|
|
#91036 - 02/14/08 04:27 PM
Court Reporter to MT
|
makamom
New Member
Registered: 02/14/08
Posts: 11
|
Is there anyone out there that uses their stenograph machine to do their medical transcription work? I am a trained court reporter and would love to become an MT but want to use my stenograph machine so I can type at 180wpm or better.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91038 - 02/14/08 04:57 PM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: makamom]
|
Kara
New Member
Registered: 10/28/07
Posts: 3
|
I just started doing medical transcription with my steno machine. I do closed captioning and now am also doing medical transcription work as well. I use Eclipse software and so it can be done.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91039 - 02/14/08 05:15 PM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: Kara]
|
HoosierFemme
Member
Registered: 09/28/05
Posts: 1123
Loc: Parisian suburbs, France
|
What is doing closed captioning like? How does the process work, and how do you get into it? I've wanted to do it. Years ago I worked as an operator for a telerelay service (basically, I'd transcribe and read live telephone conversations between a deaf or hard-of-hearing person and a person who could hear (with the deaf person using their TTY or text telephone). I LOVED it. Maybe that's why I fell in love with transcription!
_________________________
The French motto is "Liberté, Egalité, and Get Out of My Way." English author Stephen Clarke
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91040 - 02/14/08 05:28 PM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: HoosierFemme]
|
Kara
New Member
Registered: 10/28/07
Posts: 3
|
You need to go to court reporting school to graduate at 225 wpm (2 to 4 years on average). Then I trained with a captioning company until I became "on-air ready". That took me about nine months, most can do it in 3-9 months. It was a long and time-consuming process, and at times frustrating trying to reach each speed level, but well worth it!
Kara
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91047 - 02/14/08 05:52 PM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: Kara]
|
HoosierFemme
Member
Registered: 09/28/05
Posts: 1123
Loc: Parisian suburbs, France
|
225 wpm?!? Wow! That's faster than an average conversation (which I just read is about 200 wpm)! What do you do to work up to that speed? Practice, practice, practice? I mean, if you learn all you need to know to be an MT and get a really good dictator, you could probably finish before he does! 
_________________________
The French motto is "Liberté, Egalité, and Get Out of My Way." English author Stephen Clarke
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91049 - 02/14/08 06:22 PM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: HoosierFemme]
|
Kara
New Member
Registered: 10/28/07
Posts: 3
|
It is fast. It seemed unreachable at the time. Captioning they say can get up to speeds of even 260 on average and I believe that. But to do MT you would not have to worry about that getting that high. I just practiced, practiced and practiced. 
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91067 - 02/14/08 11:30 PM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: Kara]
|
HoosierFemme
Member
Registered: 09/28/05
Posts: 1123
Loc: Parisian suburbs, France
|
I just don't know if my upper extremities could take that for long! Oh, and trust me, there ARE speed demons who pose as dictators! But that IS fast. I read that even auctioneers don't go over 250 wpm.
_________________________
The French motto is "Liberté, Egalité, and Get Out of My Way." English author Stephen Clarke
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91078 - 02/15/08 07:47 AM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: HoosierFemme]
|
bippy
Member
Registered: 11/01/06
Posts: 448
Loc: Summerland.
|
One thing you want to realize, though, is that in MT there are a lot of longer, harder-to-spell words than regular conversation. I was fast at first as far as typing, but when I started transcription at school, I slowed down. Of course the speed comes back as you get used to it, and my expander is a huge help.
I have never used a steno-thingie so I don't know about that. I hear it can be done though. I always have closed captioning on TV, but I could never do that live (like the news programs). I get lost on what people are saying when just 1 is talking but many have 2-3 people talking at a time! Sometimes the shows must have speech rec, though, because it is soooo bad.
I love the descriptive words CCers have to come up with when there is no dialogue. That must be part of the training. Hee hee.
Edited by bippy (02/15/08 07:59 AM)
_________________________
Love my new house!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91440 - 02/20/08 10:13 AM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: Kara]
|
makamom
New Member
Registered: 02/14/08
Posts: 11
|
Would you mind corresponding with me when I get started? I really want to use my steno machine but both schools I have talked to say they don't teach that which I understand but I don't want to start this and then not be able to get through it.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91442 - 02/20/08 10:19 AM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: HoosierFemme]
|
haggis
Member
Registered: 04/29/04
Posts: 2563
Loc: Left Coast, FL
|
I just don't know if my upper extremities could take that for long!
