July 23 2015

Theory Thursday: Practice Video- 20 WPM Lit (Steno & Transcription Included)

Here’s the steno from the dictation:
HRA EU PBLG
R B G S
T H S
O U R
AO U R B
T P R EU
A FRPB
ST A F
P H AO E GT
R B G S
S KP
EU
T P H O E
U R
A U L
T AO EU R D
S KP
W A PB T
T O* GT
H O E P L
R B G S
PW U T
EUF L
EUFRPB
T O
T A U B G
T O U B
S P H
PWHR U RPB DZ
H AO E R
T P H
-T
O F S
T H
W AO E B G
F P L T
P RA F
P RA F
EU
W O
HRAO EU B G
T O
T P EU R S
ST A R T
W
-T
T P A B GT
T H A
U R
T P H E FR
K HR E FR
T P U R
K A U T
F P L T
T H A
PW R EU PB G S
P H AO E
T O
W U PB
T RAO* U T
F P L T
F P L T
TK O
T P H O T
TK O
T
F P L T
U L
B
S A EUFR
T H A
W A EU
F P L T
T S
T P H O T
A EU
P H A E R T
F
P RAO EU D
R B G S
T P H O
F P L T
T S
A EU
P H A E R T
F
T P H O T
HR O E R G
K W R O U R
TKPW A U R D
F P L T
P RA F
P RA F
U
P H UF T
TK E FR
T O
K W R O U R
K R B S
F P L T
U
P H UF T
T P H O T
S UFR
T
T P A EU T
F
W U PB
WH O
HR
T P H E FR
B
H EU R D
TKPW E PB
TK AO U
T O
P AO R
K H O EU S
-S
F P L T
EU
P L
T P H O T
A EU
HR O E FR
F P L T
EU
HR
K A F P
U
F P L T
T P H E FR
K W E
T H A
F P L T

Here’s the transcription from the video:
Ladies and gentlemen, this is our usual Friday afternoon staff meeting, and I know you are all tired and want to get home, but I feel I need to talk to you about some blunders here in the office this week.

I would like to first start with the fact that you are never clever if you are caught. That brings me to one truth: Do not do it. You will be safer that way. It is not a matter of pride, no. It is a matter of not lowering your guard.

You must defer to your conscience. You must not suffer the fate of one who will never be hired again due to poor choices. I am not a loafer. I will catch you. Never question that.

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June 18 2015

Theory Thursday: Practice Dictation (60 WPM)


Here are some briefs from the video:
minimum= MIM
number- NUB
envelopes= NFL
eight= AEGT
did you= SDU
notice= N-TS
success= S-K
succeed= S-KD
getting= GEGT
in the= N-T
successful= SK-FL
entry= SBRI
she is= SHES
in our= NOUR
because= BAUS
puzzle= PULZ
piece= PAOES
it is= T-S
your are= UR
building= BL-G
referring= REFRG
cover= KOFR
photo= FOET
and we= SKPWAOE
we need= WEFRPB
first of all= FRAUL
during the course of this= TKO*UFRTS
amount= AMT
that was= THAFS
fuel= FAOUL
parties= PAERTS
admit= DMIT
burning= BURNG
concur= KRUR
began= GAN
occurred= KURD
that is= THAS
contend= KEND
smaller= SMAURL
already= L-D
made= MAED
difficult= DIF
mortgage= MORT
how much= HOUFP
payments= PAIMTS
financing= F-NG
August= AUG
income= N-K
second= S-KD
hilt= HILT
house= HOUS
have you= VU
properties= PRORTS
thinking= THIG
president= P-T
establish= BLIRB
new= NU
Mr.= MRFPLT
company= K-P
principle= PRIN

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March 26 2015

Theory Thursday: Practice Dictation: Lit (30, 40, 50 WPM)

Here are some briefs and phrases from the video:
my name is= MAOINS
of the -FT
experience= XERNS
I think= AOING
you should= URBD
little bit= BLIT
that you are= THAUR
to this= TOTS
navy= NAEF
although= AOL
throughout= THROUT
interest= TR-
politics= PLIKS
learned= LERND
system= ST-M
become= B-K
I wanted= IPTD
to see= TOZ
pressured= PRERBD
into= NAO
immediately= MAOELD
inside= N-DZ
on the= ONT
to have= TOF
living= LIFG
responsibilities= SPONLTS
that was= THAFS
months= MOS
morning= MORNG
proportion= PRORGS
publicity= PUBT
until= N-L
think of= THIF
scandal= SKANLD
in my= NAOI
picture= PIR
when I think= WHING
think about= THIB
what I wanted= WHAIPTD
to find= TOFND

