GCRA Seminars

Seminars & Sessions

Every GCRA seminar — on demand.

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50
Sessions
82.5
CE Credits
85h
On-Demand
2024 Programs

7 Sessions Available

2024 Programs

Our newest sessions — recorded live at the 2024 GCRA Fall Seminar.

1 CE 60 min URL pending

Kathy Zebert

Discussion with the Past President of GCRA and GCRA lobbyist on latest legislative and judicial updates

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2.0 CE 120 min URL pending

Legislative Update-Jennifer Pope and GCRA Lobbyist, Terry Rogers

This is your crash course in all things Zoom related, especially related to the legal field.

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2.0 CE 120 min URL pending

Elevating Your Remote Deposition Game -Ben Jones

Fun, interactive session with GCRA Directors answering questions regarding scenarios that court reporters have come across in their jobs and what the appropriate solution would be.

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2.0 CE 120 min URL pending

What Would You Do, Part Deux-GCRA Directors

Learn the ins and outs of using aBreevy8 text expander to help increase productivity inside CAT software and outside and help minimize errors by ensuring things come out right every time you type it. Attendees can downlo

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2.0 CE 120 min URL pending

Increase Productivity with Text Expander -Danielle Parker

The 2024 Court Reporting Olympics will be a series of games for three teams, covering punctuation, vocabulary, spelling, homonyms, plurals, possessives, hyphens, medical terminology, legal terminology, foreign expression

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2.0 CE 120 min URL pending

Court Reporting Olympics -Art Cochran

A conversation about life after court reporting school.

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1 CE 90 min URL pending

To Infinity and Beyond - GCRA Directors

Review of various punctuation errors found in litigation transcripts.

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2023 Programs

12 Sessions Available

2023 Programs

Recorded at the 2023 GCRA programs and Tech Seminar.

1 CE 90 min URL pending

Grammar/Punctuation - Linda Wilson

Interactive session with GCRA Directors sharing some of their experiences and solutions. Also, answering written questions regarding scenarios that court reporters have come across in their jobs and offering possible sol

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1 CE 60 min URL pending

GCRA's What Would You Do

Overview of forensic scientists (who we are, what we do) Overview of lab operations (how a crime lab is organized), including evidence submission. Different types of DNA testing explained (STR, Y-STR, mitochondrial, male

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1 CE 60 min URL pending

Forensics DNA in the Courtroom - Christie Smith

There are many benefits to continuing to improve your skills—less editing time, increased income potential, more free time, to name just a few. But who has time to devote to the process of honing your skills, especially

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1 CE 60 min URL pending

Honing Your Skills with Realtime Coach - Marybeth Everhart

Panel discussion with legislative committee, GCRA President, and GCRA's lobbyist.

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1 CE 60 min URL pending

Legislative Updates - Jennifer Pope and Terry Rogers

Can you imagine being the court reporter on a high-profile case such as the Johnny Depp trial last year? Oh, the places we go and the things we observe as court reporters. During this entertaining Q&A session, you will h

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3.0 CE 180 min URL pending

AudioScribe SpeechCat - Adria Theriot 2023

Be your own geek...Understanding what is what in Computer Specs and knowing what YOU need; Keep that train rolling...Windows Updates and Manufacturer updates for your computers and driver updates for your peripherals; Wh

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2 CE 120 min URL pending

AudioScribe SpeechCat - Adria Theriot

An overview of CART services – what it takes to transition and what work to expect to find, the pay, opportunities, et cetera.

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3.0 CE 180 min URL pending

CART Broadcast Captioning - Caryn Broome and Heidi Thomas

Topics will include the following; Dictating in Eclipse; How to use autoreplacements; How to use Eclipse’s Proofreader; Job dictionary; Conflict resolution; Spellcheck; Watch words; Adding cover pages; Using pick lists;

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3.0 CE 180 min URL pending

Eclipse Vox - Charlene Hansard

Dictionary Improvement: In this class you’ll learn how to identify problematic entries, sort, and filter relatedgroups of entries, determine what changes need to be made to entries withsimilar problems and then correct m

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3.0 CE 180 min URL pending

CaseCatalyst - Anthony Frisolone

Julie Samford will teach you some awesome realtime tips, including some handy macros you can use to edit while still on the record. You'll also learn a powerful and easy way to do realtime prep in minutes and have every

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1 CE 60 min URL pending

Total Eclipse - Julie Samford

Punctuation by the Numbers is a game for three teams. Each team will be shown two versions of a sentence on a screen, only one of which is punctuated correctly. Each member of the team will enter in the chat box, simulta

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1.5 CE 90 min URL pending

Punctuation by the Numbers - Art Cochran

This seminar will be your crash course in all things Zoom-related, especially as it pertains to the legal field.

