NCRA Board of Directors Re-cap
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – NCRA’s Board of Directors met at the association’s 2013 Convention & Expo being held Aug. 8-11 in Nashville, Tenn., and made significant progress on several key initiatives,...
View ArticleYour guide to preparing for certification exams
Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to get your next certification? We have your guide for preparing for the exams. The February issue of the JCR includes a candidate handbook with information on all...
View ArticleNCRA to launch online skills testing in 2015
Beginning in 2015, NCRA will move away from the traditional brick-and-mortar testing sites and shift the RPR, RMR, CRR, CBC, and CCP skills tests to an online proctoring model using the advanced...
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Getting past test anxiety
By Marybeth Everhart, RPR, CRI, CPE According to Wikipedia, test anxiety is “a combination of physiological over-arousal, tension, and somatic symptoms, along with worry, dread, fear of failure, and...
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Take back your power from these tests
By Meridith Knepper Carsella As students, we’re taking tests all of the time, particularly in speedbuilding classes. My teacher will remind us frequently, “I can’t think of any other student who must...
View ArticleNCRA Kindle Fire winner announced
More prizes available for membership renewal A record number of members have renewed their 2015 membership in October. These renewals were driven in part by a chance to win a Kindle Fire. NCRA...
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Members of TAC produce record number of tests in two days
Members of NCRA’s Test Advisory Committee met in early June at the association’s headquarters in Vienna, Va., to review questions for the Registered Diplomate Reporter certification written knowledge...
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Item Writing Committee meets at NCRA headquarters
The CAPR Item Writing Committee met at NCRA headquarters on April 22-23. CAPR is the Council of the Academy of Professional Reporters. The committee reviewed more than 150 questions for the RPR and RDR...
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Top 15 tips to master online testing
By Marybeth Everhart Review the Detailed Instructions found on myRealtimeCoach.com and NCRA.org/testing. Practice the testing process. We all tend to practice just the steno portion of an exam. It...
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Mark your calendars with learning opportunities through NCRA
Photo by Dafne Cholet Make your plan to earn CEUs and tackle your educational needs this year. Whether you are working toward earning your RPR or your cycle ends Jan. 31 or Sept. 30, NCRA can help you...
View ArticleAre you eligible for the CRC exception?
Candidates who passed the Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR) test prior to November 2011 are eligible to earn the Certified Realtime Captioner (CRC) upon successful completion of the CRC Workshop and...
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Challenges, contests, prizes, and fun under way for Court Reporting &...
Medal for TCRA’s virtual run celebrating the 2017 Court Reporting & Captioning Week As NCRA members, court reporting students, schools, and others get ready for the start of the 2017 Court...
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Sign up for the New York open-competitive court reporting exam
The filing period for the New York State Office of Court open-competitive examination for court reporters is open through April 5. This is the lower court civil service examination and qualifies those...
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Sign up for the Written Knowledge Test
Photo by Ryan Hyde Registration opens March 1 for the Written Knowledge Tests for the RPR, RDR, CRC, and CLVS certifications. Candidates have until March 31 to register, and the testing period is April...
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Written Knowledge Test Committee meets at NCRA headquarters
NCRA’s Written Knowledge Test Committee met at NCRA headquarters May 5 and 6. The committee reviewed more than 260 questions for the RPR and RDR Written Knowledge Tests and archived outdated questions....
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Test Advisory Committee meets at NCRA headquarters
Members of NCRA’s Test Advisory Committee. Karyn Menck attended remotely. The NCRA Test Advisory Committee met June 8-11 at NCRA headquarters in Reston, Va. During the meeting, the committee used...
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Making a few adjustments
Kayde Rieken with her seeing-eye dog, Fawn Long nights of practice and endless speed tests are familiar challenges for court reporting students. But Kayde Rieken, a student at the College of Court...
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Register for the September CLVS Production Exam
The next testing dates to take the CLVS Production Exam will be Sept. 29-30 at NCRA headquarters in Reston, Va. Registration is open Aug. 25-Sept. 22. Space is limited, so candidates are encouraged to...
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The CLVS experience at the NCRA Convention & Expo
Jason Levin leads a discussion on equipment during the CLVS Seminar at the 2017 NCRA Convention & Expo By Jason Levin Each year at the NCRA Convention & Expo, videographers from across the...
View ArticleNCRA members take advantage of the Best. Friday. Ever.
On Black Friday, NCRA members had seven discounts and giveaways to take advantage of. These giveaways were tied to membership renewals, event registrations, and purchases for e-seminars and...
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