks for the reporter, especially at meal times. Even in scenarios where food is brought in, a registered professional reporter can’t eat and correctly perform their duties at the same time.

Attorneys should read at normal speed when quoting from documents. This will allow the court reporter to capture the verbatim record of whatever is being stated. By going faster, important details may not be captured correctly requiring the reporter to ask the attorney to repeat hence leading to wastage of crucial time. It’s also essential that attorneys don’t read quotations because the court reporter will request the original document just to verify that the punctuation marks are as quoted.

When technical or heavy terminology is used, such as in cases where an expert witness is testifying, it’s vital that an attorney makes available a terminology list to the reporting firm a few days ahead of time. This works towards ensuring that a cleaner record of the proceedings is produced. It’s also quite important to ensure that only one person speaks at a time because it can be difficult for the court reporter to hear who said what when multiple people are talking at the same time. As an attorney, you may have to remind your witnesses to speak a little louder or slow down. Understand that a request that’s made by your registered professional reporter is for the purposes of ensuring a clean and accurate verbatim record of the deposition.

Infinity Reporting, an independent court reporting agency, employs certified court reporters and meets the Seventh Circuit Court Reporter Qualifications.

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What your Court Reporter should be doing after the Deposition

Unlike what many attorneys may realize, the job of a court reporter does not come to an end after the deposition. There are quite a number of other important tasks that registered professional reporters (RPR) should be doing after the deposition.

After the deposition your court reporter should carry out a thorough review of the transcript with the aim of making sure that that there are no errors or omissions in the final draft which is to be filed in the court. Keep in mind that a certified court reporter uses a 22-key stenograph machine to quickly capture every spoken word. The tapes need to be transcribed into a format that is acceptable by the court. In addition, a registered professional reporter should thoroughly review audiotape and video, if applicable, and fill in any gaps that may have been left in the transcript during the testimony while also deleting any erroneous entries.

Next, the court reporter should have a professional proofreader review the transcript and make any required corrections before returning it to the court reporter. The final transcript must be free from misspellings, grammatical errors and contain an index. It should also be condensed for fast reading, especially by attorneys, court officers and other interested parties.

Once the final transcript is ready, the registered professional reporter will arrange for the delivery of the transcript to the requesting attorney. The attorney should receive two copies, one electronically and another copy through via mail or messenger. Also, the reporter will also have to ensure that copies of the transcripts, together with exhibits are filed in the manner which is prescribed.

After receiving the transcript, the attorney will review it and if satisfied, he or she will append a signature. When the RPR receives the signed original from the attorney he or she should file it with the court.

In fact, Infinity Reporting employs certified court reporters and meets the Seventh Circuit Court Reporter Qualifications. This administrative order that went into effect on July 1, 2015, mandates that court reporters reporting on court proceedings within the judicial circuit must be Registered Professional Reporters (RPR). This is to ensure they have the required certification, training, equipment and other qualifications that are necessary to accurately and efficiently report on court proceedings within the circuit. The order covers the counties of St. Johns, Flagler, Putnam and Volusia.

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What to expect from a Court Reporting Service

A court reporting service provides audio, written and visual recording and transcription services for in-house corporate counsel and private practice attorneys whenever a legal record is required. And whether you need to accurately transcribe the minutes of board meetings, depositions in legal and insurance related cases or any other case where a court-approved legal record is required, there are certain sets of values that you should expect from a court reporting service including professionalism, on-time delivery and accuracy, to name a few.

Reliability and Dependability

You will want to expect the court reporting service provider you hire to have reporters who are reliable, arrive early, are well-versed and have an outstanding work ethic. They should be able to provide you with a wide range of transcription services including recording board meetings, depositions, legal statements, corporate meetings, interviews, arbitration, and trials, for example, as necessary either on a specific schedule or ad-hoc basis. You should also expect a court reporting service to take advantage of modern technology such as audio synchronization, video conferencing and digitization services among others.

Training and Experience

Expect the court reporting service to send experienced and well-trained court reporters to take care of your transcription requirements every time. The reporters should be certified, easy to work and very professional. You can expect them to exude confidence, maintain discretion when working in sensitive environments and offer a guaranteed high level of accuracy. You should also expect the court reporting service to be a member in good standing of the National Court Reporters Association. This is a sign that they are recognized for maintaining a high standard of ethics.

