| Scoping Made Affordable (SMA) |
| Scoping Made Affordable Training Program |
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Scoping work remains steadiest at this time on Case CATalyst and Eclipse. (Jan. 20, 2010) What court reporters want the most is a quality-trained scopist!! Wouldn't you like to work from the comfort of your home year round?! Get started this winter to be ready for spring/summer 2010. |
A prospective student who recently listened to a conference call was amazed by the amount of one-on-one guidance that was provided to the students of SMA. |
Comments from students: I wanted to let you know that that was a very informative conference call tonight. I have a much greater understanding of by-lines and colloquy now. It really never made any sense to me before. A student’s response and question: Thanks for sending this as I didn’t even know about some of this. Is this something that I need to know or worry about? Or is this something that I need to know a little bit about it, but don’t have to worry about using it for now? My response to the question: It's important to know these things because it is all a part of scoping. That is why it is important. We use this terminology and the various parentheticals on a daily basis in our scoping work. |
| How long will it take you?? This scoping training program will take approximately two to three months to learn the basics, depending upon your work and study schedule. Once you've gone through the basics and test out, then you will be working on transcripts and I will be assisting while you begin working with court reporters because there is so much to learn. It will probably take a total of six months to actually complete this training program. It is recommended that you keep your current position until you start to have court reporters sending you work on a regular basis while you gain efficiency in your scoping technique. An exit exam will be given to the graduating students so that both the scopist and court reporters will know that our scopists are prepared to tackle the work at hand. Please contact me at sma@joyfulscoping.com for more information. Or send an email to me and I'll be happy to call you and tell you more. |
Due to a difference in work philosophies, SearchMaster will no longer be freely available to SMA students. |
"And you are a pleasure to work with! Thank you for your efficient working habits!" Cindy Hodges, CPR ERSA Court Reporters |
******************************************* This is a completely self-paced training program to best meet the needs of your busy lifestyle. All coursework will be sent to you via email. ******************************************* |
Due to a difference in work philosophies, SearchMaster will no longer be available to SMA students. |
SMA is providing training on Eclipse, Case CATalyst, and DigitalCAT. |
| More student feedback: I am very pleased with what I have been learning. I had no idea what all was involved with contacting reporters, and dealing with preference sheets, how much was involved with punctuation, etc. I would have not done a very good job scoping if not for learning what I have so far. I am starting to feel more comfortable, and understanding more with what it is I need to be doing. SIP Student (3/09) |
What Makes Scoping Made Affordable
truly different and the most comprehensive
scoping training program available?
So you've come back to Scoping Made Affordable and you really want to know
what set SMA's training apart from the various other scoping training programs
available.
Here is a list of how SMA is different:
SMA believes in strong work ethic and abides by this through both its students
and through the scoping work that Devon personally provides for several
court reporters on a constant basis.
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Scoping Made Affordable graduates will know how to:
Catch the tiny details you need caught to give you an excellent final product
without worries about having to "train" your new scopist.
Punctuate and format your documents according to Lillian Morson's
English Guide for Court Reporters.
Format numbers in the various usages needed throughout the transcript.
Contact court reporters regarding any question in their scoping work.
Research for the technical terminology, streets, businesses and other unusual
entities which require unique formatting.
Scope videotaped transcripts with all of the subtleties captured.
Flag items throughout the transcript which need the court reporter's
final okay given to them.
Scoping Made Affordable will stand behind this
commitment to both its graduates and the court
reporters for whom they work for.
truly different and the most comprehensive
scoping training program available?
So you've come back to Scoping Made Affordable and you really want to know
what set SMA's training apart from the various other scoping training programs
available.
Here is a list of how SMA is different:
- SMA provides a thorough training on working with numbers in the different
formats you will encounter as a scopist.
- One-on-one training with the SMA instructor with the CAT program you
choose to work with. SMA does not dictate which CAT program you will
work with. You do!! SMA has already spent hours on the phone walking
its students through opening files within their CAT program. You will
receive that too!!
- SMA will walk through transcripts with you and other students looking for
things that need to be changed, corrected, added, and/or deleted.
- After you've practiced editing transcripts on your CAT program, you will
send the file back to SMA to, once again, receive walk through, step-by-
step corrections and why those corrections need to be made and how they
are important to the court reporter.
- SMA provides in-depth training on all aspects of punctuation through
conference calls.
- SMA always responds to its students the same day and often within the
same hour via email, or if a phone call is necessary, SMA will call you to
work through that issue. If SMA is not able to address your need, SMA will
let you know when it will address that need.
SMA believes in strong work ethic and abides by this through both its students
and through the scoping work that Devon personally provides for several
court reporters on a constant basis.
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Scoping Made Affordable graduates will know how to:
Catch the tiny details you need caught to give you an excellent final product
without worries about having to "train" your new scopist.
Punctuate and format your documents according to Lillian Morson's
English Guide for Court Reporters.
Format numbers in the various usages needed throughout the transcript.
Contact court reporters regarding any question in their scoping work.
Research for the technical terminology, streets, businesses and other unusual
entities which require unique formatting.
Scope videotaped transcripts with all of the subtleties captured.
Flag items throughout the transcript which need the court reporter's
final okay given to them.
Scoping Made Affordable will stand behind this
commitment to both its graduates and the court
reporters for whom they work for.
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| One-on-One Training SMA is the only scoping training program that provides the necessary one-on-one training that is needed to become a successful scopist. SMA has a list of happy students and growing list of graduates who are willing to share their stories of learning with SMA. |
| I have been intending to tell you how much I appreciate your teaching style. My Pilate's teacher had the same gift you have of teaching without making people feel wrong (even when they are!) Makes for a very nice learning environment. Julia Guinn |