Spring Seminar Update
AGENDA
Saturday, April 27, 2013
(CCR 5 hrs/ NCRA .5 CEUs applied for)
7:30 – 8:30 Registration & Vendors
8:30 – 9:00 Welcome & Introductions
Phyllis Lykken/Gary Gardner, Lobbyist
9:00 – 9:15 Jennifer Schroeder
“Appreciating our Mentors”
9:15 – 10:15 Shauna Beach, Reduce Stress
10:15 – 10:30 Break, Vendors & Raffles
10:30 – 11:30 Shauna Beach, Time Mgt.
11:30 – 1:00 Lunch / Gary Hamilton Karen Larsen Scholarship Announcements/Raffle
1:00 – 2:30 Shauna Beach, The Cloud
2:30 – 2:45 Break & Vendors
2:45 – 4:15 Shauna Beach, Realtime 1, 2, 3
4:15 – 4:30 Phyllis Lykken Closing/ Ice-cream Social/ Vendors
Breakfast
Coffee, tea, juice, asst yogurt & bagels
Lunch
Pasta primavera with steamed
seasonal vegetables tossed with
choice of marina, pesto or Alfredo
sauce, topped with fresh Parmesan
Garden salad with assorted dressings;
Fresh homemade rolls with butter
Home-Baked cookies & brownies
Ice Cream Social
Ice cream bars, coffee & tea
Shauna Beach, our nationally known speaker, has walked in every pair of shoes in the freelance field, from freelance reporter for a small freelance firm, employee court reporter, owner of a freelance firm, branch manager for a national court reporting firm, and then back to freelance reporter. She has taught court reporting in a community college setting as well as given realtime seminars for several court reporter associations.
She has served on multiple local court reporter association boards and committees. She has attained the following distinctions:
Registered Professional Reporter, RPR;
Registered Merit Reporter, RMR;
Certified Realtime Reporter, CRR;
Registered Diplomate Reporter, RDR;
Realtime Systems Administrator;
Certified Shorthand Reporter, CSR; Supreme Court of Texas
Certified Shorthand Reporter, CSR; State of Louisiana
Certified Shorthand Reporter, CSR; State of California
Reduce Stress During this session you’ll learn how to use technology and organization skills to remove stressors you’ll encounter on the job. Topics: which microphone will work with any computer; how to connect to a videographer to get an audio feed and what equipment’s needed to accomplish this; key words and services; use technology to set yourself apart from your competitor; using Depomate software.
Time Management Do you feel like you’re working a lot but don’t get much done? Missing deadlines? Learn how to manage your time, what equipment will help you so your work doesn’t manage you. Strategies and calendaring techniques.
The Cloud In depth discussion of what the “cloud” is, how it works and how to access it; review different cloud providers and which one works best for court reporters and why; step-by-step instructions on how to sign up with a cloud provider, download the software and set up your computer to use the cloud.
Realtime 1, 2, 3 This is NOT a realtime seminar where you’ll be taught a different way to write. This session will teach you a three-step proven method that can take anyone with any level of writing ability and make it possible for them to produce a rough draft ASCII within hours of the deposition, adding revenue!