Customer Service and Scheduling

Moreover, you should expect the court reporting service rates to be affordable and easily accessible. You should also expect it to be quick and easy to schedule a court reporter or request transcripts by phone or online.

 You should also expect the court reporting service to be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and provide world class customer care with a rush service for those situations that require accurate transcriptions by the next business day.

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What to look for in a Court Reporter

If you have been searching the internet looking for a world-class local court reporter, chances are that you have found many candidates with similar certifications, diplomas and memberships to professional associations. So what should you look for when choosing the one that is most suitable for your legal requirements? Whether you’re a local homeowners association, corporate counsel or a private practice attorney, it’s important to look for someone with stellar qualifications and a commitment to excellent when selecting a certified court reporter.

You will want to look for a court reporter that is reliable and accurate and has a strong work ethic. This includes being available during odd hours and providing audio, written and visual transcripts in a timely fashion as promised. Those who are flexible and offer 24/7 transcription services are highly preferred because they can respond to any necessary transcription needs after normal working hours and during the weekends.

Look for court reporters with excellent customer service skills, a positive attitude and a great reputation. Be wary of those who only give short responses, are uncooperative or aren’t well-versed. The court reporter must be technologically savvy too. During the past few years, there have been many technological advances that enhance their efficiency. The more efficient your court reporter is the more accurate they can be in a shorter amount of time which also happens to save money.

The depth of a reporter’s knowledge is also an important factor to look for when hiring a court reporter. They should be knowledgeable in such areas as finance, medical malpractice, manufacturing and many other disciplines to ensure they can provide a wide range of transcription services as they arise. Without this knowledge, transcribing will be more difficult and less reliable and accurate.

And finally, you will want to ensure the court reporter is certified and is a member in good standing of the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA). Court reporters who are members of the NCRA subscribe to and maintain a high level of ethics, an important factor due to the confidential nature of their work.

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Recording Madness: Court Reporter Wows During NCAA Tournament

Infinity Reporting Company provides court reporting and stenographic needs to the greater Orlando and Jacksonville areas. 

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5 Mediation Tips, Courtesy of a Court Reporter

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3 Creepy Ways Court Reporting is Kind of Like a Cult

Like any profession, court reporting requires a certain state of mind. Unlike some others, though, our job often requires us to do things that might seem strange (or downright secretive) to someone on the outside looking in. In some ways, court reporters are creepily similar to a cult. Here's just a few examples:

1)     We Spend a Whole Lot of Time Alone, Tapping Away at Computers and Deciphering Codes

Some say it’s weird, we say it’s genius. We might not be internet hacktivists or covert military experts, but the majority of our time is spent deciphering our own set of codes: the shorthand we use to quickly and accurately record legal proceedings and other types of meetings. We don’t do it in underground bunkers at a secure and undisclosed location, but the process is much the same nonetheless. Oftentimes, it’s just us and our computers into the wee hours of the morning.

2)     We are Bound by a Vow of Secrecy

Our work involves an intrinsic agreement among professionals to leave the contents of the meetings we record undisclosed. Much like the Hippocratic Oath taken by physicians, or the Patient Confidentiality held by mental health experts (or the secret clearance held by members of the CIA, FBI, and NSA), we are required from the outset of our careers to keep secrets. If we don’t like it, that’s just too bad—it’s the law.

3)     Memes? Jokes? We've Got Those, but You Probably Won’t Get Any of Them

The picture here says it all: a common piece of humor, re-written in a way only a court reporter could understand. Like any other profession, our pride in our job often manifests itself in lighthearted things like these—designed to relieve some of the pressure of work that in many cases can leave entire legal proceedings hanging in the balance. While the average Joe might not find our jokes funny, we can assure you that they are.

  A Brief Look Inside: It’s Not a Cult, It’s a Career

While there are plenty of things that distinguish court reporting as a career, it is in many ways much like any other job. There are long hours, inconvenient meetings and a lot of people to please. Our work with codes, the time we spend alone and our peculiar brand of humor set our line of work apart.

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10 Deposition Tips - From a Court Reporter's Perspective

As court reporters, our work includes many places outside the courtroom. Hours of preparation go into your average court case, and depositions are a big part of that.

What is a Deposition?

A deposition is an oral line of questioning, as opposed to a written interrogatory or a request for other documents related to the case. 

