Court Reporting Contest - 280 Words Per Minute!

[lolluisissexy]

imagine getting a handjob from her

[WoldowJR]

Thumbs up if you keep clicking post until you get a comment error test that you can READ

[WoldowJR]

I could do that, pshh... hold my beer

[squirell1952]

I DID STENOGRAPHY FOR ONE YEAR AND GOT 50 PC Marks which means i passed the exam. but i hated it. i also did Speedwriting Shorthand years earlier and hated that , too.

Pitman 2,000 was supposed to be the rolls royce of shorthand - but is it? what about Gregg?

are there any EASY forms of Court Reporting? Even speech recognition which can be turned into text?

I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. DO REPLY WHEN YOU GET TIME THANKS VERY MUCH. Desmond, JAN-01-2012, IRELAND.

[MrOfficerproblem]

She should try and play SC2...her APM would sky rocket

[RedDaVincy]

Hopefully voice recognition software will replace this very rare skill.

[zepeterinma]

i really wish that i could type this fast. :[

[Blackouti386]

Compete against yourself. Become second best every time your last record.

[xBl00dBrothersX]

OMFG. Anyone know how much this machine costs? I average between 80 - 90 WPM with 95% accuracy on my netbook's keyboard, and with this speed I am capable of taking PERFECT notes in all my classes at my university. But I wonder, how fast could I type with this machine - I'd love to my hands on one!

[Beastly21100]

@xBl00dBrothersX It takes several years to learn the machine, but you can Write up to 225-250 wpm if you get good enough

[xBl00dBrothersX]

@Beastly21100 I think you meant to say ,"it takes several years to be fast with this machine." The machine should take a day or two to "learn" and not "years" like you stated. It can't be that difficult.

[Beastly21100]

@xBl00dBrothersX nahh dude, im taking a class in court reporting right now at a technical high school, and im still only on one syllable words and im the best in the class. its gonna take hella long to learn the machine. the fastest ive ever heard of learning the machine and becoming actually fast at it was 18 months

[cheytate92]

i met this lady today, wonderful wonderful woman!

[Ali2475]

screw a focal point i have to look at the keyboard to type..

[Rameshdinni]

Where can i get ur opinion?plz

[Rameshdinni]

Hi i am ramesh dinni i am from india in karnatak. I am very glad to see ur video plz tell me how 2 work to do like this plz.

[mscrispen]

Thank you for your video, I love it. What theory did you learn please?

[andyrooney12]

I've always been proud to be able to type at about 60 to 70 words per minute with 100% accuracy but this just blows me away...I just got curious with this because I was watching live footage of the Casey Anthony trial and the court reporter was brilliant at keeping up with all the dialogue going on in the court. It's a nice talent that can be developed with a lot of practice.

[Bigoeastlake]

OMG! I retired after serving for 38 years as an official court reporter for federal, state and municipal courts. If I had known how hard my work was, I would have retired a long time go!

Come visit me on Youtube and see how I'm using my background in retirement. Perhaps you'd also like to Google me just for fun.

Richard

[schweeetfilms]

I want to be a court reporter but I'm scared they don't make enough money. If you are a court reporter please let me know how it is I'm going to be a senior in highschool so I really need to know what to do in if asap haha.

[LordBifford]

@schweeetfilms According to some sites I googled, you can make $40,000 to $70,000 a year, depending on your skill. That's a decent living.

[ricksteves07]

@schweeetfilms There are schools that teach court reporting courses. I live in Southern California and attend South Coast College in Orange, CA Schooling can be completed in 2-5 years. It all depends on you. It is very interesting and I would highly recommend that you check into this. There are many pages on Facebook that you can "like" if you are interested in talking to others - Encouraging Court Reporting Students; Breck Record, etc. Good luck!!

[ricksteves07]

@schweeetfilms 

[arenaskiez]

omg I'm currently at 180 wpm and it's hard to imagine I can ever type at the mickey mouse speed o.O

[GMSamuelRhine]

now lets see her type everything the worlds fastest talker says

[rmfarrar]

I'm in my 2nd semester of Court Reporting. I love it. I'm certain I will pass my 80's by the end of this semester.

On a computer keyboard I type 109 wpm. However, writing on a steno machine is not the same. It's harder, but better in different ways. Referring back to a comment someone left previously, "Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury" is about 32 strokes on a computer keyboard. In steno it is only one stroke. "HRAEURPBLG" is how it looks in steno.

