Digital Reporting (CER Prep)
This 80-hour course is designed to give participants a thorough understanding of digital court reporting to cover all legal proceedings, including court work and depositions. All content covered in the Intro to DR course is covered in this main DR course. (AAERT: The CER tests on all proceedings, the CDR tests on non-court work.) Course Access: 365 days
Equipment Requirements:
- Some assignments in the Digital Reporting course require the use of DR software to complete. Any type of DR software can be used to complete this course. For students who don't have DR software, we have made available a 45-day trial of DRC-B software through an industry partner. The trial software will not work with other operating systems used on computers/devices like Mac, Android, Chrome Notebooks, or iOS. Minimum computer specs: Current Generation Quad Core Intel Processor / 8GB RAM / 15” Diagonal Screen Size / Screen Resolution of 1366 x 768 or higher. (If using a desktop with no internal sound card, it may be necessary to plug in an external microphone.)
- PC-based computer with Windows 8.1 or better. (Most software companies in this industry are PC friendly. You can use a Mac in this course, but we do not offer support for Mac-specific questions and you cannot use a Mac if you plan to use the trial DR software provided.)
Individuals taking this course will learn about the court system, legal procedure, terminology, ethics, professionalism, confidentiality.
Students will learn how to work with DR (digital reporting) software and equipment, and they will practice annotating with DR software. There is no hands-on training with DR equipment.
This 80-hour course is designed to give participants a thorough understanding of digital court reporting to cover all legal proceedings, including court work and depositions. All content covered in the Intro to DR course is covered in this main DR...
Course content
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Lesson Terms and Conditions
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Terms and Conditions Acknowledgement
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Lesson Digital Reporting (CER Prep) 2.3
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Course Intro
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Module 1 - The Legal System
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Part 1 - Courts
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Courts Quiz
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Part 2 - Laws
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Laws Quiz
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Part 3 - Life Cycle of a Case
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Life Cycle of a Case Quiz
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Part 4 - Types of Proceedings
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Proceedings Quiz
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Part 5 - Types of Court Reporters
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Court Reporter Quiz
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Part 6 - Litigation Support Services
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Module 1 Test
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Module 2 - Terminology
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Part 1 - Historic/Latin Terminology
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Historical Terminology Quiz
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Part 2 - Legal Terminology
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Legal Terminology Quiz
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Part 3 - Medical Terminology
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Medical Terminology Quiz
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Part 4 - Business Terminology
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Business Terminology Quiz
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Part 5 - Pop Culture, Media, and Political
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Pop Culture, Media, and Political Quiz
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Terminology Test
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Module 3 - Hardware
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Part 1 - Sound
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Humans and Sound
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Analog vs Digital
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Capturing the Audio
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Audio Compression Comparison
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Multi Channel Audio
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Sound Quiz
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Part 2 - Audio Equipment
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Polar Pickup Patterns
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Pattern Hunt
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Microphone Types
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Microphone Size
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Microphone Hunt
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Audio Connections
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Audio Cables & Maintenance
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Connection Hunt
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Audio Interfaces
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Recorders
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Headphones and Earbuds
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Sample Equipment Setups - Conference Rooms
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Sample Equipment Setups - Hearing
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Sample Equipment Setups - Trial
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Audio Equipment Quiz
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Part 3 - Additional Equipment
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Power
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Recording Media
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Recording Media / File Size / Archival
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Additional Supplies
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Equipment Maintenance
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Equipment Testing & Troubleshooting
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Audio Recording
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Additional Equipment Quiz
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Module 3 Test
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Module 4 - Software & Annotations
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Part 1 - Software
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Starting a New File
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Assigning Audio Source
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Multiple Channels of Audio
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Hot Keys & Shortcuts
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Speaker Designations
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Annotations Window
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Visual Audio Monitoring
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Playback Control & Software Players
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Exported File Types
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Software Request Form
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Software Quiz
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Part 2 - Annotations
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Annotations
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Abbreviations
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Speaker Designations
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Time Stamps
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Initial Annotations
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Indexed Events
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Critical Annotations - Prioritizing
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Playback & Annotations
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Proper Noun Annotations
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Objections
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Off-the-Record Discussions & More
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Annotation Clean-Up
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Example of Annotations
