Burness Court Reporting

02/09/2024

People: Did you have to go to school to learn that machine?

Me: Yes. Yes, I did.

02/08/2023

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Digitals fail yet again....Nothing compares to having a certified stenographer making the record.

A small town in South Carolina prepares for the highest-profile murder trial seen in decades. Once-renowned in the area, disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh fac...

02/08/2023

On February 8, 2000, I reported my very first deposition, and here I am 23 years later and I still love my profession 🥰

Celebrating Court Reporters and Captioning Week!

12/22/2022

My 15 nanoseconds of fame in the Journal of Court Reporting magazine today :)

07/07/2022

We've come a long way, Baby!

06/23/2022

This hurts my eyes! Big difference between "thrown" and "throne," especially when it comes to queens :)

03/04/2022

Happy National Grammar Day!

03/02/2022

CCRA-NJ March 2022 Virtual Convention
Registration is now Open!
Registration Link

CCRA-NJ 2022 March Virtual Convention
Saturday, March 12, 2022
10:00am-3:00pm ET
CE POINTS: (4.5 NJ CE/ .45 NCRA CEU)

Registration Fee: $125 Member / $225 Non-Member / $100 Associate Member / $10 Student
For an additional $50, Non-Members will receive a 2022 CCRA-NJ Membership

Back by popular demand! A full program with Margie Wakeman Wells!

Margie Wakeman Wells, CRI, Credentialed Teacher
Margie is in her sixth decade of teaching – 45 of those years in court reporting education. She has presented, under the auspices of NCRA and state organizations, over 300 seminars for reporters, teachers, and students on English-related topics. Court Reporting: Bad Grammar/Good Punctuation is her best-selling reference text. She has also published Word Pares, Pears, Pairs, a reference work of 2,000 word pairs; All Things English, a practice book on English skills; and Practice Really DOES Make Perfect, a drill book series for improving accuracy. Margie operates “Margie Holds Class,” her online school, for both live and recorded classes; answers questions on the popular FB subscription site Margie Rules; presents a monthly subscription class, The SEMINAR, on English topics; and occasionally blogs on the hot English topic of the moment.

Schedule

10:00am ET - welcome from CCRA-NJ Leadership

10:05-11:35am ET – Session 1: Introduction, Parentheticals and Introductory Elements Defined

11:35-11:45am ET – BREAK

11:45am-1:15pm ET – Session 2: Punctuating Introductory Elements

1:15-1:30pm ET – BREAK

1:30-3:00pm ET – Session 3: Uses of the Semicolon

3:00pm ET – closing and raffle drawing

Program

Please click here for full program

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02/06/2022

It's our week!

01/27/2022

01/14/2022

High School Students, Parents, and Career Seekers,

Do you want information on a career that has immediate openings and a possible starting income of over $60k without four years of college?

Learn more about being a court reporter. Listen to seasoned experts share details of a day in their life on the job. Learn about the various positions, credentials, and career opportunities in this exciting profession.

I've been a court reporter since 2000, and have never been busier! It's a well-respected profession that has 0% unemployment!

Join the New Jersey Court Reporters Association on Tuesday, February 8th, for a free, informative, no obligation webinar!

Details are below:

Court Reporting as a Career

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Live via Zoom

7:15 pm-8:15 pm ET

Moderator: Jennifer Billstein-Miller, RMR, CCR-NJ, CRR, CCRA-NJ President

Free for all!

To register: https://ccranj.memberclicks.net/conferences