[SupermarketsRevil]

@rmfarrar lol wat...im not an expert on legalese, but how do you get ladies and gentlemen of the jury out of HRAEURPBLG?? lol u mad

[rmfarrar]

@SupermarketsRevil LOL Don't ask me! But that's how you write it in Steno. See, LAIRJ is "ladies and gentlemen of the jury." But, because of the way the steno machine is set up, there is no L on the left side(also called the beginning side) As such, the letters "HR = L" There is no I, so "EU = I" and there is no J so, on the right side (also called the final side), "PBLG = J" So, HRAEURPBLG = LAIRJ = ladies and gentlemen of the jury" Which is done in one swift stroke. :)

[SupermarketsRevil]

@rmfarrar that made my brain assplod

[rmfarrar]

@SupermarketsRevil lmao Sorry. But you see how difficult it is to learn this stuff! We really are having to learn a whole new language. It's like someone i know said the other day, there's code for the code. It's crazy. LAIRJ is the simplified code, and the code for that is HRAEURPBLG...Crazy huh? But that's why Court Reporters get paid so very well. =) And thankfully, I totally love it!

[SupermarketsRevil]

@rmfarrar It certainly is a language unto itself, which is why a layman can make no sense of it.

[rmfarrar]

@SupermarketsRevil LOL Don't ask me! But that's how you write it in Steno. See, LAIRJ is "ladies and gentlemen of the jury." But, because of the way the steno machine is set up, there is no L on the left side(also called the beginning side) As such, the letters "HR = L" There is no I, so "EU = I" and there is no J so, on the right side (also called the final side), "PBLG = J" So, HRAEURPBLG = LAIRJ = ladies and gentlemen of the jury" Which is done in one swift stroke. :)

[Subtalvik2]

The machine she's using is for shorthand, it's impossible to type that fast letter by letter. I'd like to see how fast she types on a QWERTY or Dvorak keyboard.

[poitrenaud]

Nous avons eu ce système ici en France, et j'ai effectivement étudié pendant un certain temps. à 00h39, elle est juste "Frapper les touches" pour la photo effets Ici, en France, nous utilisons maintenant un convertisseur numérique-type de dispositif, avec la reconnaissance vocale de haute technologie. J'admire leur capacité à taper sur cette "Stenograph" dispositif, inventé à Chicago, MAIS, il faut le reconnaître: la technologie est la transmission de ces do-do oiseaux -

[AkuzaGhost]

this is cool as fuck

[iHsg16]

As s dragonball z character would say.. "ooooaaaahhhhhhhhhhh??!!!!?!?"

[gomerpilot]

So this is the lady that does the typing for halmarks hoops and yo yo!

[nliknes2]

she could subtitle the universe!!!!

[jmcorakitty]

Wow! Hats off! :)

[Mitsyrules]

Wha thaoer s shaoe aous/g Stph Her tphoets hraobg rl waoerd.

[3949zxcvbnm]

(-)__(-) WOW

[zailaach]

I say how coo is that hehe

[angelman08300]

wh...WHAT

[diyajones]

Wow!!!!!! She's good. Im at 80 wpm.  Getting up to 280 is impossible!!!! lol

[FishermansDick]

She probably makes bookoo bucks.

[pietzeekoe]

why dont they just tape a court hearing?

[Mitsyrules]

@pietzeekoe Because tape recorders sometimes can't pick up mumbling, fast talkers, low talkers and accents. Court reporters are far more reliable.

[rorrt]

@Mitsyrules

and in courts in England you cannot bring any recording devices into court, no film cameras, no dictophones.

[PirateEyepatch]

@pietzeekoe Yeah, they should use a tape recorder. Then, instead of having an instant transcript, they'd have to wait a couple of weeks after a transcriptionist types it all out.

[Fantaeja]

That is so wonderful. You are my role model. I want to be just like you!

[rolfalmao]

holy. shit.

[Fatalsh0ts]

i type 1000 wpS this is nothing.. lol

[peachie3212]

I have met this lady, and this is a possible speed. 280 wpm is the writing speed to obtain your RDR. Mark Kisslingberry is the fastest stenographer, and he writes at about 300. Anything is possible. She was also the president of NCRA for the past year.

[fernades45]

nerd nerd nerd XD nerd

[00KingBomba00]

lol @ 0:27

[starbucksaddict929]

yo dis bitch crazy...

[slyrocks3]

aahahahahhaaah! My brain is overloading!

[p4245173]

@pianochick lol dis nigga gettin jealous

[Mohart777]

Believe it or not!

[jcuh22]

What theory!?? I'm learning Phoenix Theory. conflict distinction theory....

[neolife2010]

woah , how is that ??