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2022 / 2023 Sessions

7 Sessions Available

2022 / 2023 Sessions

Fall seminar archive featuring legal, technical, and panel sessions.

1.5 CE 90 min BOTH URL pending

SKU · 003VTS22

Zooming Through Zoom — Ben Jones

Everyone’s favorite daytime judge, Judge Judy, made sure to have a certified stenographer at her side for her new show, Judy Justice. Come learn about her reporter’s unique experience and tips on evolving your court repo

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2.0 CE 120 min URL pending

Hollywood and the Court Reporting World Collide - Whitney Kumar

Panel includes a representative from the Administrative Office of Courts (AOC), a representative from the Board of Court Reporting (BCR), the president of GCRA, and members of GCRA Legislative Committee.

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1.0 CE 60 min URL pending

Panel Discussion on Legislative Changes to the Court Reporting Act

The basis of building your coalition and how to harness your member to accomplish legislative goals will be covered, including Politics 101 briefing and an overview of state government.

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1 CE 90 min URL pending

Government Relations Advocacy Training - Erika Sjoquist

Join Tori and Al as they discuss their processes in their scoping work for reporters - their communication methods and time management methods - so that not only can they be the best scopists they can be but so that thei

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1 CE 90 min URL pending

The Court Reporter-Scopist Relationship - Al Sternberg and Tori Pittman

An overview of CART services – what it takes to transition and what work to expect to find, pay, opportunities, etc.

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1 CE 90 min URL pending

The Nuts and Bolts (and Sometimes Screws or Challenges) of becoming a CART Provider and/or Broadcast Captioner - Caryn Broome and Daniel Sommer

Come hear from court reporters on Capitol Hill!

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2 CE 120 min URL pending

United States Congressional Court Reporters

AudioScribe 1: SpeechCat & Voice Theory I - Using the CAT to Train the Dragon presented by Vickie Wiechec & Adria Theriot at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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2021 Virtual Tech Seminar

24 Sessions Available

2021 Virtual Tech Seminar

Our most comprehensive series — 24 sessions covering AudioScribe, Eclipse, CART/Broadcast Captioning, and CaseCatalyst.

2 CE 120 min VOICE

SKU · 001VTS21

AudioScribe: 1 - SpeechCat & Voice Theory I

AudioScribe 2: SpeechCat & Voice Theory II - Using the CAT to Train the Dragon, Vickie Wiechec & Adria Theriot at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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1.5 CE 90 min VOICE

SKU · 002VTS21

AudioScribe: 2 - SpeechCat & Voice Theory II

AudioScribe 3: Computer Basics- Maintenance and Other Important Properties- Vickie Wiechec at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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1.5 CE 90 min VOICE

SKU · 003VTS21

AudioScribe: 3 - Computer Basics

Audio Scribe 4: Tips for the Court Reporter presented by Vickie Wiechec at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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2 CE 120 min VOICE

SKU · 004VTS21

AudioScribe: 4 - Tips and Tricks

Learn How to Train Your Dragon with Michelle Guilbeau at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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2 CE 120 min VOICE

SKU · 005VTS21

Dragon

Eclipse 9 and 10: Sneak Peak with Q&A presented by Dessa Van Schuyver at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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2 CE 120 min VOICE

SKU · 006VTS21

Eclipse 9 and 10

Eclipse Integration: First You Train Your Dragon presented by Dessa Van Schuyver at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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1.5 CE 90 min VOICE

SKU · 007VTS21

Eclipse Integration 1

Eclipse Integration: The Best Approach for Improving Accuracy: Dragon vocabulary or Eclipse Dictionaries presented by Dessa Van Schuyver at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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1.5 CE 90 min VOICE

SKU · 008VTS21

Eclipse Integration 2

Eclipse Integration 3: Happy Hour presented by Dessa Van Schuyver at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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1.5 CE 90 min VOICE

SKU · 009VTS21

Eclipse Integration 3 - Happy Hour

With many opportunities to observe church services, whether in person, on television, or streaming, this is the perfect venue to see what captioning is like and if it is right for you.

