6:15–7:15 a.m. |
Stretch/Cardio Session
Presenter: Angela M. Mathis, RPR
Our mission is to bring strength and balance to your temple by achieving fitness. FFYT sessions are a no-judgment zone. Beginners are welcome and encouraged to attend. Relieve stress and get your heart pumping in this one-hour session. Bring a towel or mat. Get FFYT for life!
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7 a.m.–4 p.m. |
Registration Open |
7:30–8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast in Expo Hall
Exclusive benefit for those booked within the discounted NCRA room block at the Hyatt Regency Orlando and registered for a Conference package or workshop.
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8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. |
Expo Hall Open |
8:30–9:30 a.m.
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Learning Zone
Ready, Set, Practice *
Presenter: Dana Spear
This seminar will cover proven practicing techniques and ideas to keep students motivated and encouraged to keep trudging forward while working on speed building and finishing their court reporting program.
Student 0.0 CEU
NCRF Career Launcher: An Option for Your Classroom
Presenters: Mary Beth Johnson, CRI, and Cathy Penniston, RPR, CRI
Teachers are invited to learn how other teachers are utilizing the Career Launcher Program in their court reporting curriculum. Two teachers will review how they use the site and the material.
0.1 CEU
Legal Video: Beyond Depositions
Presenter: Clay McMillan
This session will explore the many ways in which video is being used by law firms and court reporting agencies. Attendees will learn about IME’s and CME’s, inspections, day-in–the-life videos, settlement brochures, courtroom technical assistance, remote depositions, remote concierge services, exhibit capture, notary service, and the latest equipment being used to handle these additional services.
0.1 CEU
Self-Care and Time Efficiency
Presenter: Allison Hall, RDR, CRR
Are you stressed out? Working evenings and weekends on transcripts? Take your evenings and weekends back! Learn how to run your schedule so it doesn’t run you. We will be teaching tips, tricks, and tools to help take care of yourself, both physically and mentally. We will cover neck, back, and upper-body stretches, hand exercises, finger drills, and relaxation methods to reduce work-induced stress and body aches and pains. Time to learn how to care for yourself, up your efficiency, increase your productivity, and reduce your anxiety in this high-stress, high-demand field.
0.1 CEU
Building Your Dream Team and Working in RealTeam and Connection Magic
Presenters: Ninette Butler, RMR, CRR, CRC, and Robyn L. Maxwell
Building your A team is challenging but there are sure-fire ways to help build lasting working relationships. We will also demonstrate RealTeam and Connection Magic sessions.
0.1 CEU
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9:30–10 a.m. |
Coffee Break in Expo Hall |
10–11:15 a.m.
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Learning Zone
Student Fast Pass to Your New Profession *
Presenters: Joshua Edwards, RDR, CRR, CRC; Roberta A. Turner; Richard S. Scire, RPR; and Max Curry, Jr., RPR, CRI
From the ground up; the road from being a baby reporter to the entire professional package.
Student 0.0 CEU
Collaboration Workshop for Teachers - Best Practices
Presenters: Lee Leigh "Lili", RPR, CRI, and Cynthia Bruce
When we work together, we create a better learning experience. Teacher collaboration positively impacts student achievement and allows us as educators to explore new territory. Let's discuss best practices and innovative ideas to reach better solutions for students. The workshop will be documented to easily share information and strategies with teachers and schools.
0.125 CEU
Briefs and Captioning: What You Didn’t Learn in Schools
Presenters: Kathryn A. Thomas, RDR, CRR, CRC, and Kelly Linkowski, RPR, CRR, CRC, CPE
Captioning briefs aren't a focus in schools or the court reporting industry. Frequently spoken words in captioning are quite different from frequently spoken words in testimony and may even be different depending on the captioning job, whether it's academic CART, sports captioning, or news captioning. In this session, attendees will learn how to create captioning briefs that work with your theory, your fingers, and your brain. Bring your machine and participate in the Dictionary Challenge!
0.125 CEU
Video Deposition Production and Postproduction Tips- CANCELED
TECH Talk
Presenter: Mike Hensley, RDR
You want it, you got it! It’s the seminar that every tech-obsessed stenographer will want to attend. Join Mike Hensley for a fast-paced, fun-filled exploration of the best accessories, apps, and hacks for your life as a stenographic professional. Everyone is welcome! Yes, that means captioners, court reporters, students, and anyone else with an uninhibited love for the hottest trends in technology.
0.125 CEU
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11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. |
Awards Luncheon
Ticketed event
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1:45–3 p.m. |
Learning Zone
Let the Magic Begin: A Guide to a Successful Court Reporting Fairy Tale
Presenters: Donna Betza; Stephanie Leslie, RPR, CRR; Evelyn Manson; and Robert Miller
Teachers and students come take a seat at the “magical” table for a roundtable talk with court reporting firm owners and court managers as they share their experiences with student internship placements and what they want teachers (and students) to know in schools to ensure they are well prepared for internship and entering the court reporting profession after they graduate. You will leave this session with real-life experiences from firm owners and court managers to ensure our students and new reporters are primed for success in the “kingdom.” Let the magic of collaboration begin!
