NYSCRA Celebrates 2025 Court Reporting & Captioning Week with four great events. All are welcome to come out and join the fun! Details below.

BROOKLYN EVENT 2/2/2025:
Kicking off celebrations of NCRA’s 13th year of Court Reporting & Captioning Week for 2025 will be "Coffee with a Court Reporter," hosted by @sarathestenographer and @stanographer at, we thought, the most fitting cafe in NYC, For The Record. Interested in our profession? We will spill the "beans." Working professional? We will be "brewing" up briefs and phrases. Active student? Well, let's just say we have a "latte" to share with you.
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BUFFALO EVENT 2/4/2025:
Please join us on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., as we celebrate Court Reporting and Captioning Week in Western New York, sponsored by the New York State Unified Court System, Eighth Judicial District. Come learn about the history, evolution, and future of court reporting. The program promises to be informative and engaging. The event will take place in the Ceremonial Courtroom, 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York. A light lunch will be served at 12:00 p.m., and the program commences at 12:15 p.m. 
Please see the Court’s flyer for details and for the link to attend virtually on the day of the event. This program is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to Tamara Piscitello at [email protected] by January 28, 2025 if you plan to attend in person.
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LONG ISLAND EVENT 2/6/2025:
Come celebrate Court Reporting and Captioning Week with NYSCRA on Long Island! This will be a great networking opportunity for professional reporters, CART providers, and students. There will be free appetizers and a chance to win amazing raffle prizes and gift cards. Admission is free but space is limited, so please RSVP! There will be a cash bar. RSVP to: [email protected]
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NEW YORK CITY EVENT 2/8/2025:
Calling all New Yorkers in the court reporting and captioning professions! Join us for a night of food and libations to celebrate our profession and each other! We will be meeting at Dos Caminos in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan at: 675 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014. No entry fee. Appetizers are free, courtesy of NYSCRA. You pay for your drinks and any additional entrees. Please RSVP by Feb 5 at this link - https://partiful.com/e/y3EnYJhOYEPWAak7BBZA - and note any dietary preferences or restrictions (anything, allergies, vegetarian, vegan) in the comment section. We will keep them in mind when selecting appetizers. Event includes a raffle for steno supplies and 50-dollar gift cards for Amazon and Macy's! Contact Stanley Sakai (he/him) in case of any questions. (425) 213 4621 @stanographer [email protected] See you there!
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On September 29, 2024, NYSCRA will continue its unique program for reporting students. Please visit our websitehttps://www.nyscra.org/studentsnowfor more information and to register.

 

PREPARENow Session Recordings Now Available for Purchase!
PREPARENow is a reporting-refinement program.  It is designed to help sharpen writing, knowledge, and realtime skills generally and to prepare for court exams, the RPR, and realtime certification tests.   

The program was delivered live, via Zoom from April 24 through July 9, 2022, monthly on Sunday evenings. Registrants of the program received links to the recording of these session. These session recordings are now available for purchase by anyone at a reduced rate and discounts available to NYSCRA members. Details can be found here: NYSCRA PREPARENow 

 

NYSCRA Past Events: 

ARE YOU PLANNING ON TAKING THE NEXT NY COURT TEST?
NYSCRA Announces Practice Dictation Sessions
Dictation Content Includes:
Opening Statements
4-voice Q&A Testimony
Jury charges with the opportunity for live readback

DATES:
Saturday, November 5 and November 12, 2022
There are in-person and remote attendance options for both days.

Onsite for Live Dictation session
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on November 5 and 12
Location:  Plaza College, 118-33 Queens Blvd, Forest Hills, NY 11375
(NO CEUs available)

Price: $20 NYSCRA Member / $40 Non-Member

Onsite limited to 25 participants

  • priority given to those who plan on taking the court test
  • students are not permitted at the in-person sessions but are invited to attend through the remote option

For onsite participants:  You will need to make sure your FULLY CHARGED writer, computer, and realtime cable are working properly. Test everything in advance. Please arrive early – we start on time.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

Remote Attendance for Live Dictation session
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on November 5 and 12
Zoom
Connection details will be sent in registration confirmation email
(NO CEUs available)

Price: $20 NYSCRA Member / $40 Non-Member/ $20 Students  
Zoom limited to 90 participants

Please have your equipment setup before the session starts.

The OCA is expected to announce the court exam date soon. 
NYSCRA wants to help prepare you for the exam and is offering practice sessions
at Plaza College starting on November 5, 2022.
**** Zoom Registration is perfect for upstate reporters and students
You must register for each date separately

THE PRACTICE DICTATION SESSION WILL BE RECORDED AND AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE A WEEK AFTER THE SESSIONS END.  YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION EVEN IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND ON NOVEMBER 5 OR NOVEMBER 12.  THE PRICE FOR THE RECORDED SESSIONS WILL BE $20 NYSCRA MEMBER / $40 NON-MEMBER.  AN EMAIL WILL BE SENT WHEN THE RECORDINGS ARE READY AND REGISTRATION OPENS.

 


Technology in Today’s New World – From Hybrid Depositions, Socially Distanced and Zepos and the Gizmos and Gadgets to Get you Through It

Presented by: Jessie Waack
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Live, Virtual via Zoom Meeting
7:00pm-8:30pm ET

Session Length: 90-minutes (.15 NCRA CEUs pending)
Price: $65 NYSCRA Member / $130 Non-Member / $20 Students

Session Description:
Today’s world is ever changing, and we need to be able to adjust with it.  It is scary navigating the world of microphones, sound cards and everything in between.  Join us to gain an understanding of how to troubleshoot your equipment and set up in any situation so you never have to turn down work again!  I will show you setups for hybrid depositions, socially distanced in-person and tweaks to make Zepos a dream!  Added bonus?  I will include the list of items and where to find them so you too can have a setup you have always dreamed about.

  1. Attendees can learn how to troubleshoot their own setups in lieu of having to waive off work because they cannot record audio

  2. Attendees can learn how to take things they do in 5 steps and break it down into one or two, which leads to less mistakes being made when setting up equipment

  3. Attendees can learn how to make their own formats and setups for worksheets instead of printing and carrying paper with them everywhere

This session will be recorded. Be on the lookout for the link to purchase the recording a few days after the session. Please note, the recorded session will NOT be eligible for CEU points.

 

RPR Written Knowledge Test Review Sessions, September & October 2021

NYSCRA held three RPR Written Knowledge Test review sessions in September and October.  Several members of the NYSCRA Board volunteered their time to conduct these review sessions for the RPR Written Knowledge Test being given in October.  The sessions were held on Sundays September the 12th, 19th, and October 3rd, at 7:00 p.m. ET.  All stenographic reporters, captioners, and students across the country were welcomed to participate.  This is in keeping with our mission to foster high professional standards in court reporting.

The topics reviewed are outlined in the Registered Professional Reporter Job Analysis PDF available at this link:  Registered Professional Reporter | NCRA

Sunday, September 12, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. ET (session may last 1-1.5 hours)
Domain 1 - Technology and Innovation
Sunday, September 19, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. ET (session may last 1-1.5 hours)
Domain 2 - Industry Practices
Sunday, October 3, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. ET (session may last 1-1.5 hours)
Domain 3 - NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics 

 

NYSCRA Court Reporting and Captioning Week 2022