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March 5 2015

Theory Thursday: Practice Video (30 WPM Dictation)


Here are some briefs and phrases from the video:
afford= FAURD
that= THA
coat= KOET
did you= DU or SDU
learned= LERND
sword= SWORD
cattle= KALT
roamed= ROEMD
we need= WEFRN
gourds= GOURDZ
decorate= DRAIT
became= BAIM
aware= WAIR
that the= THAT
prevailing= PRAILG
we would= WELD
precautions= PRAUGSZ
overhear= VAER
conversation= KFRGS
for instance= FRINS
airline= AIRL
improve= KBROF
service= SEFS
at this time= TIT
identification= AOIFGS
difficult= DIF
medical report= MORP
worry= WOIR
patient= PAIRBT
are you= RU
emergencies= MJS
it was= T-FS
public= PUB
announcement= NOUMT
in regard= NRAR
painful= PAIFL
one of the= WUFNT
escrow= SKROE
cannot= KWOT
outcome= OUK
under the influence= NUFL
alcohol= KHOL
element= L-MT
substance= SB-
diagnose= D-G
illness= INLS
is this= ST-H
signature= SIGT
female= FAEL
injured= J*URD
in a= NA
number= MUB
condition= K-N
critical= KRIBLG
I understand= INDZ
has been= HAB
hospital= HOPT
ambulance= BLANS
degrees= DREZ
Fahrenheit= FRENT
autopsy= AUPZ
confirmed= KFRMD
fractures= FRAURS
or not= ORNT
expect= XEKT
reporter= RORPT
administer= M-R
program= PRAM
inch= N-FP
proposal= PROEPL
concrete= KRET
legislate= LAEGT
morality= MO*RLT
worth= WO*RT
employer= PLOIR
called= KAULD
do you think= DOUNG
letter= LERT
appropriate= PROEPT
carbon dioxide= KBOX
another= NOER

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March 9 2014

Practice Video: Indian Institute Of Technology Lecture On Highway Capacity And Level Of Service

Here is a lecture given by a college professor from the Indian Institute of Technology about highway capacity and level of service.

If you live in a city that is a melting pot like I do, it is wise to continue to become well acquainted with the various accents that you will be hearing throughout the course of court reporting, and/or captioning and CARTing. This professor, being from a school located in India, has an Indian accent.

Here are some briefs from the video:
transportation= TR-PGS
engineering= GERG
capacity= KPAFT
highway= HOI
roadway= ROI
freeway= FROI
facility= FAEFLT
factor= FAOK
traffic= TRAFK
lane= LAEN
surface= SFAS
vehicle= VAOEK
maximum= MAX
hourly= HOURL
prevailing= PRAILG
volume= VAOUM
clearance= KLAOERNS
meter= MAOERT
design= SDAOIN
pavement= PAIFMT
strategy= STRAJ
guideline= GLAOIN
effectiveness= FEFNS
curvature= KUFRBT
horizontal= HORL
essentially= SERBL
presentation= PRENGS
division= DWIGS
traffic control= T*K
service= SEFS
passenger car= PAERK
adjustment= JAUMT
density= D*ENTS
ideal= YAOEL
equivalent= QIF
population= POPGS
recreational= KRAOERLGS
volume= VAOUM
calculate= KLAIT
correction= KREX
access= SKES
commuter= KMAOURT

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March 8 2014

Practice Video: 140 Lit


Here are some briefs from the video:
generation= JAIGS
encountered= KBOURNT/-D
eternal= AOERNLT
justice= JUS
affirmed= AFRMD
dignity= DIGT
delusion= DLAOUGS
supreme court= SKORT
first time= FIRMT
molestation= MREFGS
farmer= FRARM
republic= REB
citizen= SIZ
independence= NPS
brutal= BRAOUL
republican= REN
devastated= DWAEFTD
province= PROFNS
aspiration= SPIRGS
prevail= PRAIL
modernization= MOERNGS
ambassadors= SDORS
hostile= HOFL
applause= PLAUS
on the floor= OFL

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