30 years as a court reporter had some 'tough days'
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- čas přidán 27. 02. 2020
- Ronni Kreisher became a court reporter when she was 20 years old. Her first day on the job was scary and overwhelming as she launched into a world of things she had never experienced before. Now, 30 years later, Kreisher is the senior court reporter at the Lycoming County Courthouse and has spent 25 of those years with President Judge Nancy Butts. The pair have weathered long, hard trials together, but despite the tough days, Kreisher loves her her job and hopes to keep doing it as long as possible.
GOD BLESS THESE SILENT HEROS!!!! WE APPRECIATE YOU
Retired court reporter here. I feel your pain! I've been through the same type of cases many times.
Is it hard being a court reporter in the aspect of the key bord ? Obviously everyone learns different but sounds like it's hard work..im taking a break on my degree, its too hard with 2 kids.. I'm looking into career paths I could do for a back up
@@caitlynm9885 It can be hard. I never had a scopist or proofreader. I did it all myself, which probably made it more difficult. But honestly, when I started it was great. But as time passed and the new, younger attorneys came along, it became more difficult. They have no respect for the record or what we do. They come into court all hyped up on Red Bull, Monster, and Star Bucks, speaking what feels like 300 words a minute. And there's little respect for the court staff. But when I was doing depositions it was worse. The attorneys are paying for you to be there and some literally treat you like crap. Don't get me wrong. There are some wonderful attorneys out there, but in my own experience living and working in Southern California, the jerks were the majority. If I had it to do over again, I would avoid court and depositions and try to get into CART or closed captioning. I think that would be a fantastic career. Few if any transcripts to worry about and no attorneys or judges and no transcript deadlines to meet. I hope I didn't just confuse you even more! In short, yes, learn the machine and go into closed captioning or CART. I think it would be fantastic!
@@caitlynm9885 learning the keyboard is easy. Building speed is where the difficulty comes in. You will hit plateaus and want to give up, but don't.
Thank you for this .
@@Hhsgwh In my humble opinion, it's never too late to start. If you want to do something, do it. Best of luck to you.
I went to court stenography school fresh out of hs. Took me three years to graduate. It was a tough start we had no money and had to get add’l loans at the last minute to get me my equipment. Then I also had to do 40 hours internship in court which I found the courts to be so scary since I was so sheltered and shy . Maybe back in ‘96/‘97 I was just too young and failed. I couldn’t keep up with the financial aspect of it either. However I’ve been thinking about returning, trying out again. This time knowing what I need to invest in as I walk in (I have none of the books, equipment etc I once had anymore)
Edit: Thank you everyone who responded to me for being so encouraging. 🤗❤️
Hey, you can do it! Take it one step at a time. You got this!
Yes please please try it out again. We can fail one time or more and then succeed later. Who knows you'll have the highest wpm ✨ you can do it! just try it once again, do everything you can (legally) to have one of your needs for court reporting. I'm sure it will be provided for you as long as you stay determined and hungry for it. stay hoping and doing and practicing. As I have learned from someone, "From all your decisions in life, where is it based from? Fear or hope? And which one is leading your life? And are you happy with where it's gotten you so far?" 💜
Before you go back to school, check to see that the jobs are there first. I think it might be difficult to get full-time. Connect with some stenographers to get their insights before you invest the time and money!
You can totally do it!
Thankfully, there is cheaper equipment now (less than $150 brand new), the software is free and open source, and the learning materials are free and much better now. There is an ecosystem of steno games cropping up. Also, steno can be used for all kinds of things, not just court reporting or TV captioning anymore. The steno hardware can work on any hardware now. Steno has truly come a long way. You should definitely get back into it. What you were able to do years ago is no small achievement. Search for Plover steno keyboards (Plover like the bird).
The court reporter is a kind lady. A sweetheart. God bless her. I'm sensitive like her. Pamela in Detroit
I'm a 20-year medical transcriptionist who just began online court reporting school because voice recognition technology has royally shrunk the medical transcription field. So I need to retrain, and court reporting seems like the logical thing for a medical transcriber to transition to (I'm still safe at my current hospital until retirement, but very likely not much longer after that).
So far, I'm loving learning legal terminology in the intro classes, but I'm also becoming aware of just how flat-out more difficult court reporting is than medical transcribing. This is a very interesting challenge. Videos like this one give me motivation that what I'm trying to do is worth doing; that court reporting is an impressive skill and a solidly interesting career. Watching this video was definitely worth my time.
Not all heroes wear capes...
Such a cool occupation, and such an incredible and unique skill.
Omg i love her! 😭
amazing stuff
@Fox Eliseo yeah no one cares. stfu
I remember when attending court reporting school and getting stuck at a speed and not being able to pass (180 wpm) It was so frustrating. I decided to work at a law office and become a paralegal, I just recently retired. I wish I wouldn’t have given up.
I gave up in 180 too...now im stuck working 2 jobs. Smh
Wow I hope they are paid great because this has to be a tough job.
Love her kind soul
Such a sweet lady
Would have tobe one of the hardest jobs
M from india. We don't have such machines over here. We still do by pen n paper. We take dictations literally by hand. 160-180wpm is considered to be a very very high speed here. Imagine taking dictations thn translating it word word and then typing it down on a computer making a copy. It is tiring 😶
Drink coconut water bro
wow! I have wondered how many other languages have their own machine shorthand. So, there is no machine shorthand program yet developed in India?
That’s a cryin shame
Sir Issac Pitman had worked for 30 years to invent and improve his Pitman System of Stenography which helped lot of countries in the world. It is a manual shorthand system. When I started to learn Pitman shorthand, I finished all my lessons in Pitman (English) Shorthand before four months and reached 80 words per minute speed in six months initially. I ultimately cleared 150 wpm. I worked as a Court Stenographer for around 10 years. One Mr.Rajagopalan from Madras (Chennai) India passed 200 wpm Government Exam in Pitman Shorthand with very minimum mistakes(First Class). In India, to my knowledge, there is no machine shorthand. Court Stenographer in India use mostly Pitman Shorthand. Integrity, Confidentiality and an attitude to learn are the hall marks of this profession, which is always in demand in India irrespective of age.
You are the jazz musicians of law...
These people could write interesting, realistic stories.
charles dickens was actually a court reporter, obvs using written shorthand, not machine.
None of these kids today could do what you did, over the last 30 years. You are amazing. 🤗💖
i am pakistani student and i want to learn court reporting (stenography) . Is there any job opportunity in foriegn courtry for me.
Please guide.
Yep, this isn't just a typing job. Wow
why don't the cases just get recorded?
i mean it must have a written version 'cuz some people needs it like judiciaries and/or any anti-crime personnels for a report and an evidence against for defendants or plaintiff.
@@uyfhkgc4468 don't we have HD audio recording and software to do speech to text?
@Garfield's Minion I get that, but there is technology to transfer HD audio for example, into a script, including a court recorder's formatting, probably with a higher accuracy level since humans err.
@Garfield's Minion I'm sure systems can be developed for this, we have the technology for voice commands.
@@watdafak666 the problem right now is that Speech-to-text is horrible with accents
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So I could break into a steno's house and steal the transcript or alter it somehow?
Breaking won't get anything done , but if you wanna alter youd have to know all the words in her dictionary then again , she'll know about it while transcribing, hoping that she doesn't , you'd have to move the court conversation in such a way that'd help you after the verdict is announced, hoping the transcript is the only piece of evidence. Then you'd have to go through the toil of getting a lawyer and paying him. Or you could not commit the crime and just spend that time and money on online edu courses.