Becoming a Captioner

[Kayla Peters]

Hello! I am a working court reporter looking to transition into broadcast captioning. If any of you out there happen to be a captioner or maybe know one, I would appreciate it if you could give me some advice on how I can successfully transition into captioning. Thanks!

[Jill S. Driscoll]

Hey, Kayla!

I am a captioner and I would be happy to answer any questions you think of.
I wrote a little article about my transition to captioning on Glen Warner's Web site, www.cheapandsleazy.net
I think most of what it says is pretty much what I would still say, so if you read it and want to follow up with any Qs, just email me at [e-mail]!

:D

[Kayla Peters]

Thanks, Jill! I sent you an email! I appreciate your willingess to answer my questions!

[Julie Samford]

Hi Kayla!
One big task to make the transition from reporter to captioner is getting your dictionary ready for prime time. I'd recommend checking out www.dictionaryjumpstart.com. Anissa, who developed the program, is a captioner, and she can talk to you about what you need to do.

There's a broadcast captioning group on yahoo you could check out as well. Good luck!
Julie

[Kayla Peters]

Julie,
Thanks for repsonding and for the advice. I have checked out the dictionary jumpstart program and it seems like it would definitely help! Thanks for taking the time to share this info with me!
Kayla