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Tidbits for New Scopists

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From an SIP Graduate

I felt Devon was  better than any other instructor I’ve encountered as far as
responding to questions or just offering encouragement and kind words!!

I wish I had studied with Devon to begin with!!

Dawn Rose Spencer
Graduated 2/1/10
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English Guide for Court Reporters
The best resource for all scopists to
guide you through punctuation.
This is simply a list of forums and ways to network
within the court reporting and scoping field.
Just because it is listed, does not mean by any means
that I condone the manner in which it operates.

Welcome to Scoping!!

The team of Joyful Scoping Leads
has just landed a contract with a
large amount of Eclipse scoping
work to be done.

Scoping Forums listed below.

New Scopist Archives

A new page containing tidbits
that have been shared here
over the years can now be
found on the
NS Archives page.
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The Joyful Scoping
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would like to use it on a
subscription basis.

Check it out to see how it
is an updated form for
scopists today.

Useful websites to help you in your scoping work:

Paul Brians Common Errors in English                                                     Flashcards
http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html                                                           http://www.flashcardmachine.com/

Grammarly Handbook                                                                     Possessives
http://www.grammarly.com/handbook/                                                                    http://masteringpunctuation.com/index_files/Page305.htm

English Grammar Revolution                                                                                   
http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/punctuation-rules.html   

Court Structure and Resources
http://www.uscourts.gov/Audience/TeachersAndStudents.aspx
http://www.uscourts.gov/EducationalResources/FederalCourtBasics/
CourtStructure/UnderstandingFederalAndStateCourts.aspx

Pain in the English
http://painintheenglish.com/

Law.com
http://www.law.com/jsp/law/index.jsp             
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                  FREE Scoping Chat Discussions

Here is the link for the first discussion:   
http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/726701-editing-tips.
Please follow this link to register for the discussion so we have
some idea of how many scopists to expect.
Wednesday, February 8th at 7 p.m. CST, will be for all
scopists.
Although we won't have any coffee or goodies to share with you, you
will get to enjoy this conversation from the comfort of your home. :)

Please follow this link to register for the discussion so we have
some idea of how many scopists to expect.

Future chat sessions will be separate for the Eclipse users and for the Case
CATalyst users.

We will have more discussions as we work together to increase our speed
and efficiency for our scoping work.
February 2012 Thoughts

Please consider checking out the Scoping Intern
Program (SIP) through Scoping Made Affordable
(SMA).

The SIP is the only scoping intern program
available anywhere.
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The key to success in the scoping field is to
have someone proofread your scoping work
according to the rules that your scoping
entity abides by.  
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Once you successfully master your scoping skills,
market your skills and begin working for a court
reporter, most generally you will not have to
market much.  Court reporters will spread the
word. ;)

To find out more about the
Scoping Intern Program (SIP) for
recently trained scopists, go to the
SIP page to find out how soon
you can get started.
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