I hate my job. This is a phrase stated by so many people. Increasing numbers of people, actually. Most would probably like to find another job. But it’s so difficult to leave the security of one thing and start another.…
(UPDATED 7/4/20) Freelancing is an awesome way to bring in extra income or full-time income. It's not all about the money, though. The freelance lifestyle is one really significant benefit to freelancing. Like everything, not everyone is equally as good…
It's very important if you're a freelance scopist or transcriptionist that you use the best headphones and foot pedals for scopists and transcriptionists. In this post you will find the most popular headphones and foot pedals used by scopists 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 when they…
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…
(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,…
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…
Danielle Cady is a 32-year-old Californian who began traveling and living abroad when she was 20. She's traveled in Spain, Greece and Iceland, to name a few countries. She's lived in South Korea and London, England, and she's moving to…