Court reporter versus digital recording or voice recognition.

[@thechappedhide7423]

Oh, girl. You make this look SOOO much easier than it is. That 30+ years of experience shows through. Impressive in both action and content. I started learning 40 years ago when it was still the paper tape machine but pregnancy interrupted that. Now, I'm trying again at almost 70, as a bucket list item. LOL!

[@CourtReporting3]

Hi Chapped. Thank you for your comment. Do you live in Florida? There is plenty of freelance work here. The average age of a stenographer is 61, so you're a spring chicken!

[@thepassionfruitdiariessuzi6978]

I’ve worked with steno writers, mask writers, and pitman writers. They were all amazing reporters. Voice reporters work with CAT software and have the same training as steno writers. Don’t forget, closed captioners can’t ask the speakers to repeat and slow down; it has its challenges. I’d be afraid to closed captioning, not having the ability to ask a speaker to slow down or repeat something. Voice recognition has improved a lot overtime. I’m a steno writer and I believe that VR will put all forms of court reporting out of work one day. Just my opinion

[@rslily]

When do you think VR will take over? How far from now?

[@CourtReporting3]

I think it will be a slow process and happen little by little. Maybe ten years.

[@margarethebert6556]

I definitely appreciate more the skill of court reporters now that I have been proofreading for them. It's amazing what you all do.

[@hcblue]

Honestly, watching the demo at the end truly makes it look like a super power. I have no doubt it comes from years of training and then years of experience, but she made it look so effortless.

[@CourtReporting3]

Yes, that's 30 years of blood, sweat and tears. But thank you!

[@zolntacLoL]

​@@CourtReporting3 Even with the fact its less inputs to input the words. The fact that someone of that age and female can translate stimuli to input so many dynamic combinations that quickly and accurately makes me feel even worse that in esports and gaming older people and females are treated as if they are less capable or not capable at all. Still really nice to see though. Its something to share with people as an example.

[@AlessandroBAM]

I was impressed before, now I am even more impressed. The level of dedication to master this is equivalent to learning a musical instrument. Respect!

[@CourtReporting3]

Thank you!

[@evat.7103]

Thank you for filming this video, you answered all the questions I've ever had about court reporting! I admire your work, it takes a lot of intelligence and skill to be able to do this. :)

[@CourtReporting3]

mau mau you are so nice. Thank you.

[@CourtReporting3]

Thank you, Eva!

[@jmcorbett14]

This is an amazing talent that I've never considered until recently watching trials. Thanks for sharing!

[@CourtReporting3]

My pleasure!

[@its_eli]

I find this fascinating. I think you are a magician 😊

[@CourtReporting3]

Lol

[@hatednyc]

My head hurts just thinking about it. Truly impressive.

[@CourtReporting3]

Thank you!

[@TroySwezey]

As a proofreader for #courtreporters, it is always fascinating to see how the steno machine and the software works and produces the transcript before I get it.

[@CourtReporting3]

Glad it was helpful.

[@rslily]

Did you have to get certified to be a proof reader?

[@jesse00pno]

Thank you for what you do and for giving us a peek at your profession and livelihood! I appreciate it, sincerely! It was very informative and I have an all new appreciation for court reporters and transcriptionists.

[@CourtReporting3]

My pleasure.

[@Juustovuori]

Maaaad respect! Never knew this was so complicated, yet seems so simple as you are writing.

[@CourtReporting3]

Thank you so much. 33 years of blood, sweat and tears.

[@foley15136]

I just can’t believe that people can do this. People speak so quickly sometimes. Starting sentences, stopping, starting again. Another person talks at the same time or close to that. You also have to indicate _who_ is saying what. Multiple attorneys, the judge, the witness, clerk too, maybe. I just don’t understand how you can keep up with everything and type it out accurately. Yet those of you that do it are remarkably accurate. Mind blown🤯

[@CourtReporting3]

Yes, it can be very difficult!

[@captainkeyboard1007]

This show was interesting and entertaining to watch. This show brought to me a closeup view of a stenotype machine. As a keyboard specialist who is able to work on any machine with a typewriter-like keyboard, your show fulfilled my curiosities about the stenotype keyboard. I definitely agree with you no matter how computers and electronic technology may advance, a person cannot be replaced by those things and objects. No matter what the critics may tell you, without a person to man the machine, it will just not work, period.