A deposition is an “informal” hearing (I use quotes because the proceedings are still recorded, there are simply no legal officials or jury members present) that is used for pre-trial discovery—a period where subpoenaed witnesses are brought before each party’s counsel to answer questions that may direct either side’s legal strategy.

Pre-Trial Tips: Do’s and Don’ts of a Successful Deposition

Depositions can be tricky because of their informal nature, and because the goal of the opposing counsel is to find out as much about the other side’s case as possible. Rest assured that your lawyer will be present to guide you through the process; In any case, these tips can help you prepare your best answers:

Reporting In: Tips From a Transcriptionist

1)   Keep Calm— A hurried, stress-filled answer is exactly what the opposing counsel is looking for: any minor slip-ups, whether caused by emotion or not, can be brought to bear against you during the actual trial.

2)   Answer Out Loud—A court reporter can’t hear you shake your head from side to side (or up and down, for that matter). Use carefully-chosen words that make your meaning clear.

3)   No Word Games—Don’t answer a question with another question, as it reflects poorly on the record. However, never hesitate to ask for clarification of a line of inquiry—this makes you look like you are only interested in providing the whole truth.

4)   Restrain Yourself—Some questions may seem so obvious that you would want to provide a flippant or joking answer. This is a big no-no: Treat the opposing counsel as you would treat your own lawyer, with respect and courtesy

5)   Speak Deliberately—As always, give the court reporter on duty a fair chance to do their job right. Speak slowly and carefully, and do not interject in between questions with unnecessary info. This apprehension and patience with yourself will only serve you well in a depo.

Common Things Lawyers Say to Watch Out for in a Deposition

6)   Beware of General Questions—Open-ended questions are a common tactic for eliciting unneeded information (ex: If asked “tell me everything you know about “X”, it is wise to respond with something like “tell me what you would like to know,” rather than simply gushing the details of your case).

7)   Answer Truthfully—You are under oath, just as if you were sitting in the witness stand. Enough said.

8)   Relax—Many cases involve personal aspects near and dear to both the litigants and witnesses involved in the case. Many lawyers will deliberately try to provoke you during a deposition in hopes of gaining an edge; don’t give it to them.

9)   Slow Down—Give your own lawyer an opportunity to object to a line of questioning before answering. They generally will know better which lines of inquiry may be spurious or potentially damaging.

10)  If You Don’t Know, Think Before Saying So—Saying “I dunno” might seem truthful, but if you mention specifics in trial that were not covered in the deposition it can be used against you. A more appropriate answer might be "I'm not sure" or “I don’t have access to that information at the moment, but I may be able to get it for you.”

These are just a few tips to get you started towards a successful deposition that will only help your case in court. Listen to your lawyer, and get your facts straight beforehand, that way you can be cool, calm and collected when it comes time to recount your story.

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5 Weird Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Court Reporting

Court Reporting has its share of funny moments and odd occurrences. But no matter how wacky things get, it’s our job to make sure that the record is kept precisely and professionally. A few things you probably didn’t know about our line of work:

1. When it comes to conversation, we record it backwards. We don’t actually write the words down backwards, but the shorthand system inverts how we think about language: instead of using distinct letters to signify sounds, we work the other way—we record sounds phonetically and then work back to turn them into words.

2. A court reporter invented girl’s best friend. A former legal transcriptionist for Paramount Studios left the company over a contract dispute, founded the Mattel toy company, and designed the Barbie Doll—an addition to American pop culture still produced to this day.

3. A court reporter was in charge of one of America’s greatest pastimes. The first commissioner of the MLB (Major League Baseball) was a court reporter before becoming a judge—He left the Federal service to pursue his love of the game. If the last World Series is any indication, his hard work has really paid off.

4. If you want to make it in Hollywood, You should try court reporting first. Notable actors and actresses, like Harvey Keitel and Michelle Pfeiffer, made their living as court reporters before they “hit it big.” Maybe that’s where Mr. Keitel got all his legal information for his role as “The Wolf” in Reservoir Dogs.

5. If you want to be a world famous writer, court reporting is for you! Charles Dickens is probably the most famous court reporter in the history of the profession—and that’s saying something, considering shorthand was invented by a freed Roman slave a couple thousand years ago. Dickens was a reporter for the London Parliament (a divided court, if there ever was one), and used his real-life struggle to learn shorthand as an inspiration for one of his most famous works, David Copperfield.