[dasbakon]

You do realize she`s typing on a stenograph, right? You didn't honestly think she was typing on a qwerty keyboard did you?

[starbright555]

it looks like her fingers are in fast forward

[HanaKimi4u]

@starbright555 i think they are ~.~

[WoldowJR]

@starbright555 they were

[SirCokeBoy]

I can only type 81 and I thought I was fast.. this is over 4x as fast.. Damn!

[kayddle]

@SirCokeBoy this stenography machine is different from a traditional keyboard. I type in the 70-80s wpm and that is indeed very fast. This aids much faster speeds than a normal keyboard from what I see.

[AthosAmo]

Carambas!

[poopstreek]

She hypnotizes myself. That is amazing brain control.

[thecatatemyhomework]

My class started out with 17 students and only three completed the course. I was one of those three. That was nearly 31 years ago. Just know before you go into it that it takes extreme discipline and HARD work.. If one is not disciplined, you will not succeed. It can be a very difficult profession, at times extremely nerve-racking. With that said, it also can be a very interesting and rewarding profession.

Just be aware of what you're getting into. Good luck to anyone who decides to do it.

[tz94]

I've been doing it for 20 years and hopefully will be doing it 40 more! I love it. To be successful, it is very important that you never doubt yourself. Court rerporting students are their own worst enemy. When you start thinking, "Oh, my God, it's so fast," that's when the wheels come off! Ignore speed. And practice in a noisy, distracting environment. Have a friend shuffle papers, drop a stapler and talk on the phone next to you while practicing. I'm telling you, I had the best teacher!

[tz94]

It's so much easier when you don't know the speed. As soon as the instructor says, "Okay, this will be at 225," or whatever, everyone tenses up and panics. I'm telling you, it's all in your head. This job is maybe 2% fingers, 98% brain. Fingers are made for writing and will go as fast as needed. If I taught court reporting, you would never be told the speed. I was taught to make a verbatim record, regardless of speed, clarity of speaker, background noise, etc. I had an awesome teacher.

[alphaacad]

are you currently working as a court reporter? i was thinking about taking the course

[Tenorsarefun]

I'm only 17 and still attending high school. Last year (my junior year), my fastest speed was 92 wpm.

I'm going to surpass this lady one day though :)

[simone0930]

INSANE!!!!

[Blossomflower989]

dang she types so fast, it looks like she's just slamming her fingers on the keyboard... i wish i could type as fast as her LOL even just at least 200 wpm. 200!!!! LOL

[ranatungadkr]

I really want to break her fingers

[mhisty23]

oh my! how i wish i have handz like yourz 2 amazed my prof...ahehe.. +_+

[Kin632]

Heh, a person I know is training for this sort of job.. :P

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[singlemommy36]

I love Melonie! I'm a CR student, working on my 160s. I love court reporting!!!! Court reporting is number 68 on Time Magazines best 150 "recession proof" careers. It's been in high demand for many years and it's not slowing down even in this recession.

[MsLttle]

How long have you been doing this?IAnd is it pretty hard to do? am seriously thinking about this career in part because of what you have mentioned.

[singlemommy36]

I have been in school since Feb., 2009. This is not an easy major. It has a 90% drop out rate. You must be focused and disciplined. But if you are willing to put in the work, it is well worth it.

First off, you have to learn the theory. That's like learning a new language. But it's fun and interesting. Then build speed. Graduating speed is 225 wpm with 95% accuracy. You also need to get the puncuation and grammer rules down to a science. Then medical and legal terminology plus

[beckyls81]

It's very hard. You should practice at least an hour a day. My class stated out with 11 students. There are now 3 of us left, and we're only at 120 wpm. It takes extreme discipline and concentration.

[kimxyzeeee]

I worship this woman. Haha & my class thought I was fast!

[kiashadowwave]

how do you not have carpal tunnel syndrome

[Narbleh]

You keep your wrists comfortable and learn to use a light stroke. And stretch your wrists before you start :)

[Dancehallfreak]

yea well am at 60wpm its hard but i dnt practice am just on theary2 so yea.. eventually as i practice i will get there its going to be my career

[Fr3shChriS13]

cool im on 90 wpm but i only typing with 5 fingers . well 4 fingers for the letters and 1 for shift and 1 for space

[hsojfreusa]

she is typing on a specialized machine that types short hand which uses symbols instead of words, which is still pretty ridiculous... props

[fojackeddolt]

Too bad they are moving to just recording the whole case in audio. Good luck with those degrees.

[zoobiewa]

But that's ridiculous because they are going to need the transcript at some time. So they'll have to get it somehow some way later.

