Steno Divas in Training

Court Reporting Journeys sometimes take an intermission. About three or four years ago, Angelina Ontiveros had just passed her 200s with Steno Divas. Then a freak accident stopped everything in its tracks. I wasn't sure what the future would hold for Angelina. She had surgery and had rehabilitation.

But she also LOVED her machine and really wanted to Finish!! She came back and got to work. Well, yesterday, she got word that she officially passed her last leg of her RPR!

Angelina Ontiveros is SOOOOO Deserving of those initials!! Boy, did she ever work hard for them!! Help me Congratulate such a Determined and Deserving Individual!!!

Hear ye!! Hear ye!!!

Taylor Hertz came to Steno Divas in mid-February. He was then trying to pass his 160s. He is a remarkable student and just so dang smart! He followed the practice routines to the T.

And Guess what?

He Just Passed his RPR 200 JC with a 97%!!!!! WoooooHooooooo!!!, Taylor!!! Fully-Certified RPR Coming Soon!!!!

Guess who Passed her RPR JC and her RPR LIT?? This Girl Right Here!! Janie is on Fire and Determined to get that Texas CSR!! And She Will!! Way to go, Janie!!! Way to keep it Going!!!

Hello, Texas!!!! Sometimes it's a Sign!! A spider distracted Nicole during her last CSR test!! She was so fixated on the spider that she wished she could shoo away, that her nerves that day went away for the most part! All she was worried about ws getting climbed on by a Spider!! But it was a SIGN!!!

The Itsy Bitsy Spider Climbed up the Water Spout!!!

The moral of "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" is that challenges are inevitable, but success comes from resilience, perseverance, and determination. No matter how many times the rain washes the spider down, it refuses to give up and starts climbing again when the sun comes out.

So Congratulations to Nicole Harrison who Passed Her Texas CSR Test!!!! It wasn't an Easy Road But She DID IT!!!!!

WoooHooo!!!!!

Can you Write it All out and Still Pass Your CSR or RPR?? Of course You Can!! But why not make thing easier on yourself and start incorporating shorter writing NOW!!!

Right out of theory, you should learn Briefs for the most frequently used words!

PRACTICING = PRAK/TIS/-G or PRA-G
EDUCATION = ED/U/KAIGS or YAIGS
SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT = SKAOEN -FT SDENT or SDEX

The past week I added up all the extra strokes that a student had written at a 200 QA, just the first 1.5 mins. And we added up 20 extra Strokes. That's almost the complete difference between 200 and 225. So those Strokes Add up and THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

So Start Practicing Every Dictation like a Realtime Exam (When you're trying to learn new briefs) and Master those New Briefs! Write Smarter! Not Harder!