Tamara Chapman, CSR, RPR, CRR .15 CEUs/ 1.5 CE hours

Discover innovative techniques to reduce time spent producing transcripts:

1. Smart Assignment Tracking: Effortlessly manage your caseload from start to finish with intelligent logging and organization.
2. Instant Appearance Pages: Generate professional appearance pages in seconds with minimal effort.
3. Automated Exhibit Descriptions: Say goodbye to manual exhibit entry with time-saving automation.
4. Advanced Exhibit Search: Quickly find and verify exhibit details with powerful search capabilities.
5. 24/7 Tech Support: Get instant solutions to technical issues, including audio troubleshooting, any time of day or night.
6. Enhanced Case Prep: Boost your preparation with powerful analysis tools, ensuring you’re ready for anything.
7. Intelligent Practice Sessions: Sharpen your skills with adaptive brief and trouble word practice, personalized dictation, and feedback.
8. Smooth, Stress-Free Steno Editing: Transform transcript editing into a process by using your steno machine, reducing the time to edit transcripts as well as easing repetitive strain and pain.

9:30 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. – 5-minute break

Chris Carfagno and Kristina Ianieri – .15 CEUs/ 1.5 CE Hours

Effective verbatim recording hinges entirely on the clarity of spoken words, whether in person during depositions or remotely. Have you ever found yourself straining to decipher muffled voices in court or deposition settings, diverting your attention from capturing accurate testimony or questions? Since 2020, many of us have navigated the challenge of poor audio quality on virtual platforms like Zoom while transcribing proceedings.

At this year’s Steno in the City – Steno Tech Workshop, we are excited to introduce The Sound Professionals, Kristina Ianieri and Chris Carfagno. They will provide invaluable insights into achieving pristine audio clarity. Discover a range of microphone and audio interface options—from USB microphones to wired and wireless setups. Explore essential backup recording techniques and learn the advantages of single-channel versus multi-channel audio recording.

Kristina and Chris will also share their top headphone recommendations and essential accessories for court reporters. Gain practical tips and tricks to ensure the highest possible audio quality, enabling you to focus effortlessly on the proceedings without distractions.

Join us for a session that promises to equip you with the tools and knowledge needed to excel in capturing the record with absolute clarity.

11:05 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. – 30-minute break 

Michelle Kirkpatrick, RDR, CRR, CRC, FCRR – .15 CEUs/ 1.5 CE Hours

Are you faced with reporting situations where your CAT backup audio sound is compromised for you and your scoping team? Are you sometimes having trouble hearing live proceedings in courtrooms or conference rooms as well as difficult and last-minute circumstances being presented to you in hybrids? Let’s talk about some scenarios where reporters are typically having trouble and discuss solutions to get you functioning at a higher level with some direct-connect sound and recording options. Presented by realtime reporter Michelle Kirkpatrick, RDR, CRR, CRC, FCRR.

1:05 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. – 5-minute break

Michael Starkman, eVerbatim, Inc. – .15 CEUs/ 1.5 CE Hours

It’s time to purchase a new computer for court reporting. OH, NO — it’s time to purchase a new computer for court reporting! When it’s that time, does your mind race with a laundry list of questions? Questions such as: What is considered a good computer? What is the audio quality? How much RAM do I need, and what in the world is RAM? What CAT software files do I need to bring over and where do I put them? Am I going to have the same problems with this new computer as I did with my last one, and so on and so on. Michael will answer all of these questions and more when he discusses a very popular service, used by thousands of court reporters, called Concierge Setup Service.

Next up on the list is cloud storage and backup. This part of the seminar will address the big “what if” question. What if something happens to your computer? Is your critical data backed up securely and redundantly? Will it be easy to access and restore files?