How to Become a Scopist
(UPDATED 1/20/20) 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,…
10 Things Scopists Want Court Reporters to Know
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…
Freelance Life as a Scopist – What to Expect
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…
6 Important Communication Skills for Scopists
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…
10 Things Court Reporters Want Scopists to Know
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…
Very Basic Info About Taxes for Freelancers
(UPDATED MARCH 19, 2019) Freelancers have many advantages in work and in life. Unfortunately, one of these advantages is not taxes. As a matter of fact, taxes are probably the only disadvantage of working for yourself. The tax situation for…
Intersteno International Keyboarding Championship
(UPDATED MAY 8, 2019) The 2019 Intersteno International Keyboarding Championship is over. However, registration for the 2019 52nd Intersteno Congress is open. This event takes place from July 13 through July 19, 2019 in Cagliari, Italy. You'll find the schedule…
The History of the Scopist
The court reporting profession came into being shortly after the invention of Gregg shorthand in 1888. The scoping profession did not come into being until long after the invention of the computer, about 100 years later. So the history of…
I Supplement My Income by Scoping
Penelope is a woman in her late Forties who lives in the Midwestern region of the United States and holds a Master’s in Business. She began scoping in January 2018 as a way to earn extra income. Here’s what she has…
History of the Court Reporter Machine
You have probably seen court reporters using court reporter machines on TV and in movies. No one except court reporters know how these little machines work, but most don't know their history. I've written up the history of the court…