Femme, have you ever watched a steno at work? They're not clacking along like fiends; it's a very low-key, controlled thing. I suspect if they can use expanders, they could actually do twice what a fast keyboard MT could do, and with half the effort.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91451 - 02/20/08 11:15 AM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: haggis]
|
HoosierFemme
Member
Registered: 09/28/05
Posts: 1123
Loc: Parisian suburbs, France
|
No, I haven't. Good to know! Don't know why I was thinking it'd be 250 wpm of straight typing and forgot about the stenography. It's all fascinating to me. Something to keep in mind should I move back to the States.
_________________________
The French motto is "Liberté, Egalité, and Get Out of My Way." English author Stephen Clarke
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91457 - 02/20/08 11:44 AM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: haggis]
|
meri
Member
Registered: 09/08/01
Posts: 8795
Loc: Murrieta, California
|
Femme, have you ever watched a steno at work? They're not clacking along like fiends; it's a very low-key, controlled thing. I suspect if they can use expanders, they could actually do twice what a fast keyboard MT could do, and with half the effort.
I have! They are amazing to watch. When I serve jury duty, I watch the court reporter constantly. Their hands look almost like they are dancing! They are so graceful. Nothing at all like typing.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91458 - 02/20/08 11:48 AM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: HoosierFemme]
|
Inaminit
Member
Registered: 11/28/04
Posts: 379
Loc: Corvette City
|
As a former court reporter, 250 wpm is not a big deal when you consider that multiple keys are depressed at the same time, not one letter at a time as with typing. In fact, all keys can be depressed at once.
There are many briefs used, too. For example, 1 stroke (using Sten-Ed theory) writes "ladies and gentlemen of the jury," which would be LAOEURPBLG (AOEU is a long "A" and PBLG is final "J").
A single-word example is "court" written as KORT (1 stroke), another would be "automobile" written as AUBL.
Just takes a lot of practice.
Inaminit
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91464 - 02/20/08 12:04 PM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: Inaminit]
|
NiteNinja00
Member
Registered: 01/14/03
Posts: 1028
Loc: Indianapolis
|
I was in school for court reporting and just couldn't make my hands get over the 160 WPM hump haha. I think I have a diagram of the machine I drew to explain it somewhere. I would think you could go incredibly fast in MT with it and with a lot less "key strokes." Pretty much the entire language is an expansion. Even the word "is" is an expansion. You just push the initial "S" key.
_________________________
There are three kinds of people in the world. Those that can count and those that can't.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91468 - 02/20/08 12:50 PM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: Inaminit]
|
HoosierFemme
Member
Registered: 09/28/05
Posts: 1123
Loc: Parisian suburbs, France
|
There are many briefs used, too. For example, 1 stroke (using Sten-Ed theory) writes "ladies and gentlemen of the jury," which would be LAOEURPBLG (AOEU is a long "A" and PBLG is final "J").
Huh?   Sounds neat. Bet it does indeed take lots of practice!
_________________________
The French motto is "Liberté, Egalité, and Get Out of My Way." English author Stephen Clarke
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91499 - 02/20/08 03:41 PM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: HoosierFemme]
|
meri
Member
Registered: 09/08/01
Posts: 8795
Loc: Murrieta, California
|
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xMg3gT9dFU
Here ya go, HoosierFemme! Now you can see their hands in motion (and maybe get a chuckle, too).
Meri
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91506 - 02/20/08 04:16 PM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: HoosierFemme]
|
Inaminit
Member
Registered: 11/28/04
Posts: 379
Loc: Corvette City
|
Here is a link for basic information and keyboard layout (all keys are actually blank).
Inaminit
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91515 - 02/20/08 05:21 PM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: Inaminit]
|
HoosierFemme
Member
Registered: 09/28/05
Posts: 1123
Loc: Parisian suburbs, France
|
Thanks, both of you. I meant to research that, but I got distracted. You did the work for me. I will reread the info on your link, Inaminit, cuz right now my mind is spinning! How long does it take to learn all that? Whew!
_________________________
The French motto is "Liberté, Egalité, and Get Out of My Way." English author Stephen Clarke
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91522 - 02/20/08 07:19 PM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: HoosierFemme]
|
Inaminit
Member
Registered: 11/28/04
Posts: 379
Loc: Corvette City
|
It took me about 18 months, as I recall.
Inaminit
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#91563 - 02/21/08 11:53 AM
Re: Court Reporter to MT
[Re: Inaminit]
|
makamom
New Member
Registered: 02/14/08
Posts: 11
|
Are you an MT? I am a former court reporter as well and am looking into using my steno machine to do medical transcription. I know I would have to pedal a lot less, once I get used to it that is, then a really good MT.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
Moderator: Annie
|
