(UPDATED MARCH 10, 2019) You may be one of the growing number of people who wants to walk out of your stifling office job and into the freedom of being self employed working online. Or you may already be living…
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…
One of the best things you can ever do for yourself is to work in a job you love. Many people think they cannot make this happen, but that is not true. You can find the right job for you…
“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?" (This post…
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…
Sometimes things that are very important can also be very difficult. Getting up when your alarm sounds is difficult. Organic chemistry formulas - AgOCN(aq) + NH4Cl(aq) ---->AgCl(s) + NH4OCN(aq) - are very difficult. Communication skills can be not only difficult but…
When you work for yourself, anything can happen. If your clients like your work, they’ll frequently let you know by coming back for more. They might even give you a compliment. If they don’t like your work, you’re probably not…