Infinity Reporting Company, LLC specializes in all types of legal transcription and court reporting services: from trial hearings and depositions to official statements, business meetings and conventions. Call us today at 386.675.4045 to schedule a reporter for your next business event or legal hearing.

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Keep Calm, and Report On: 3 Traits of a Good Court Reporter and Why You Should Adopt Them Immediately

With any profession, there are lessons that travel: qualities required to get the job done that carry over to other walks of life. Court reporting requires a lot out of those who do it, and there are a few things court reporters learn from experience that can’t necessarily be taught.

Court Reporters: Keeping it Simple When the Proceedings Get Complicated

Court Reporting can be a highly stressful career, and the transcriptionists at Infinity Reporting Company spend a lot of time in the charged environment of courtroom, mediation or deposition area, dutifully recording the proceedings for precedence and posterity. A few things I tell all of my court reporters to keep in mind during a contentious trial:

Quality: Our records are used to establish precedence for future cases, in addition to being a requirement for a successful trial.

In many cases, the defendant or plaintiff’s quality of life depends on the quality of our records—so we make sure that they’re 100% accurate, every time.

Conciseness: Court Reporting and transcribing of official records happens in real time, and we use a system of shorthand coding to accurately record events, conversations and lines of questioning as they happen.

In that way, being concise is sort of a “built-in” feature of our work, and it helps us get things done faster and more accurately than other methods.

Calmness and Composure: An even keel can be hard to come by in the middle of a courtroom that has become embroiled in a heated debate. Many of the court cases we record touch on sensitive subjects like family law and accident litigation, and all the parties involved have very real interests at stake.

Any reaction by the person transcribing the proceedings might tilt the testimony or the judgment in one way or another—it’s easy to get swept up in the rush of a defendant’s indignant reaction, but as court reporters it’s our duty to keep the record in a calm and dispassionate manner.

How you can follow suit if you're not in our industry: Anyone can apply these qualities and practices to their own professional and personal lives. You'll get better results if you remain focused on quality, not quantity, and remaining "zen," so-to-speak, when you're confronted with life's challenging moments will keep your own record in check.  

Infinity Reporting Company, LLC: Dedicated to Our Craft, and the Qualities That Come With It

We strive to provide the most accurate transcription of any legal proceeding or important meeting we transcribe, whether it’s a deposition, mediation, recorded statement, video deposition, on-site municipal minutes, or courtroom trial.

About Infinity Reporting Company: Our agency is a boutique court reporting service that provides services across Florida. Infinity court reporters have been trained so that clients receive the best in legal transcription services. Our office in DeLand works with courts in Daytona Beach, Port Orange and elsewhere around Volusia County to make sure that the record is kept straight—we also have satellite offices around the state of Florida! Call us today at 386.675.4045 to get a quote on a transcription or to schedule a court reporting service from one of our dedicated transcriptionists.

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How to Spot a Liar: A Court Reporter Weighs In

The business of law is the business of finding the truth in a court case. Whether you are trying someone for murder, writing a traffic ticket, or simply interrogating your boyfriend or girlfriend about his or her late-night shenanigans, there are a few simple tricks you can use to sniff out a fabricator.

Show and Tell: It’s Not Just For Little Kids

If someone is telling a lie, it will be written all over his or her face, implicit in body language and–with some practice of observing and evaluating–it'll be evident when a tall tale is being told to you.

Subconscious reactions to spouting fraudulent statements are ingrained in childhood, and merely become less noticeable as a person ages. Stay observant and study your subject to see how they show evidence that they're being less than truthful in adulthood. 

Keeping Your Eyes and Ears Open, So the Case Can Be Closed

Lying under oath is a serious offense, and while it’s not our job as court reporters to catch someone in a falsehood, spending hours at a time in courtrooms and depositions means you can’t help but pick up a few “tells” along the way:

  1)     Facial Expressions: A fake smile (or frown, for that matter) doesn’t look the same as a real one. Genuine expressions use muscles across a person’s entire face, and when telling a lie these connection involuntarily shuts off. Looking away from the person asking the question also is a solid indicator, as are dilated pupils. If there's sweat on the forehead or excess fidgeting on top of that: forget it.

