Idaho Court Reporters Association

Kasey Redlich, CSR, RPR, Star, Idaho, and myself took off for Las Vegas to see if we could learn some new and useful StenoCAT 32 (Gigatron) software tricks at the StenoCAT Users Network (SUN) seminar April 26-28, 2007.

I can now (finally!) global an untranslate and/or fingerspell from my steno machine in realtime.  I was excited about finally understanding and being  able to apply the automatic  indexing feature to my transcripts.

It’s been said we only use 10  percent of our brains.  I think it might also be said that we only use 10 percent of our software features!

It was such a wonderful and positive opportunity to make friends and network with many reporters from around the country.  We had lunch as we attended the SUN Business Meeting.  G. Allen Sonntagg shared with us his TV appearance as a court reporter on “Candid Camera” a few years back.  Hilarious!  I’m going to try and get my hands on a copy of that to share with you!

 Vegas was a new experience for me.  What a crazy place!  The highlight of the trip was the M&M World store.  Four stories of M&M stuff!  We had a blast shopping there and left with lots of goodies!  Kasey and I had a great time and laughed a ton!

What’s great about court reporting is there are always new and exciting things to learn and techonology to apply. There are many wonderful people in our profession. Every time I attend a conference or seminar, I am re-inspired and excited about striving to be the best court reporter I can be!

– Tammy Hohenleitner, CSR, RPR

To my fellow reporters of Idaho:

What a blast Tammy and I had in Vegas last month. Not only did I learn some new moves on my trusty StenoCat software, but I learned what a wonderful reporter Tammy Hohenleitner is! What passion she possesses for our profession and for us as individuals.

The seminar was very educational and informative with many new things to learn on the new update. I appreciate and thank all who were involved in making the weekend a success!

It is always exciting to meet new reporters all around the country to share our stories and experiences with. It’s always good to learn that I’m not the only one who has undergone the unexpected when it comes to our profession. But knowing that we all stress over our jobs at times, when we come together as a group of reporters and uplift one another, it creates a more positive and energetic light in us all.

By Kasey Redlich, CSR, RPR