The Complete Court Reporter's Handbook and Guide for Realtime Writers
by McCormick, Robert W.; Knapp, Mary H.; Blake, Melissa H.Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-04-15
Publisher(s): Professional Educaitonal Distributors
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Summary
Completely updated in a new edition, this practical, real-world guide serves as a complete "how to" reference on the different aspects of court reporting. It uses easy-to-understand language to introduce both the basic and advanced concepts of court reporting across a wide range of court and legal procedures. The book is packed with general forms, sample written knowledge tests, and review questions designed to give learners an excellent source of information concerning how the court reporter functions in the real world, as well as actual issues they face. For court reporters, freelance reporters, closed captioning reporters, and CART providers.
Table of Contents
| General Information for Anyone Interested in Court and Realtime Reporting | |
| Considering Reporting as a Career | |
| A Self-Test to Determine Your Interest in Reporting | |
| The Reporting Profession Defined | |
| Official Court Reporting | |
| The Working Environment of the Official Court Reporter | |
| Terminology of the Official Court Reporter | |
| A Typical Criminal Jury Trial | |
| A Typical Civil Jury Trial | |
| Things to Consider before a Trial Begins | |
| How to Administer the Oath, Witness Setup, and Speaker and Examination Identification | |
| How to Report Parentheticals | |
| How to Report Motions | |
| How to Report Objections | |
| How to Mark Exhibits | |
| How to Read Back and Testify | |
| How to Produce the Transcript | |
| How to Invoice and Deliver the Transcript | |
| How a Trial Transcript Looks | |
| Freelance Reporting | |
| The Working Environment of the Freelance Reporter | |
| Terminology of the Freelance Reporter | |
| Reporting a Typical Deposition: General Information | |
| Deposition Reporting: Things to Consider | |
| The Deposition Transcript: Transcribing, Invoicing, and Delivery | |
| How the Deposition Transcript Looks | |
| Captioning | |
| The Working Environment of the Captioner | |
| Terminology and Legislation | |
| A Day in the Life of a Captioning Reporter | |
| Communication Access Realtime Translation | |
| What is CART? | |
| The Terminology of the CART Provider | |
| CARTndash;Up Close and Personal | |
| Helpful Information for the Reporting Profession | |
| Ethics of the Reporting Profession | |
| Professionalism, Associations, Testing, and Continuing Education | |
| Research for the Record, Internet Research, Citations of Authority | |
| Finding Employment | |
| The Office Environment | |
| The Court System in America | |
| The Technology of the Reporter | |
| Hardware and Software Considerations, CAT, and Litigation Support | |
| The Technology of Transcript Production | |
| Tomorrowrsquo;s Technology: Computer Integrated Courtrooms and Beyond | |
| Alternative Reporting Careers | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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