  2)     Body Language: A liar will use odd or disjointed body language and generally take up less overall space than someone who is telling the truth—they are just going through the motions, after all. Stilted body language and constant touching of lower facial extremities can tip you off to a potential false statement. Hands in the pockets or behind the back are also an instinctive response to the knowledge that one is about to tell a lie.

  3)     Speech Patterns: People will often use the words of the question in the answer, i.e. “were you present at the time the crime was committed?” “No, I was not present at the time the crime was committed.” This is a subconscious coping mechanism designed to enforce belief in both the speaker and the listener’s minds. Continuous sarcasm or defensiveness can also be used to obfuscate the truth in a liar’s head.

  4)     Details, Details, Details: Filling up the narrative with unnecessary details is a way for the person answering the question to dance around its true meaning, and opens conversational avenues for changing the subject or other evasive testimonial tactics.

  No one of these signs is enough alone to tell if someone really isn’t telling the truth, but many in a short time period or a single line of questioning can be powerful evidence that the person being interviewed or questioned isn’t being completely honest. While as stenographers we simply record the proceedings, things get a lot more interesting when someone picks up the trail of a liar on trial.

Infinity Reporting Company LLC is a privately-owned and operated boutique court reporting and stenography agency providing Volusia, Seminole, Lake, Flagler, and counties throughout Florida with timely and professional court reporting and transcriptionist services. Call 386-675-4045 to schedule a stenographer, or visit us online at Infinity-Reporting.com.

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Around the office at Infinity Reporting Company, a boutique court reporting firm located in Volusia County, FL and serving over 7 surrounding counties with their court reporter and stenographer needs!

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For The Record: How Court Reporters Deal With Impossible Transcription Situations

Being a court reporter, stenographer or transcriptionist means you are up against quite a few pressure-packed days on the job. People count you out occasionally, while at the same time counting on you to record testimonials, depositions or conversations with acute accuracy at the moment they are happening. The shorthand model helps, but when the witness in deposition is mumbling – or speaking at almost 350 words per minute – it can be hard to keep up.

Stenographers see a lot of tough situations in and out of the courtroom, which is part of why the job can be so rewarding. From explosive testimonials, to nearly incoherent mumbles, shouting matches, funny sayings, and foreign accents, there are a million ways transcribing can be challenging.

Here are 5 tips court reporters can call on when dealing with situations that might seem impossible to record:

-- Use Hotkeys: If you notice the same term coming up often in testimony, make a stroke for it. You can also use special strokes to denote potential spelling errors for later review.

-- Don’t Be Afraid: The courtroom can be an intimidating place, but if the case you're recording gets heated, don’t be afraid to speak up in the middle of an argument and ask the concerned parties to speak one at a time or repeat themselves.

-- Trust Your Equipment: If the trial or deposition is moving too fast, take a look at your CAT software to see how fast the people are talking, and ask them to slow down if necessary. Video depositions can be gone over later with the volume turned up (or you can ask the videographer for a mic feed to a set of headphones). If the witness has an unusual accent, link a separate tablet or other real-time device to your steno machine to display what you’re typing so that everyone can know it’s accurate.

-- Cut the Fluffy Stuff: Attorneys often say things like “right” or “okay” over and over again during a line of questioning, and these unnecessary remarks can often be abbreviated or left out completely. It is always better to err on the side of caution when making excisions, though, so I recommend transcribing these situations in some form.

-- Smile, and Be Polite: Everyone in the room can see how challenging being a court reporter can be. If you need a client to slow down, or have to request that they allow the attorney to finish questioning them before providing an answer, be polite and show that you are a professional present to perform your duty to the best of your ability. It's for the sake of law after all!

It can be nerve-wracking interrupting the proceedings of a serious or busy courtroom, but sometimes it just has to be done in the name of the record you have been entrusted to transcribe. Keeping your head about you and staying calm under pressure are very important in the transcriptionist’s line of work, and hopefully these tips will help you power through the next time you sit down in front of your stenotype machine.

Infinity Reporting Company, LLC is a locally-owned and operated boutique transcriptionist and court reporting company that serves multiple counties throughout Florida, but is based in DeLand (Volusia County). We provide timely and professional court reporting, stenography and live, video, or audio transcription services to clients throughout the Central Florida area. We look forward to serving attorneys, organizations and anyone in need of transcriptionist services. Call us at 386-675-4045, browse our website or find us on Facebook to learn more.