[jennifernelson2oo5]

with the degree of court reporting you can work as a captionist also... do your homework!!

[Narbleh]

And courts that use recording are often finding it's more expensive to do a retrial because of ruined or corrupted recordings, or crucial testimony obscured by a cough or odd noise.

And broadcast captioning, classroom captioning can never be replaced by computers. And many smaller or public firms/courthouses can't afford huge digital recording systems anyway.

So try to learn a bit before making such negative comments when you know so little about it.

[zeocen]

The Jury, Counsel and Judge still need transcripts you genius.

[Atheist269]

104 WPM wtf. But .....

DA FUCK?!?!

[MSAMYGURLY]

She is wonderful. She spoke at our school just amazing lady! As a student she really inspired me!

[lalitapersaud]

I am a Court Reporter and 225 dosen't even happen that often. But when it does it's great, because you begin to get bored when it's to slow....lol

[kodez305]

I'm at 127wpm , this is definitely a career I'm considering but I'm sure going from QWERTY to a steno machine is a tough transition plus the salary seems well enough for a single person with no kids or family

[jcuh22]

@kodez305 not a tough transition at all!! It's completely different. And you have to be able to do both very well to produce transcripts.

[cutepinkteddy16]

This lady is absolutely, positively amazing! I am in court reporting school working in a 120wpm classes and 100 literary. I want to steno like that! I want to be in a world record book lol I can dream....and practice my brains out to climb to that level lol :)

[d0llipop]

I can only dream about typing @ 280!!! LOL I am struggling @ 70 WPM!!!! But then I dont practice often & I know practicing is what makes the biggest difference

[kingshahine]

da fuck...?

[ipzent]

how the heck do these machines work?

[ladyhazard79]

there is a keyboard like on a computer, but the letters aren't marked, you're typing by touch and sound, also all the letters also stand for words, like with one stroke you can type a complete phrase like "ladies and gentlemen of the jury"

[Narbleh]

You write whole words, syllables, or phrases by pressing down several keys at once like playing a chord on the piano. Like for "red" you press the R, E, and D characters together.

[saintsrow2ps3]

i get 52 words per minute but i suppose i am 10 years old :)

[UndyingRoadkill]

Haha I can't even think that fast

[JimAsian1]

I went to Court Reporting School. Got up to about 100 to 120 I think. But just couldn't concentrate. Quit. But I tried.

[Dracopol]

I just did a rough video demonstrating pen shorthand, in my case the Pitman shorthand system, although I did not build my speed up to the speed of speech. Check it out!

Machine shorthand rules, although sometimes what high-tech authors use is a word-processor with word-prediction systems to jack up their typing speed.

[leshark]

OMG! OH EM JEE! that was bluddy amazing

[plumgorgeous79]

PillowPants2006 is incorrect. The NCRA reports that averages can fluctuate depending on where you live. The national average is $60,000 annually for a official judicial reporter. A freelance court reporter has the potential to make above that if he or she wants to work full-time. Hope this helps. Also for 12cappy23, you're talking about Mark Kislingbury. He holds the world record. He also just came out with a new book of breifs which is AMAZING. ;-)

[mandishh]

Where can I find his book? I'm going for my 70WPM test and I feel like its going to be impossible to get to 225 to graduate? any tips? (im guessing your a court reporter) thanks!

[EnzoHeavenly]

I can barely do 110... but in spanish! with the frigging special symbols :P maybe i can do better in english, dunno :P

280.. not even in my effing dreams!

[jetset59]

I want to be an actor...but court reporting is so going to be my career.

[stenolife]

Court reporting is an awesome career! If you're thinking of starting - or changing programs - check out your local college or an online program like SimplySteno

[stressfulsebby]

lmao pause at 1:29

[pillowpants2006]

hahaha good call

[Dancehallfreak]

i am in skool for this now n its not easy but ill get better... hahaha

ps: in THE BAHAMAS

[jeopardy60611]

I am thinking of studying court reporting, as I am intrigued by the work. I'm a self-employed computer programmer now, and I am sure that if I can type 80 WPM on a QWERTY keyboard and keep up reasonably well with dictation, I can learn a stenotype machine.

[12cappy23]

I am in school for this now and im loving it, everyone is aying that theory is the easy part and that speed is the one that gets to everyone. I dont mind learning new things so I'm curious on how I would do. But it's a guy that can write 360 words he has the record for speed. I think his name is Kingsley. not real sure but google and you'll defietnley find him.

