January 21, 2019 is fast approaching, the date on which Work Your Way 2019 will launch! This free two-week work-at-home online conference will give you the tools, insight, information and advice you need to begin working for yourself earning money…
A free two-week online event called Work Your Way 2019 beginning this month can change your work life - and your whole life - for the better. Work Your Way 2019 So many people wish they could work for themselves…
The documents scopists prepare can carry a lot of weight in a court of law. And the bread and butter of a scopist’s legal work is the deposition. If you’re new to court reporting or to the legal world in…
Many people would like to work online, but most do not know how to make it happen. If you’re a word lover, you are lucky because you are probably well suited for three online jobs that not only allow you…
Everyone who works for themselves needs business supplies, and scopists and transcriptionists are no exception. All scopists and transcriptionists must use computers as well as software specific to their professions. Almost all scopists and transcriptionists choose to use headphones, and…
“How do you use that thing, anyway?” Most court reporters like myself have heard that question dozens if not hundreds of times over the years of our careers. Witnesses at depositions are the ones who usually ask this, with variations…
Almost no one has heard the word scopist. Spell checks don’t recognize it, autofills think you want to type science, scoop or socialist, and if you mention the word scopist to someone, they’ll probably say "what's a scopist?" You are…
Learning how to become a scopist can be easy. It also can be difficult. And it can be in between. How quickly you’ll be able to learn depends on your innate abilities, the effort you put into learning, and the…
A lot of court reporters turn over a lot of transcripts to scopists. This is a good thing. It gives the court reporters more time to earn more money making more transcripts of testimony at legal proceedings which they can…
Life as a freelancer is a bit of a mystery to most people who are not freelancers. Delving into the unexpected can be scary, and that fear can really put people off of thinking seriously about moving from traditional employment…