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| How will you punctuation the following? 1. Q. Will you please state your name for the record This requires a period because it is a polite request. 2. Explain the difference between colloquy and Q & A: Colloquy (pronounced kollakwee) is dialogue between the judge and counsel in court proceedings and between attorneys in depositions, and can also include the defendant or witness. Colloquy has the Speaker Names indented and written in CAPS. Q & A is the abbreviated version of Question and Answer. The most important thing to note about Q & A is that it always has to begin with a BY line. The BY line will include the questioner’s name, usually one of the attorneys, but does not include the word “line.” The "BY" line is used as the introduction for the Q & A process because it identifies who is doing the questioning. It usually looks like so: BY MR. SMITH (Yes, it is always written in CAPS.) 3. What is the formatting term for action in the proceeding? A parenthetical. 4. Where do you turn to when you have transcript formatting questions and they are not in your textbooks? If you do not have any resources to look to in formatting transcripts, we need to make sure you have some. If you do not have any resources, I feel that you do need the scoping training that SMA offers to court reporters. 5. Can you find the the error in this question? The word "the" is duplicated. It should: Can you find the error in this question? This is how it should look. If you missed one or more of these questions, you need additional training. Contact me at drscoping@gmail.com. |
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| Answers for the Court Reporter Scoping Training Page |
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