[drooooopy]

I can *sometimes* type at a rate averaging right around 150 wpm - on a computer keyboard/communication device. I do best typing either my own thoughts or what I hear (dictating the speech/even rapid song lyrics I hear around me). I would be very curious to know how well I could do at stenography if I had a chance to learn it.

[ghazal786nyc]

but how much per hour they pay?

[pillowpants2006]

30k is average i heard

[IDontmakevideosx3]

my wpm: 90-100 max

[asharshastruth]

THIS IS CRAZY!!

Im stuck @ 150...hearing a 170 drives me up a wall...

so this 280...RIDICULOUS!! LOL

one day...LOL

[GaylCCP]

Dear Melanie,

I'm so glad I found this video - that's GREAT to explain how you handle preparing for a speed contest, and for people to see what is involved. It's not for everyone, so you've given us a window on the world. AWESOME! I'll play it for inspiration in my seminars - Gayl Hardeman, CATalyst and CART Trainer

[aacckkmmee]

If only closed captioning were that fast and accurate on live news and the like, rather than the 10+ second delay between voice and caption and constant errors (I'm overexaggerating)...

[jcuh22]

@aacckkmmee

[Ambr05]

Steno will never be taken over by voice recording. The voice can not tell the difference between there and thier and other sound alike words.

[Nicksblog]

A new world is opening up for court reporting and stenographers are slowly going to be ousted by voice writers.

[XenaGabFanatic]

Not true. I, myself, am a student of court reporting, and I know others who learned Steno and then voice writing. They said it was a joke and they continue to use steno.

[Abgef]

she's insane!

[DazFromOz]

This woman is inspiring... when (like me) you are a student struggling on 100 wondering if you will ever get any faster!! Go Melanie!!

[JPZ16974]

if someone talks that fast while i'm steno'ng, i'll die X.x

[RayPaganJr]

Bouncy, I don't understand how your mother is the top Court Reporter in the United States. How did this come to be? Is it her fast turnaround of transcipts? Her ability to do realtime? It can't be because of her ability to write 300-350 WPM. Please explain this to the rest of us lowly reporters.

[lightxlove]

holy crap! skills right there

[BouncyDigital]

My mother is one of the top court reporters in the US, she can type anywhere from 300-350 words a minute. Cool job

[pianochick1]

Yeah, right. Not possible. I've been a court reporter for eight years and have been around other professionals for a long time and there's no such thing. But whatever boosts your ego I guess...

[jcuh22]

@pianochick1 what is not possible?

[reporterindacourt]

her notes don't seem that clean

[FrankBo26]

Yes, I thought the same thing when her notes were in the forefront at the beginning of the video. Although we can't see the notes clearly, they look like a mess. Every line is filled up with type, which we know isn't always how it is. Also, when they show her display on her machine a little bit later in the video, words are coming up; but her fingers (the tips of them you can see in the video) look like they're moving way slower than 280 words a minute.

[ltlnphngrphfrth1e6]

Hey but even for a steno, thats really fast. The craziest thing is that their used to be pen writers that could keep that speed.

[Narbleh]

I think the world record for pen writing is 280wpm to Mr. Swem with 99% accuracy in Gregg Shorthand. There was a claimed 300wpm Pitman record, but that was proven to be bogus.

I can definitely tell that one of the secrets of this writer is she has no hesitation at all. Every movement is rhythmic and she goes right onto the next stroke.

I gotta try that ceiling-staring trick :P

[peruvianconan01]

i wish i could type that fast, i can bearely get 51 wpm

[Flutenatic]

Don't feel bad, Thats a steno Machine!

[peruvianconan01]

ya, lol

[Narbleh]

Yeah, the steno writers are totally different. Steno machines are designed to let you write whole words, syllables and even phrases at one time instead of individual letters. There's also a theory underneath it all, which is kind of like the language that lets you transform what people say into a streamlined, efficient system.

I'm a student working on 180-200wpm currently. If you're curious about how it all works, just send me a message :)

[peruvianconan01]

i am curois, plz message me back

[aprillove430]

I was a student over 10 years ago and reached 180. I was stuck here for a year and decided for financial reasons to stop. Anyway, I decided to try again and had to start all over because the school I use to attend closed. Now they're teaching realtime and it's confusing. Can you give me some pointers, please???

[JPZ16974]

its VERY hard to give you pointers because it really depends on the theory you are taking, right now i am taking a real time court based off of the 'stenEd' theory. But common sense advice i can give you is, forget what you learned pre-real time theory, learn the real time theory and adjust yourself out of habit of the old theory and you should do just fine seeing as how you were at 180 in your old theory :) .... good luck :)