Court reporting involves creation of verbatim transcripts of speeches, conversations, legal proceedings, meetings etc. Wherever written accounts of spoken words are required for correspondence, records, as legal proof, it is the court reporters that do the job. They are alert and busy at work not only while judicial proceedings, but also at every meeting where the spoken word have to be preserved as a transcript. In fact, they are responsible for ensuring that a perfect and correct legal report is made ready after the event.
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These are the three distinct methods of court reporting,
Stenographic method Electronic reporting Voice writing
In the stenographic method the stenographers use the stenotype machines where they have to press multiple emblem keys simultaneously. These symbols are converted into text with the help of computer-aided transcription (Cat) some times even in real time.
Electronic reporting method involves the use of audio equipment (either analog or digital) for recording court proceedings. Here the court reporter just monitors and makes note of the identity of all speakers etc.
Voice writing is a unique method wherein the court reporter / voice writer repeats the testimony given in court; he has to speak directly into a voice silencer-a hand-held mask containing a microphone. Will his speaking not disturb the court environment? Well not at all as the excellent mask totally cuts out his voice from being heard outside. Thus the voice writer has to just go on recording the talk of judges, witnesses, attorneys, and all other parties in a proceeding (including all gestures etc). Later on he converts the recordings into transcripts.
Another version of voice writing involves the use of speech recognition software to get transcripts in real time. Web casters are a type of expert court reporters who work outside courts for the media and cover seminars, meetings and press conferences etc.
The Three Methods of Court Reporting
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