[@CourtReporting3]

Well said!

[@captainkeyboard1007]

@@CourtReporting3 Thank you for tapping or typing to me. I wish you "Happy Keyboarding!"

[@emmakelly8783]

This is so mesmerizing to watch. Stenographers are under appreciated!

[@CourtReporting3]

Thank you!

[@lorenstruthers8180]

Voice writers are also court reporters. We speak into a mask and the words go on the screen exactly this way.

[@jtd0542]

Ms Rohrer, thank you for sharing with us your amazing work! I was gobsmacked at 16:34 when you churned those words out in real-time 🙌🏼 x

[@CourtReporting3]

Thank you so much. Gobsmacked. I need to add that word to my databank!

[@makeupyourmindinator]

Thank you for all that you do, and helping to provide a fair trial for people.

[@CourtReporting3]

Aww. So Sweet. Thank you.

[@candilease938]

15:08…..she’s so right! There’s no room in the courthouse to cut corners. When there are plenty of people who have studied this AWESOME work and people like her who want to report it correctly. Like she said there was someone who was very soft spoken and had an accent and what if someone went to prison for life because something wasn’t recorded properly in court and no one could agree on what was said and trying to cut corners and use technology instead of PEOPLE…..like we should….messed it all up Too many people have lost employment due to technology….and she clearly show us that voice recognition is the best route in the court system!! Siri can’t understand everything….PERIOD

[@lolallday08]

So you convert spoken english (including probably regional accents and english-second-language accents) to steino "code", to very specific button presses, to high-legalise written English. With very little error. AT NORMAL AND QUICK TALKING SPEEDS. You really cannot possibly understand how impressive and mind-blowing this is to me at this very moment. Like, how do you even realize you're capable of such a talent?!

[@CourtReporting3]

Thank you so much for your comment. I went to court reporting school right out of high school and frankly had no idea how difficult court reporting is. There is a 90 percent drop-out rate in school. Somehow I had the dedication it requires. Honestly, I have zero talent for this. It's just been 33 years of blood, sweat and tears.

[@rslily]

It's years of school and exams

[@allisonkimmel8647]

Thank you for taking the time to do this. You did a nice job.

[@CourtReporting3]

You are kind!

[@patty4201]

Very nice and interesting demonstration!

[@CourtReporting3]

Thank you, Patty

[@CourtReporting3]

Thank you!

[@krisjohnson6355]

Holy crap. Court would be all done and I'd still be figuring out how to turn the machine on. 😳

[@CourtReporting3]

HAHAHA

[@coreyhughes1456]

This was a very interesting watch, thanks for making this!

[@CourtReporting3]

Corey Hughes Thank you for your comment!

[@rustyshackleford5509]

This reminds me of the Matrix when they are looking at the code on the screen and somehow they can see what's happening in the Matrix.

[@tenghz]

Great video and very informative. Wondered how those work. This is more like playing an instrument than just simple typing. How do mistakes get corrected? Especially if you have to keep up with what is said. I imagine they just get fixed later by the reporter in a review process after the talking is done/during breaks/etc..

[@CourtReporting3]

In depositions there is an errata sheet attached to the end of the transcript. The witness has the opportunity to correct or change anything they wish to.

[@bettinastebner]

Wow!! There is so much to learn!!

[@joyspringer]

I love the hand covers. Where did you get those?

[@CourtReporting3]

I found them on ebay. They're like gloves.

[@R.James.]

That ending with the live transcription.... HOOOOLY!! ....Are you for real? Are you even human? I couldn't even follow what was said half the time, hearing different words or wondering what word someone said. Have had that problem all my life, like I have a banana in my ears or something. Once I lose track of a sentence in my head as the sentence fades away slowly in my head as I'm still wondering what was said WHILE more information is coming in,...it's just gameover for me. Then I don't know what the (examples: conversation, presentation, teacher was explaining) is about anymore after less than half a minute in at max. Let alone that I have to press a bunch of buttons in the meanwhile while that's not even the focus of the job. This is inhuman to me. I'm very envious of people who can listen very well or actually 'at all' which I believe and probably is like 99% of ALL people. I can't even make up song lyrics without mistakes. I kid you not like at least 90% of them I hear different words. Stuf as: "I'm an alien, I'm a lethal alien, I'm an Englishman in New York."

