by Darlene Williams | Sep 3, 2020 | Tips & Tricks
As you approach the final tests of your speed building journey, you may be wondering to yourself: I’m just about done with school, but am I really ready to go to work and produce the official record? Let’s explore how to answer this simple question while providing you... 
by Darlene Williams | Jul 29, 2020 | Tips & Tricks
As a court reporting student in the early ‘80s, I remember how exciting school was during those theory days. Learning to make the combinations of strokes on the writer was somewhat natural for me having been a flute and piano student throughout elementary and high... 
by Darlene Williams | Jul 6, 2020 | Tips & Tricks
As a student of court reporting back in the early ‘80s, there wasn’t much discussion among students about where we would go to work, other than whether we would choose to be a freelance reporter or an official reporter. I knew immediately that freelance was where I... 
by Darlene Williams | May 11, 2020 | Tips & Tricks
Whether you are a working court reporter or a student of court reporting, there are many life distractions that can divert your concentration. In this time of sheltering in place it’s quite easy to become lazy, or simply disinterested by the mundaneness of being at...