Is there a website to download dictation to put on an iPod?
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Asked by CR {285}
7/28/2010 2:15:47 PM Does anyone know how to get practice dictation on an iPod or if there is a website we can go to to download the dictation to a computer then transfer it to an iPod? 
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 |  Answered by CourtReporterBound {18} http://stenocourtreporting.blogspot.com/ 7/30/2010 12:51:22 PM | [0 Votes] Vote this up Flag as inappropriate |
Here are two pages worth of free online dictation resources that I have compiled. Once you download them, load them into iTunes and then drag and drop the files onto your iPod. Hope that helps! http://stenocourtreporting.blogspot.com/2010/07/free-steno-drills-and-dictation.html http://stenocourtreporting.blogspot.com/2010/07/more-free-steno-audio-drills-and.html |
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Thank you so much for this info! - CR 7/30/2010 2:55:33 PM | FlagSure, not a problem! I've since added more to my site, so feel free to check out the new stuff.http://stenocourtreporting.blogspot.com/2010/08/free-steno-audio-drills-and-dictation.htmlhttp://stenocourtreporting.blogspot.com/2010/09/free-steno-drills-dictation.html - CourtReporterBound 9/29/2010 5:52:44 PM | Flag |
|  Answered by spdefngrs {276} http://www.knoxvillecourtreporter.com 7/30/2010 4:55:01 PM | [0 Votes] Vote this up Flag as inappropriate |
There are lots of states who need good reporters. Nothing wrong with moving and gaining experience along the way. That's not for everybody, but you just never know where this job will lead you. |
|  Answered by gdwarner {1174} http://www.cheapandsleazy.net 8/3/2010 5:45:19 AM | [0 Votes] Vote this up Flag as inappropriate |
Why not record your own? If you get tired of the usual Q&A, Lit, and JC, go to this page. You will learn how to record talk radio off of your radio, onto a VCR, and from there, into your computer via Audacity and onto your iPod via iTunes. The subject matter is different, but these are mostly Q&A with some weird terminology thrown in. Good luck to you ..... --gdw |
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|  Answered by NickywithCCR {102} http://www.ccr.edu 8/3/2010 10:43:15 AM | [0 Votes] Vote this up Flag as inappropriate |
This link will allow you to download 50 minute dictation classes: |
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|  Answered by Nicole Alarid Ccr {15} 2/29/2012 10:44:21 PM | [0 Votes] Vote this up Flag as inappropriate |
College of Court Reporting (CCR) is offering ev360 Infinity (online dictation practice material) for FREE to students, working professionals, and court reporting graduates. Here's the list of features: - Quick and Simple self-evaluation practice resources. |
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 | Chris Wesner Turn on the TV and practice to that - or the radio. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Marlene Ragain switch to another career before it`s too late... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Heidi Lewis ? what is that all about? Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Edris Lambert marklevinshow.com has audio you can get to your Ipod...great practice if you have tests on congressionals, and gets things in your dictionary that you don`t normally get. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Cheryl Hudson I dunno, but I`ve got some old cassettes that I`d love to get rid of!! Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Kayla Rauscher simplysteno.com. I uploaded all of my dictation to my iPod nano several years ago. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Marlene Ragain court reporters are on their way out... there is a lot of software out there to make us obsolete.... I suggest the medical field..... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Kim Goodwin Search itunes store for court reporting or steno. There are a couple. I downloaded a lot of files from one called 9th week practice, but I haven`t tried any yet to tell you if they`re good or not. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Kit Green Flores Marlene, you`re posting this to a CR site? Seems odd to me. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Virginia Groeneveld Is Marlene REALLY a CR? Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Marlene Ragain Yep... I`m a CSR in CA and work has been slow and the court system is taking away cases that we used to report..... soon, they won`t need us....And CA has not signed a budget as of yet, and the state is not paying me for my appearance fees so far in this month of July.... that`s over 5000.....I suggest you change careers ..... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Angela Bradford so the software can discern voices, isolate noise, and tell the speaker to speak louder or repeat questions? Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Marlene Ragain it`s getting better... I have a friend in WA who captions TV and she`s had her pay cut.... I am a CSR in CA... and, by the way, CA has NO FUTURE test dates scheduled as of last month.... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Angela Bradford and what about the transcript? someone has to produce that, right? Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Marlene Ragain my judges tell me they need us, yet we have gone to NON-REPORTED early resolution misdemeanors.... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Aleece DePuey Thanks, Marlene. As a student, you`re freaking me out. As a human being, your negativity is startling. How about you log off FB and listen to positive reinforcement tapes? To all the real CRs that work hard, make tons of money, and take the time to inspire students, you rock! Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Marlene Ragain no transcript in early resolution matters, such as the way TOO COMMON DUI...... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Marlene Ragain TO Aleece... I`ve been in the field for 25 years... .and am a VERY POSITIVE PERSON... I`ve learned to be a realist..... If you don`t want to hear the truth, so be it.... it`s your future... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Angela Bradford goodness, i don`t know who to believe. i`m a student, too, but i`m getting on up there in speed. i`ve invested entirely too much on this to wonder if i`m gonna have a job when i leave school. the teachers say yes, guest speakers say yes, oh, the captioning field is growing and on and on...but i continue to sporadically hear job cuts. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Laura Kaspszak Marlene, thank you for your honesty. However, may I add the point that you are not getting paid because the state of CA is bankrupt. Perhaps instead of dooming the entire field, you could look into situations in other states, or examine broadcast captioning or some other area that used CR`s skills. You cannot rely on the government in this day and age for a paycheck! Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Marlene Ragain I`m not trying to scare in that sense, but to open your eyes to what may not be a profession that carries you through your lifetime..... I`m only 47 and I am worried that I won`t retire from this..... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Marlene Ragain @ Laura ---- yes, I hear you... My friend in WA has been a captioner for 10 years and has had 2 pay cuts and has learned about a new softerware that is making her obsolete..... she`s way more a gifted writer than I am..... and I have a --- or thought I did -- good job with Humboldt Co. Superior Court..... They are going to non-eported matters..... that`s not good for us court reporters.........Talk to your supervisors, political people... it`s not good......Just trying to put the truth out th Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | D`Anne Barnes I am an Official in CA. We are employees, not independent contractors who get appearance fees. Misdemeanor matters have been RECORDED for years. Perhaps it`s different because some courts are just getting ER in place. When we have Chicken Littles running around scaring everyone, it does no good for our profession. Fight, Chicken Littles. Don`t bring us down with you! We are highly paid and highly skilled, therefore we are a threat to any lawmaker who doesn`t understand what we do. This Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Marlene Ragain there are no tests scheduled for CA --- it`s not a scare tactic... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Marlene Ragain I hope I have a job.... come on.... just trying to let you know... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Marlene Ragain if I had been given the information that my chosen career would be obsolete 20 years from now, I would have gone to school for something else...... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Jennifer Tow Hulbert I received my California CSR in 1996. For the first half of my career, I worked for a deposition agency, and the second half I spent in Los Angeles Superior Court. Since that time, there have been highs and lows and some scares, including lay-offs by Los Angeles Superior Court. Things have ALWAYS rebounded. It shouldn`t be a huge surprise that court reporting has been hit by the economic crisis, as has almost every other industry (especially in California). I have also taught in the court r Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Marlene Ragain i disagee Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Kelly Clark Wow, thanks for the encouragement...I`m in school at 46, two years in. I`m also a former CR, left the field in the early 90`s to raise my kids. These are EXACTLY the same conversations and fears everyone had back then (about when realtime was coming on board), and people were concerned about eventually being replaced by electronics. Hasn`t totally happened yet, I see... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Marlene Ragain why would you want to risk your lifetime of work on questionable job... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Dawn Dillard-Stubblefield The man at the top of the mountain did not fall there.Stay positive, keep practicing. I haven`t seen any electronic device that can stop recording, hold their hands in the air and make the attorneys understand that they can`t argue and talk all over each other if they want a clean record.I haven`t seen any electronic device mark exhibits and keep them in any kind of order while a deposition, trial or hearing is going on. (We all know how exhibits get mixed up and picked up.)Technology is Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Trish Fogle I`m an official in CA, and in the county I work in, almost everything is reported. As far as misdemeanor trials, we report those on the request of the attorneys -- and they almost always request a reporter because they like to have read-back available for the jurors when they`re deliberating. We do have one furlough day a month that we`re required to take because of the budget, but there will be no layoffs and they will continue to hire per diems. Reporters here in Central Valley are VERY bus Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Jennifer Tow Hulbert Just to let you students know, I am more than happy to be contacted with questions or pep talks or whatever you need help with. I still think that court reporting is one of the greatest professions around, and I doubt anything will ever change my mind about that, especially since I successfully weathered the ups and downs and came out on top. Again, I think one of the keys to success is to be an excellent realtime reoprter. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Jean Woo Oh, wow. I`m finally in qualifiers after many years of hard work and dedication. I remember asking around about this profession before enrolling in the CR program and was told by everyone that this is a recession-proof career. I`ve never heard this before, Marlene. And BTW, I also heard that the October test hasn`t been scheduled yet because it hasn`t been decided whether it will be given in Sacramento or LA, and not for any other reason. If you are stating a fact, then thanks for your hone Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Trish Fogle Oh, and by the way, there was just a CSR exam last month in L.A. Unless people have heard something to the contrary, I`m assuming another exam will soon be scheduled either in winter or spring, as per usual. I know that when I was a student they didn`t give any firm scheduled dates for CSR exams for the entire year. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Trish Fogle Oh, and by the way, there was just a CSR exam last month in L.A. Unless people have heard something to the contrary, I`m assuming another exam will soon be scheduled either in winter or spring, as per usual. I know that when I was a student they didn`t give any firm scheduled dates for CSR exams for the entire year. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Beth Keenan I`m going to say what everyone else wants to, Marlene, you are a negative, bad person! Those of us who have been slaving away at school, don`t need people like you on this site! If you hate being a court reporter so much, quit and take your negativity with you! Maybe you could try nursing school, until the robot nurses take over... Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Aleece DePuey @ Beth, I think I love you for what you just said. Yes, I`ll bet most of us were thinking what you just wrote. Marlene doesn`t sound like ANY of the hundreds of helpful and wonderfully legitimate reporters that I`ve met at school, online, or at conventions. She sounds like a plant from an ER/DR equipment company. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Lisa Dove since I am not on the west coast, i really can`t comment about the amount of work or lack thereof. I am on the East Coast. There is plenty of work to go around with new Freelance CR firms popping up every day. Make yourself known, do a little schmoozing, you get the work. NCRA does a terrific job being the CR advocate...I wish the negativity would just stop. As a matter of fcat, I TRULY ENJOY taking students with me on jobs. It actually gives them a boost. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Audree Burg I have been a reporter for over 20 years. Even to this day I remember people like Marlene in school, the dooms day people. My advice, STAY AWAY. Surround yourself with positive people. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Wendy Woodward @ Beth, thank you!!! Thank you to all the positive people on this post. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Linda Fisher I was warned against going to reporting school in *1974* because it was so obvious to everyone that tape recorders were going to take over. Although some lower courts and less important matters did go to tape, those lost jobs have been more than made up for by the advent of CART and captioning. There will never be a tape recorder that can provide quality realtime transcription, not with all the variables that are involved. While voicewritjng may be able to produce quality realtime, the amoun Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Brenda MacNaughton I`m a student and have no worries. Court Reporting is a growing profession. Court isn`t the only option. There is freelance, captioning, and CART. The Midwest is screaming for court reporters. The only court reporters I see becoming obsolete are reporters who refuse to get on the realtime bandwagon. Don`t let negative people scare you away. She`s obvious disgruntled with her career choice. Every single new reporter coming out of the program I`m in is snatched up quickly. There is a reason why p Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Noel Oswald Let`s stop demonizing Marlene. That is her opinion and her experience. Everyone has a right to share. That`s what a social website is. That said, no career is 100 percent recession proof. But it`s a recession and the economy will recover. For as long as there have been people talking, there has been somebody writing it down. Scribes have been around since there was spoken language. Litigation is not our only arena, however. Webinars are very hot right now. Realtime is very highly soug Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Noel Oswald Let`s stop demonizing Marlene. That is her opinion and her experience. Everyone has a right to share. That`s what a social website is. That said, no career is 100 percent recession proof. But it`s a recession and the economy will recover. For as long as there have been people talking, there has been somebody writing it down. Scribes have been around since there was spoken language. Litigation is not our only arena, however. Webinars are very hot right now. Realtime is very highly soug Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Jessica Crowl Does anyone remember the initial question? Let`s get back to that, which would be really helpful as I`m a student, and ignore naysayers. Thanks for the suggestions so far. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Laura Landerman I`ve been a freelance reporter for 25 years in FL. Yes, it is slow right now but has a lot to do with the economy in general. It`s also summertime. And I, too, heard about how tape recorders are going to take over our career back when I started in 1985. We adapt to changes in technology to stay current in our career. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Dee Ayer I would listen to BOTH sides in regard to this career and the economic future attached to it. To just listen to one side, whether it be the positive side OR the negative side, to me is just plain foolish.As for me, I`ve been reporting for over 18 years. I love my work and could always stay busy enough, for me at least, here In California during economic hard times. Problem that faces ALL of us, and I don`t think anyone would disagree with this, is the frequency in which this seems to be occ Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | D`Ann Dublin I`m a second semester student. Am getting freaked out. Thanx a bunch ya`ll!! Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Mia Clark Marlene, if you are so negative about our future, I suggest you leave reporting. It`s people like you who give hard working professional reporters a bad name. Real time, captioning, and many different arenas are out there for our futures. Quit with being so negative. If you don`t like our profession, get out. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
 | Jill Moyle Maybe Marilyn didn`t phrase things the best way, but reporters being replaced by recording is no longer a distant threat. It`s happening right now to many, many officials. If this is news to anyone, I suggest you join your state and national organizations to find out what`s really going on.And sure, realtime is awesome and could be the future of the profession but most people can barely obtain the speed to just get out of school and we (working reporters) know that`s not fast enough for the Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Jessica Crowl So, no other websites to download practice material....? :) Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Jill Moyle Try the NCRA website. You can purchase past tests and other practice materials to download. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Jean Woo So back to the original question, I put all my Speedbuilders.com practice dictations onto my Ipod. If the audio is in wav. format, you can put it into an Ipod via Itunes. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Laura Landerman Speed is key for realtime. You can have the best theory and briefs in the world but without that reserve speed over 225 wpm, you will not be able to write cleanly. Do not be dependent on audio because it only slows you down. Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Mia Clark It took me four years to get through school. I`m write realtime, and I am paid extra by the court. I`ve written realtime for hearing impaired judges, attorneys and jurors. Don`t put down people who might take a little longer to get through school and ask what the prospects will be. For those student out there, keep working hard. It is so worth it. As far as Marlene`s comments, I`m an official in California. I make six figures a year and have all the perks of paid vacation, medical, retirem Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Mia Clark It took me four years to get through school. I`m write realtime, and I am paid extra by the court. I`ve written realtime for hearing impaired judges, attorneys and jurors. Don`t put down people who might take a little longer to get through school and ask what the prospects will be. For those student out there, keep working hard. It is so worth it. As far as Marlene`s comments, I`m an official in California. I make six figures a year and have all the perks of paid vacation, medical, retirem Friday, July 30, 2010 | |
| Jill Moyle Mia, I was certainly not putting down people who took four years or longer to get through school. I was asking an honest question about how realistic it is for most reporters to do realtime. Maybe my perceptions are wrong, and that`s why I asked. I like to hear other viewpoints. It educates me. Saturday, July 31, 2010 | |
| Mia Clark No worries, Jill. This Marlene person just really got me worked up with her being so negative. Saturday, July 31, 2010 | |
| Mia Clark No worries, Jill. This Marlene person just really got me worked up with her being so negative. Saturday, July 31, 2010 | |
 | Glen Warner Getting back (once again) to the original question, why not use your VCR to record some talk radio (or whatever), transfer it to your computer, and practice with that?Details are here:http://www.cheapandsleazy.net/different_dictation.html Saturday, July 31, 2010 | |
| Mia Clark Most people don`t use VCRs anymore. Maybe download straight to your computer as a podcast and then put it on your IPod. Saturday, July 31, 2010 | |
| Mia Clark Most people don`t use VCRs anymore. Maybe download straight to your computer as a podcast and then put it on your IPod. Saturday, July 31, 2010 | |
Thank you. I ended up doing it that way you do it. It looked fine. I had...
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