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Get Certified! - Part 2
Date 2/24/2010
Time 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM EST
Location Online, Over the Internet
Description
     

Get Certified!
Steer Your Career Into The Future.

Learn How To Pass NCRA Certification Exams

A Webinar Suite by Marybeth Everhart
With Guest Speaker Michael Starkman
And Guest Panelists Adam Miller, Tami Smith, & Karen Yates

Part 1: Thursday, January 28th

Part 2: Wednesday, February 24th

Part 3: Wednesday, March 24th
Marybeth Everhart
Michael Starkman

Marybeth Everhart has been reporting since 1980 and writing realtime since 1992.  She has been a freelance reporter in the Baltimore-Washington area; an official reporter in Brisbane, Australia; provided CART services to such organizations as Self Help for Hard of Hearing and the Neurofibromatosis Foundation; captioned for Gallaudet University; managed a large, multi-office freelance firm; taught court reporting at all levels; and trained on numerous CAT systems over the years. 
 

8:30 PM ET
7:30 PM CT
6:30 PM MT
5:30 PM PT
$49 per webinar

.6 CEUs Available
.2 per webinar

** Please click here to read more about obtaining CEUs.

 

Michael Starkman is a former freelance reporter from Pennsylvania. He has given numerous seminars and webinars. They include regular presentations for ReporterSeminars.com, as well as annual appearances as a speaker at NCRA’s national conventions and at state conventions. Michael has a presentation style that is both captivating and easy to follow. He is able to present even the most complicated material in a clear, concise and entertaining fashion. 


 
     
     
     
Adam Miller
Tami Smith
Karen Yates
Freelance
Official
CART, Captioner

Adam Miller is a freelance court reporter and the managing member of DepositionsDelaware LLC. Adam has been a court reporter since 1996 and is past president of the Delaware Court Reporters Association. Adam holds a Delaware CSR as well as the RPR and CRI certifications.



 

Tami Smith Tami Smith has been a court reporter since 1988 and an official reporter for the 37th Circuit Court in Battle Creek, MI since 1990. She has served on numerous MAPCR committees, their Board of Directors, and was the President of MAPCR for the 1999/2000 term. She holds a Michigan CSR, as well as the RPR and CPE certifications.
 

Karen Yates Karen Yates specializes in CART and other streaming text services. She has also worked as a freelance reporter in New Jersey, Colorado, Nevada, and California. She is a past president of the Nevada Court Reporters Association and remains active with that organization. She holds the CRR, CCP, and CBC certifications.  

 
     
     

GET READY, GET SET, PASS THOSE TESTS!!

Good news! By now many of you have heard that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the 2010/2011 edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook, projects court reporting employment to "grow by 18%, reflecting the demand for real-time broadcast captioning and translating. Job opportunities should be excellent, especially for those with certification."

As a working court reporter this means you have chosen a profession with very positive prospects going forward. But it also means that the best career opportunities are available to those "with certification" and reporters who can provide realtime translation services.

The road to certification is potholed with examinations, which measure your knowledge of certain reporting areas and your writing skills. Statistics reveal that too many reporters are daunted by these exams. According to U.S. News & World Report there are "more than 50,000 court reporters in the United States," but less than 10% of all reporters are certified and realtime ready.

Bottom line? This means 90% of all reporters are stuck on career rungs that don't offer the highest paying or most rewarding work, yet they're working in an occupation whose professional opportunities are predicted to grow by 18%!

For the past two years, in response to the continual requests and inquiries we receive about NCRA exam preparation, we have offered webinars covering the skills tests and how to pass them. This year we're expanding our series and will cover the Written Knowledge Tests for the RPR, RMR, CCP, and CBC as well as the Skills Tests for those same four certifications.

Not only that but we've added a distinguished panel of guest reporters: Adam Miller, RPR, CRI, CSR (DE), Freelance Court Reporter from Middletown, DE; Tami Smith, RPR, CPE, CSR (MI), Official Reporter from Lansing, MI; and Karen Yates, CRR, CCP, CBC, CART provider and captioner from Minden, NV. Each of these panelists will talk about career opportunities within their area of specialization, and will also address the importance of certifications, giving you their tips and advice for passing the tests.

So make it your new year's resolution to get unstuck, to get certified. All kinds of good things will follow. Doors will open, you'll have more career options, you'll be able to choose work that may be more appealing, you'll get more job satisfaction, and you'll probably make more money.
     
Presenter Marybeth Everhart, Michael Starkman, Adam Miller, Tammy Smith, & Karen Yates
Price Normal Registration: $49
Topic Reporting
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