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2 CE 120 min BOTH

SKU · 010VTS21

Captioning Religious Services

CART/Broadcast Captioning 1: Terminate Transcript Turmoil- Anissa Nierenberger at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021 There are 2 handouts for this course: Effective Editing and Learn to Realtime

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2 CE 120 min MACHINE

SKU · 011VTS21

CART/Broadcast Captioning I

CART/Broadcast Captioning 2: The Ins and Outs of CART Captioning presented by Anissa Nierenberger at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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2 CE 120 min MACHINE

SKU · 012VTS21

CART/Broadcast Captioning II

CART/Broadcast Captioning 3: The Ins and Outs of CART Captioning presented by Anissa Nierenberger at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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2 CE 120 min BOTH

SKU · 013VTS21

CART/Broadcast Captioning III

CaseCatalyst 1: User Management presented by Pam Szczecinski at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021. A closer look at cloud computing spotlights the need to tap into the cloud for keeping files secure and accessible from anyw

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2 CE 120 min MACHINE

SKU · 014VTS21

CaseCatalyst: 1 - User Management

CaseCatalyst 2: Dictionary Management Tools Presented by Pam Szczecinski at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021. Learn about the tools that are available to manage your dictionary and build in what you need. When preparing fo

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1.5 CE 90 min MACHINE

SKU · 015VTS21

CaseCatalyst: 2 - Dictionary Management Tools

CaseCatalyst 3: Write Right (realtime commands) Presented by Pam Szczecinski at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021. The goal is to keep your "untranslates” to a minimum, but when everyone is talking fast, you may need to che

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1.5 CE 90 min MACHINE

SKU · 016VTS21

CaseCatalyst: 3 - Write Right

CaseCatalyst 4: Edit by Design- Pam Szczecinski at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021. Save time editing by using fast and effective edit shortcuts. Explore the global options, punctuation shortcuts, and the transcript corre

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1.5 CE 90 min MACHINE

SKU · 017VTS21

CaseCatalyst: 4 - Edit by Design

Panel Discussion: Current Legislation with Q&A- Judge Asha Jackson, Judicial Council’s Subcommittee on Court Reporting Matters; Brad Carver, Esquire, GCRA’s Lobbyist; Alison Lerner, Esquire, Chair, Administrative Office

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1.5 CE 90 min BOTH

SKU · 018VTS21

Panel on Judicial Council / AOC Legislation

Realtime and Daily Copy Seamless as a Team Without Taking Work Home presented by Charisse Kitt Seamless as a Team Without Taking Work Home at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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1 CE 60 min BOTH

SKU · 019VTS21

Realtime and Daily Copy

Hardware and Software Tricks with Pam Szczecinski at the GCRA VIRTUAL TECH SEMINAR 2021. In this session, we’ll take a closer look at what hardware and software products are available in this ever-changing, fast-paced wo

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2 CE 120 min BOTH

SKU · 021VTS21

Tech Tricks

Total Eclipse 2: User Training Part 2 presented by Michael Starkman at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021. This program focuses on providing an introduction to skills and information needed to begin the transition from Judic

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1.5 CE 90 min MACHINE

SKU · 023VTS21

Total Eclipse: User Training II

Total Eclipse: User Training Part 3- Michael Starkman at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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2.0 CE 120 min MACHINE

SKU · 024VTS21

Total Eclipse: User Training III

Total Eclipse: User Training Part 1- Michael Starkman at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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1.5 CE 90 min MACHINE

SKU · 022VTS21

Total Eclipse: User Training I

Total Eclipse: User Training Part 4- Charisse Kitt at GCRA Virtual Tech Seminar 2021

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