November 16 2012

The I Love Steno Hall Of Fame

Every time I hear news about someone’s steno victory, it makes my day. Anyone accomplishing great things in the field of stenography, whether it is a professional or a student, deserves recognition and a pat on the back.

In order to acknowledge the greatness going on in the steno world, I created the, “I Love Steno Wall of Fame.”

If you have passed a speed test, started an agency, enrolled in court reporting school, or accomplished any other great steno-related feat, let me know about it so I can celebrate it on this blog.

Contact me via e-mail at: Elsie@ILoveSteno.com
On twitter: www.Twitter.com/ElsieVillega
On Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Elsie.Villega

Love, Speed & Accuracy,

Elsie Villega

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November 16 2012

Friday Phrases


primary care= PRAIRK
first-degree murder= F-MD
murder in the first degree= M-FD
as many= SMAEN
as many as= SMAENS
medical records= MORDZ
police car= PLIR
police vehicle= PLIFK
rate of speed= R-FPD

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November 12 2012

Practice Video: Medical 80 WPM

Here’s some great medical dictation:

Here are some briefs from the video:
pelvis= PEFLS
fracture= FRAUR
dislocation= SDLOEX
posterior= PRAOR
segment= SEGT
sacrum= SKRUM or SAI/KRUM
appendicitis= A/PEND/SAOITS or A/PEN/DA/SAOITS
colon= KLON
diagnose= D-G
diverticulitis= DAOIFR/TIK/LAOITS
appendectomy= AP/PEN/DEK/TOEM or AP/*EN/DEK/TOEM or AP/DEK/TOEM
abdominal= ABL
quadrant= QAURNT
nausea= NAUZ/YA
lumbosacral= LUM/BOE/SKRAL or LUM/BOE/SAI/KRAL
scoliosis= SKOELZ or SKOE/LAOE/OEZ or SKOE/LI/OEZ
intervertebral= INT/VERT/BRAL
diverticulum= DAOIFR/TIK/LUM or DAOIFR/TIK/AOU/LUM
cancer= KAERN
carcinoid= KARS/NOID
malignant= MALGT
central nervous system= KR-NS
nocturia= NOK/TUR/YA or NOK/TOR/YA
diplopia= DA/PLOEP/YA
dysphasia= DIS/FAIZ/*A or DIS/FAIZ/YA

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November 9 2012

Court Reporting Requirements in Texas

According to the Court Reporters Certification Board for Texas, the requirements for becoming a court reporter are as follows:

1) Pass the CSR Examination.
2) Have a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
3) Submit to fingerprinting so a criminal history investigation can be done.

The fingerprinting requirement was enacted on April 26, 2011.

CLICK HERE for details on what the CSR test entails.

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November 9 2012

Friday Phrases


degree of= DREF
degree of care= DREFK
degree of medical certainty= DREFMT
degree of the= DREFT
did your= DUR or SDUR
one of= WUFN
one of the= WUFNT
operating room= ORM or PRAOM
or not= ORNT
P.O. Box= PO*X
peremptory challenge= PRERJ

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November 6 2012

Practive Video: Senate Session

I find senate sessions to be great practice for both congressional lits and Q & A designations. Below is a video from a senate session that took place in June, 2012:

Here are some briefs from the video:
assert= SAERT
U.S.= UZ
domestic= DMEFKT
energy= N-RG
he’s= HAOES
oppose= PAOS
opposed= PAOFD
mature= MAUR
benign= BA/NAOIN or BE/NAOIN
toxic= TOX
debate= DB-T
impact= KBAKT
resolution= REFLGS or ROFLGS
Mr. President= MR-PT
intelligence= TEJ
expired= XAOIRD
adoption= DOPGS

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November 6 2012

Dictionary Builder: Defeasance

Defeasance is defined as follows:
“(1) The termination of a property interest in accordance with stipulated conditions (as in a deed).
(2) An instrument stating such conditions of limitation.
(3) A rendering null or void.
(4) Defeat, overthrow.”

Machine Brief:
defeasance= TKPAOEFNS
defeasance= DA/FAOEFNS

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