0.125 CEU
Finding and Keeping CART Captioning Work: Staying Ahead of the ASR Juggernaut
Presenter: Patricia K. Graves, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC
We all excel at writing on steno machines as court reporters, as a freelancer, or official, but how do we as professionals branch out into CART? How do you find your special niche? How do you counter ASR, automatic speech recognition? Learn from Pat Graves, a trailblazer in the industry, on the skills and knowledge needed to branch into the diverse field of CART captioning.
0.125 CEU
Advanced Video Deposition Techniques and Equipment
Presenter: Joel Freedman, CLVS
Hybrid, picture in picture, advanced lighting, mobile, confidential, live streaming multi-camera, and more. You never know what type of request is going to come with the next phone call. Joel Freedman will walk you through some of the unusual requests, and how to make it happen.
0.125 CEU
Dispelling the Illusion of New Technology
Presenters: Stacey E. Raikes, RMR, CRR; Sue A. Terry, FAPR, RPR, CRR, CRC; and Lisa Migliore Black
Fact: There is no better methodology of making a legal record than a stenographer. None. Your clients are being bombarded with claims of "new" technology and promises of cheaper and better access. What's the real story behind the hype? How do we continue to maintain and expand our STRONG position as the gold standard when making legal records? Many new laws and best practices of maintaining, protecting, and certifying the information we are entrusted with are emerging. NCRA STRONG is here to provide you with all the tools necessary to sharpen your skills, broaden your knowledge, and educate your consumers. You don't want to miss this one!
0.125 CEU
Brief Bingo
Presenter: Lee Leigh "Lili", RPR, CRI
Brief bingo is a new take on an old favorite. Everybody loves a good brief exchange -- join the conversation and fill your card by sharing your favorite steno outlines. You'll walk away with access to hundreds of briefs online and learn new ways to study and improve your dictionaries. For those looking for a challenge, fill your card and enter to win a free registration to the 2023 NCRA Conference & Expo in Houston, Texas.
0.125 CEU
Working with Interpreters
Presenter: Javier Castillo, Jr.
Have you ever wondered about the world of court interpreting and how best to work with interpreters to ensure accurate records? In this session, you will learn about the training and certification process that interpreters go through; how to gauge interpreter performance; what interpreters can do and should not do to help you make a good record; how to find certified interpreters and the importance of working with them; and how we can help each other in the various settings where we work together (depositions, courtroom, conferences, etc.)
0.125 CEU
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3–3:15 p.m. |
Coffee Break in Expo Hall |
3:15–4:15 p.m. |
Learning Zone
Pass Your Next Skills Test!
Presenter: Marybeth Everhart, RPR, CRI, CPE; Richard Carman
Reporters and students know: Passing the test makes all the difference – financially, professionally, and personally. Come learn the secrets from those who have been there, done that. Come away with practical tips you can use now to pass your next test with flying colors! What equipment will you need? Where can you test? Who is ProctorU and how are they involved? In this seminar you will review the entire online testing process, from registration to completion – soup to nuts, you might say.
0.1 CEU
Ships Ahoy!*
Presenter: Amie R. First, RDR, CRR, CRC, CPE
Students, join our cruise ship to the "topical islands” of membership, scholarship, and mentorship. Together we will navigate the waters to your final destination: Internship.
Student 0.0 CEU
Stickiness with a Smile!
Presenters: Jennifer Sati, RMR, CRR, CRC, CRI; Cathy Penniston, RPR, CRI; and Patti Ziegler, CRI, CPE
This session will be an entertaining and resourceful approach to analyzing the value gained from court reporting/captioning school and how to stick with it to graduation. We will role play some of the common dilemmas students face in school and discuss viable solutions. Motivation, practice schedules, anxiety, life events - we’ll talk about it all!
0.1 CEU
Remote Captioning and Your Consumer: Information and Tips
Presenters: Genevieve Ayala Miller and Lisa B. Johnston, RMR, CRR, CRC
In this session, you will hear from Genevieve A. Miller, a consumer from NASA/Kennedy Space Center who uses a remote, live realtime captioner for all of her meetings; and hear from Lisa B. Johnston, who has worked with NASA/KSC providing realtime captioning to deaf and hard-of-hearing employees for over ten years. Ask your questions and find out what is helpful and useful when providing these services to your clients.
0.1 CEU
Legal Videographers and Court Reporters Working in Unity- CANCELED
The Hypnotized Stenographer
Presenter: Carrie E. Hewerdine, RDR
Learn about the basics of test anxiety and continuing anxiety out in the working world; what is hypnosis and what is it not; what's that got to do with reporting; what's holding you back, fear of failure or fear of success? Tips and tricks to calm anxiety and focus on the task at hand and a deep dive into what hypnosis feels like with some fantastic subconscious and some very conscious suggestions about how we can face the world going forward, not only for success but for finding the sweet spot in this profession which allows a balance between making a living and enjoying life.
0.1 CEU
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4:15–5 p.m. |
Coffee Break in Expo Hall |
7–11 p.m. |
Member Recognition Gala
Dress in your favorite rock ‘n’ roll outfit and dance the night away to classic rock music at the Saturday night Rock the World Member Recognition Gala. Enjoy dinner, drinks, fun, and more!
Ticketed event
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