Readback - CSRNation2024-03-29T10:59:41Zhttp://csrnation.ning.com/forum/topics/readback-2?groupUrl=socalcsrforum&commentId=1736041%3AComment%3A1085649&groupId=1736041%3AGroup%3A411088&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSharla,
While I agree we are…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2016-09-03:1736041:Comment:13438632016-09-03T18:51:23.701Zkathy - iamwrdsmthhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/kathy33
<p>Sharla,</p>
<p>While I agree we are there to "help," I do not think we are there to "fix" their messy questions. I am continually appalled that attorneys do not instruct witnesses how to "wait for the entire question" before giving an answer, and then the attorney expects the reporter to sort it out? No way!</p>
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<p>Just fire me now....</p>
<p>Sharla,</p>
<p>While I agree we are there to "help," I do not think we are there to "fix" their messy questions. I am continually appalled that attorneys do not instruct witnesses how to "wait for the entire question" before giving an answer, and then the attorney expects the reporter to sort it out? No way!</p>
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<p>Just fire me now....</p> I read back the "question" wi…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2016-09-03:1736041:Comment:13436122016-09-03T18:49:05.704Zkathy - iamwrdsmthhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/kathy33
<p>I read back the "question" with all the interruptions so they know what</p>
<p>kind of a record they are making - if it doesn't make sense to them, well,</p>
<p>they should admonish the witness to "wait for the complete question before answering."</p>
<p>Attorneys don't think about the record until they receive a transcript, and I don't want to be blamed for their inability or lack of awareness when they are making a record. CYA.</p>
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<p>With all those interruptions it is very…</p>
<p>I read back the "question" with all the interruptions so they know what</p>
<p>kind of a record they are making - if it doesn't make sense to them, well,</p>
<p>they should admonish the witness to "wait for the complete question before answering."</p>
<p>Attorneys don't think about the record until they receive a transcript, and I don't want to be blamed for their inability or lack of awareness when they are making a record. CYA.</p>
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<p>With all those interruptions it is very difficult to figure out what exactly the witness is answering "yes," "no," or "I don't know," to. just my opinion. p.s. I do not "clean up" the attorneys.</p> Hey, Sharla,
do you think I s…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-09-22:1736041:Comment:10856722009-09-22T04:51:36.203Zkathy - iamwrdsmthhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/kathy33
Hey, Sharla,<br />
do you think I should try reading back like you did<br />
in court? the attys always talk over each other and<br />
the judge there, too!!!<br />
kathy
Hey, Sharla,<br />
do you think I should try reading back like you did<br />
in court? the attys always talk over each other and<br />
the judge there, too!!!<br />
kathy Thanks everyone for your answ…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-09-22:1736041:Comment:10856612009-09-22T04:23:17.578ZSharla Preciadohttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/SharlaPreciado
Thanks everyone for your answers. In addition to asking my question here, I asked the owner of the agency that assigned the job to me, and I got the following response:<br />
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"Sharla, I have always felt that when being asked to read the question back that it’s, 1) very confusing, and, 2) not reading the “question” back, if you insert all the extraneous comments they said in between getting the question out. I believe that our job is to assist as best we can in the discovery process and not try to…
Thanks everyone for your answers. In addition to asking my question here, I asked the owner of the agency that assigned the job to me, and I got the following response:<br />
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"Sharla, I have always felt that when being asked to read the question back that it’s, 1) very confusing, and, 2) not reading the “question” back, if you insert all the extraneous comments they said in between getting the question out. I believe that our job is to assist as best we can in the discovery process and not try to make them look silly or rub their faces in the holy mess they created on the record. Every time I have ever read something back that had been interrupted and was able to straighten out the question and read it through as one flowing thought I always felt great as they turned to the witness and waited for a response to what was finally a coherently-asked question. Besides just transcribing what we hear, it makes us even more valuable in getting everyone comfortably through the deposition process. We really are there to help, so I think your instincts are great and you did exactly the right thing. And I think it’s great to look at it and just tell them that you’re going to read the question straight through to avoid breaking it up.<br />
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"As far as reading back introductory comments, technically they aren’t part of the “question,” taking their request literally, so I usually leave them out. Sometimes you start at the question sign and read, and you are reading the introductory comments before you realize it, but I think it’s probably better and more helpful to just read the “question.” In the transcript it’s best to just reprint exactly the words you read.<br />
