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Does anyone know if it is difficult to get to the USA and work as a reporter?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Debbie Gentile Jun 18, 2009.
Does anyone have tips on how actually use briefs that I have memorized?!
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Mary Jo Cochran replied to Debbie Gentile's discussion Does anyone know if it is difficult to get to the USA and work as a reporter?
Debbie Gentile left a comment for Dar"Thanks Dar! Oh that's great that you're at 225! I am sure you'll get your skills part soon too! Whereabouts are your from anyway?"
Tami left a comment for Debbie Gentile"Congratulations!!
You have to wait three years now between the RPR and RMR written tests. I think it sucks, and I let them know how I felt when I found out about it.
You can take the machine right away (after RPR), but you will not get the…"
Dar left a comment for Debbie Gentile"Congratulations! I'm so proud of u!
I'm getting to 225. I'm right behind you. God willing, I'll pass skills test soon. Thanks for the inspiration!"
Tami left a comment for Debbie Gentile"Love your new avatar pic,, Debbie!!
Writing shorter will help you on your way to more initials, BUT getting to a testing site might be quite an ordeal for you. :)
My son just found out he passed the RPR, so he, too, is looking at getting some more…"
Kyung left a comment for Debbie Gentile"Wow!! Africa!! Amazing.
The join realtime group link is on the realtime group page at the top right. It's got a little plus sign. Go to the right-hand top column, look to the left of your name and it should be there."
C Cipolla replied to Debbie Gentile's discussion Does anyone have tips on how actually use briefs that I have memorized?!"continuation..."
C Cipolla replied to Debbie Gentile's discussion Does anyone have tips on how actually use briefs that I have memorized?!"Mental steno works for me. I just think of the keyboard and imagine typing on it. In the earlier post, I suggested typing material from a "magazine article"... which is more fun, but it would probably be more useful to use…"
Kelli Combs replied to Debbie Gentile's discussion Does anyone have tips on how actually use briefs that I have memorized?!"Practice, practice, practice.
I am constantly changing my writing and using new briefs. Sometimes I forget to use the brief till after I wrote it as you said. Just keep at it and it will come.
I don't recommend writing everything out,…"
Tami left a comment for Debbie Gentile"Debbie,
Just wanted to make sure you knew we have a Magnum Steno Fan Club group on this site, and we would love to have your company. Mark shocked us all and joined. So awesome!
I started the group right after you said we needed one. There were a…"
Debbie Gentile replied to Debbie Gentile's discussion Does anyone have tips on how actually use briefs that I have memorized?!"Oh, thanks so much for the insight! It makes a lot of sense and makes me feel a bit better about myself too...lol. I love the idea of mental steno...do you do it? And does it really work?"
Debbie Gentile replied to Debbie Gentile's discussion Does anyone have tips on how actually use briefs that I have memorized?!"Hey Monica,
When I was a student, I focused on writing most everything out too. But now that I am reporting, I am all about shortening it up. I have been reporting for 8 years now, but I love learning new things and getting excited about improving…"
Janet replied to Debbie Gentile's discussion Does anyone have tips on how actually use briefs that I have memorized?!"Hi Debbie,
All of our brains don't work the same way. I've found the best briefs are ones that I've created myself. I focus on just a few at a time. Once they're automatic, I move on. If one isn't working, I discard it. If…"
Judy replied to Debbie Gentile's discussion Does anyone have tips on how actually use briefs that I have memorized?!"Right now I'm trying to get down my new one-stroker for "Okay." vs "okay" without a period. Sometimes I'll write "okay" and then it hits me. If I have time, I'll back up and rewrite it. Otherwise I try to…"
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- At 20:18 on September 29, 2009,
Karen A. Jones said… - Deb! I just heard about your JCR article! Very cool and kudos to you for getting published!
Hope all is well!
