October 26 2012

Practive Video: Deposition Reenactment

This is a funny one-minute skit about answering questions at a deposition. Depending on your speed and your familiarity with Q&A designations, this could be a good burst of practice for you.

Here are some briefs for some of the words and phrases used in the video:
my name is= MAOINS
in this case= NIK
Have you ever had your deposition taken before?= VUFRPD
for the record= FRORD
Where do you work= WROURK
urinalysis= AOURNLZ
unemployed= TPHROID
airport= AIRPT

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October 26 2012

Friday Phrases


off and on= FAON
up and down= POUN
promissory note= PROET
off the record= FRORTD (NOTE: As a parenthetical I type, “OF/OF”)
subpoena duces tecum= SP-D
than the= THANT
thank you very much= THAUFP
thank you, Your Honor= THAURN
up-to-date= P-TD

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October 23 2012

Practice Video: Opening Statement

Below is an instructional video for making opening statements. I found it to be good practice on the machine.

Here are some briefs from the video:
cocaine= KOIK
perfect= P-FRT
informant= N-FNT
police department= PLEPT
identity= AOEUD
transport= TR-PT
simply= SOIM
prosecution= PR-GS
reasonable doubt= -RD
expert= SPERT
pressure= PRERB
ask you= SKU
impossible= KBOB
at the end of= TEFN
positive= POF

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October 22 2012

“Court reporters often interrupt proceedings to get every word uttered by someone in a low tone or if more than one person is speaking at once. Recording equipment cannot do that, which explains the “inaudible” entries that often punctuate court transcripts from digital recordings.” -From the article, “Fewer Court Stenographers as N.J. Courts Go Digital” By: The Associated Press

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October 19 2012

Friday Phrases


admitted into evidence= DMIFD
during deliberation= DURGD
during deliberations= DURGDS
during your deliberations= DURBGS
carbon monoxide= KMOX
carbon dioxide= KBOX
I object= IB
I object to= IBT

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October 17 2012

Practive Video: Dictation On Economics

The following video is great lit practice. The background music is also great for practicing focusing while there are distractions.

Here are some briefs for some of the words and phrases used in the video:
income= N-K
composition= KPOGS
economic= KMIK
in fact= N-FT
possession= PEGS
transform= TR-FRM
let us= LETS
arise= RIS
enterprise= SBRAOIS
commodity= KMOD
entrepreneur= SBRAOUR
airplane= AIRP
automobile= AOBL
entity= SB-T
consume= SKAOM
consumption= SKAOMGS
durable= DURBL
intermediate= SBAOED
infrastructure= STPHRUR
airport= AIRPT
depreciation= DPRAOERBGS
depreciate= DPRAOERBT

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