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Thanks again, everyone. I'm so glad we have a place to ask our questions and share our perspectives. Hurray for CSRNation and hurray for CSRs!! Sharla,
those are all great…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-09-22:1736041:Comment:10856492009-09-22T04:04:57.461Zkathy - iamwrdsmthhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/kathy33
Sharla,<br />
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those are all great answers from the others here!!<br />
I agree with all of them.<br />
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I would have done as Kyung said and just read all the<br />
interruptions because I would have been so annoyed by<br />
the time they wanted readback.<br />
and I also agree with Michael, be sure to put in a blurb,<br />
albeit it will be lengthy, stating exactly what you read back.<br />
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thanks for asking the question, I helps me gain more<br />
insight into alternatives.<br />
kathy
Sharla,<br />
<br />
those are all great answers from the others here!!<br />
I agree with all of them.<br />
<br />
I would have done as Kyung said and just read all the<br />
interruptions because I would have been so annoyed by<br />
the time they wanted readback.<br />
and I also agree with Michael, be sure to put in a blurb,<br />
albeit it will be lengthy, stating exactly what you read back.<br />
<br />
thanks for asking the question, I helps me gain more<br />
insight into alternatives.<br />
kathy I probably would have read ba…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-09-22:1736041:Comment:10855492009-09-22T03:02:37.766ZKyunghttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/Kyung
I probably would have read back the interruptions because I was annoyed that they are were interrupting.<br />
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But I don't think you're wrong either way.
I probably would have read back the interruptions because I was annoyed that they are were interrupting.<br />
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But I don't think you're wrong either way. I would have read back the in…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-09-21:1736041:Comment:10854012009-09-21T21:36:18.869ZVesna Walterhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/VesnaWalter
I would have read back the interruptions. But since the attorney said that's what they wanted, I don't think it's a problem.
I would have read back the interruptions. But since the attorney said that's what they wanted, I don't think it's a problem. Wow! You are a true professio…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-09-21:1736041:Comment:10853982009-09-21T21:22:02.116ZMichael D. Chaneyhttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/MichaelDChaney
Wow! You are a true professional. You know it was all right, because you asked the attorney and he said okay. It surely wouldn't have made any sense otherwise. Plus, the witness asked you to read the question back, not the testimony. The question, in all its entirety was as you read it, leaving out all the junk. With the preface you gave, it was PERFECT. Couldn't have done it better myself. If it were me, and I did not give that preface, then I would have given the suffix saying, "Now the…
Wow! You are a true professional. You know it was all right, because you asked the attorney and he said okay. It surely wouldn't have made any sense otherwise. Plus, the witness asked you to read the question back, not the testimony. The question, in all its entirety was as you read it, leaving out all the junk. With the preface you gave, it was PERFECT. Couldn't have done it better myself. If it were me, and I did not give that preface, then I would have given the suffix saying, "Now the record will include all the interruptions, Counsel, and objections verbatim, I assure." (with a smile). Remember, you are an officer of the court and you run "your court" the way you want to, as long as it's professional and respectful of other officers of the court, i.e. the attorneys. I bet they never could tell you were a rookie. I'm proud of you....WAY TO GO! Oh, one other thing, you may want to transcribe your readback just as you read it; because anyone reading it also would have a hard time going back and skipping over things. You did great. The Blurb would read: (Whereupon, the record was read as follows:). I would think that any time y…tag:csrnation.ning.com,2009-09-21:1736041:Comment:10853922009-09-21T21:04:01.362ZShanti Ellishttp://csrnation.ning.com/profile/ShantiEllis
I would think that any time you don't read back exactly as the record will read later, it's a good idea to put in what you actually did read back.<br />
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If you clarified what you were doing in terms of reading the question without any interruptions, though, and no one objected, I don't think you did anything wrong there.
I would think that any time you don't read back exactly as the record will read later, it's a good idea to put in what you actually did read back.<br />
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If you clarified what you were doing in terms of reading the question without any interruptions, though, and no one objected, I don't think you did anything wrong there.