Karen
- At 9:58 on August 17, 2009,
Rebecca Callow said… - Hi, Debbie,
I know what you mean about the esteem thing. There was definitely a frustration factor when I started practicing at super-high speeds. It was an awful, nagging feeling that I really can't explain. The key is to keep at it, "every day" just like Mark says, a minimum of five minutes. After a week or two, I was getting more and more. Pretty soon, I was getting a whole sentence, then I was getting two sentences, et cetera. Then I felt GREAT!! Wow, I'm actually getting "something" when taking dictation at 280+. The formula really does work. Just follow the steps. If you want to get enough speed to pass the RMR, or any other test, this is the way to go!
Rebecca
- At 16:13 on July 20, 2009,
Lisa Neal said… - Debbie, thanks for getting back to me. I wanted to know exactly what we are reporting during a CART job. Where do you go to learn what is expected of a CART reporter?
- At 9:58 on July 4, 2009, Karen A. Jones said…
- Happy 4th of July, my wandering third daughter ;) I've been meaning to write to you here! Looks like you're VERY happy! Good for you! And congratulations on almost being an RPR! Hope you get the results soon so you don't have to even think about it anymore!
We have sun here today. What a freakin' miracle, trust me! Is the trial over? Did you do anything with the land yet? Are you staying forever? (I think I know the answer to that )
Be safe,
Love ya!
Karen (a/k/a PITA Mom)
- At 8:21 on July 4, 2009,
Kara Y. Dickinson said… - Debbie, I'll keep my eyes open in the JCR they usually advertise overseas jobs. You might just google South Africa Court Reporting jobs, Australian, Bahamas, etc. You could then maybe follow those links. You would be a very good candidate because you've proven that you like living overseas and can do it successfully, not everyone can. Good luck and I'll keep in touch.
- At 1:24 on June 16, 2009, Dar said…
- I wish. I meant I'm WAAAY behind u. To be more specific, I'm more in the intermediate stage -- just building muscle memory yet, but I'm right behind you. . . Soon and very soon I'll catch up!!! :)
- At 10:54 on June 15, 2009, Tami said…
- Congratulations!!
You have to wait three years now between the RPR and RMR written tests. I think it sucks, and I let them know how I felt when I found out about it.
You can take the machine right away (after RPR), but you will not get the initials (RMR) until you get the written test, which took me three times to get. Passed all the machine legs on the RMR the first time, but I really did blow the written.
Maybe it's changed back since last I checked. That's how it was the summer of '07, so I shouldn't say it's still that way.
Congratulations again!
- At 3:19 on June 15, 2009, Dar said…
- Congratulations! I'm so proud of u!
I'm getting to 225. I'm right behind you. God willing, I'll pass skills test soon. Thanks for the inspiration!
- At 15:29 on June 14, 2009, Tami said…
- Love your new avatar pic,, Debbie!!
Writing shorter will help you on your way to more initials, BUT getting to a testing site might be quite an ordeal for you. :)
My son just found out he passed the RPR, so he, too, is looking at getting some more initials behind his name. He writes shorter than I do, so I'm sure he'll be passing me up in no time.
Mark's actual Magnum Steno Club has incredibly challenging dictation and a lot of awesome info. It's cheap and I'm sure would get you on your way to more initials.
Have you tried it out yet??
- At 11:29 on June 11, 2009,
Heather Chiaro said… - This is the only thing I can think of, when I am on the job and I know there is a brief, but I ALWAYS type it wrong or I just can't remember, here is what I do:
1) I have a little notebook with me and when I get a sec, I write the phrase or word down to look up brief when I get back to the office.
2) If I ALWAYS type it without the "*" or just wrong all the time I define it as such, assuming it is not already a brief.
3) mark my notes to practice it later. When I'm early for a job, if I have time, I make dictionary defines of stuff I hear a lot. for example, cities, stuff I ALWAYS screw up; proper first names, common last names, hospitals, et cetera.
there are briefs that your fingers love and there are briefs that everytime you realize they're briefs, it's too late. OR, your fingers "throw up" on the keyboard and you just smack some slop. Pay attention to your fingers. If you keep smacking the same slop (in case cat, you can query it and see how many times you do it) define it. Hope that kind of helps.
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