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Annotations Quiz
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Part 3 - ASR
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Automatic Speech Recognition
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Priority Shift
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ASR Quiz
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Module 4 Test
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Module 5 - On the Job & On the Record
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Part 1 - Before the Proceeding
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Part 1 - Mic Setup & Rooms
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Part 1 - Appearances / Housekeeping
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Before the Proceeding Quiz
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Part 2 - During the Proceeding
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Part 2 - Interrupt / Equipment Issues / Nonverbal
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Part 2 - Exhibits
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Part 2 - Stips / Read & Sign
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Part 2 - Transcript Orders
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Part 2 - End of Depo Video
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During the Proceeding Quiz
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Part 3 - After the Proceeding
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Part 3 - Proper Nouns / Research
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Part 3 - CNA / Non-Appearance
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After the Proceeding Quiz
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Part 4 - Remote & Hybrid
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Remote & Hybrid Quiz
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Part 5 - Beyond Basic
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Part 5 - EUO
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Beyond Basics Quiz
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Module 5 Test
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Module 6 - Court Work & Large Proceedings
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Part 1 - Intro to Courtroom Proceedings
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Roles and Responsibilities in the Courtroom
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The Courtroom
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Arriving at the Courthouse
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Setting Up for Court
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Mobile Digital Reporter
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Courtroom Procedures / Exhibits
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Common Microphones in Courtroom
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Microphone Placement in the Courtroom
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Hearing Mic Placement - Drag and drop microphones where they should be placed for a court hearing.
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Order of Court Proceedings
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Transcript Orders
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Court Appearance Info
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Intro to Courtroom Proceedings Quiz
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Part 2 - Types of Court Proceedings
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Hearings
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Trials
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Non-Jury Trials (aka Bench Trials)
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Jury Trials
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Voir Dire (aka Jury Selection)
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Sidebar (aka Bench Conference)
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Multi-Reporter Proceedings
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Message from Reporter
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Alternative Dispute Methods
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Administrative Hearing
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Arbitration
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Judge's Chambers
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Types of Court Proceeding Quiz
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Part 3 - Court Annotations
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Court Speaker Designations
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Annotations of Court Events
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Case Law Annotations
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The Jury and Voir Dire Annotations
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Sidebar Annotations
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Video/Audio Presented in Court
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Reporter Covering Multiple Matters
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Court Annotations Quiz
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Part 4 - Large Proceedings
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Set Up Large Proceeding
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Microphone Placement
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Multi-Party Litigation
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Meetings
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Covering a Meeting
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Large Proceedings Quiz
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Module 6 Test
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Module 7 - Annotation Practice
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Your Turn to Annotate
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Additional Practice
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YouTube Practice 1
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YouTube Practice 1 - Submission
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YouTube Practice 1 - Self Assessment
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YouTube Practice 2
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YouTube Practice 2 - Submission
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YouTube Practice 2 - Self Assessment
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Graded Annotation Assignment
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Graded Annotations - Video
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Graded Annotation - Submission
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Module 8 - Professionalism, Ethics, and Confidentiality
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Part 1 - Professionalism
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Professionalism Quiz
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Part 2 - Ethics
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Ethics Quiz
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Part 3 - Confidentiality
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Confidentiality Quiz
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Module 8 Test
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Module 9 - Course Wrap up
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Part 1 - The Transcript
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Produce Accurate & Timely Transcript of Proceedings Upon Request
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Parentheticals
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Creating High-Quality Transcripts
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Quality Audio = Quality Transcript 1
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Quality Audio = Quality Transcript 2
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Quality Information = Quality -Transcript
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Assignment Review
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Part 2 - AAERT Certification Information
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Info about AAERT Testing
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Interview Tips & Resume Building
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Part 3 - Final Exam
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Course Review
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Digital Reporting - Final Exam
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Course Evaluation
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