[@CourtReporting3]

R. James Thank you for your kind words! Yes it is very difficult. I had one guy ask me if I was a wizard. LOL Court reporting school has a 90% drop out rate. It is Especially difficult with people with accents or people who mumble or whisper, or all three! You’re looking at 33 years of blood sweat and tears! If you ever watch a live news show turn on the captioning. That is a court reporter. Those guys and girls are amazing.

[@R.James.]

@@CourtReporting3 Oh that reminds me actually now how it was back in the days with Teletext subtitles under live news. I never understood that how they managed to do it so fast and I just realized it now...*BAFFLED* Yes lol I bet it is. So envious of people who can concentrate themselves on listening what's going on while they even get distracted by someone/something and still manage to pull it together without error. By the way, how do you notice that you made a typing error and correct it? I don't think you covered that.

[@GeorgiDimitrov1982]

Now I know what one of the hardest professions is ...

[@CourtReporting3]

Yes, it’s difficult! Thank you for your comment

[@TheWelshlovely]

Wow, this is fascinating, Thank you. So complex, you're very clever xxx

[@saffirechanning7286]

I'm curious, what college courses would somebody have to study in order to become a court typist?

[@CourtReporting3]

There are court reporting online schools. We are in high demand, so I highly recommend learning the skill! As far as college courses, I'm not sure what to tell you. The larger your vocabulary, the better. It takes tons of determination to obtain the skill. You must be highly dependable and organized.

[@laimi1347]

I thought they use a normal keyboard. This is very impressive.

[@CourtReporting3]

Thank you.

[@--076]

Oh my goodness. This looks so hard. Very difficult.

[@CourtReporting3]

Yes , what you are seeing is 30 years of blood sweat and tears!

[@pamelakilgore7836]

Wow!! Pamela in Detroit

[@crosswire7777]

Thank you for your service.

[@CourtReporting3]

Much appreciated

[@wChris_]

can you still type on a normal keyboard? or do you have to use your steno keyboard

[@CourtReporting3]

I can still type on a normal keyboard. The keyboards are so different I don't get them confused.

[@dimitriskaravolas9392]

it's 4 o'clock. how did i end up here?

[@CourtReporting3]

subconsciously you knew this would put you right to sleep!

[@esthertaylor165]

Can you recommend a program that teaches this?

[@CourtReporting3]

I have met and I really like Mark Kislingbury as a human being but I honestly have zero experience with court reporting schools. I wish I could be of more help.

[@imark7777777]

As somebody who does sound in the video. Yes cut corners will just throw a microphone and a camera on it we're done and then you have the camera on the other side of the room and the microphone on the floor. I think there's a place for both as back ups but nobody would want to pay double. The number of scenarios and times I've heard somebody say or act like oh yeah you have a stereo you know how to do sound.....

[@SpindraicaFessvraum]

I think courtrooms are designed to massage the egos of judges and attorneys. They are not designed for good audio or video recording. There is lots of wood and metal, the placement of the participants doesn't work well. When we get more interested in properly recording what happens in a courtroom, then we should see more justice. More and more, our justice system is being exposed as a joke.

[@Gioeufshi]

Why dont they just record the session and assign someone after the session is finished?

[@CourtReporting3]

Sometimes they do, but the transcript is not as accurate. When someone does not speak up or speak clearly, a reporter can ask them to repeat. If someone does not speak up or speak clearly on a digital recording, the record is lost forever.

[@thesteveprichard]

LOL What the 0yic!! This is so crazy! Please explain why ? Why? My mother taught shorthand in the 60's. What the hell is going on here? This is soo hard! Why?

[@thesteveprichard]

Thank you, Jean. I think I finally get it. (It took me 5 minutes to type all this). And my mother taught me typing back in the early '60s at night class for older peeps. God bless you!!

[@CourtReporting3]

I think if you captioned with Greg shorthand the heart of hearing would not understand. LOL

[@samuelsihombing6133]

Wow, that's amazing 👍🏽

[@CourtReporting3]

Thank you!

[@rafalpanwojny]

I don't understand how T K makes a D sound

[@CourtReporting3]

rafalpanwojny A better way to say it is TK represents the D sound. That’s how I should have described it. Thanks for your comment

[@retf054ewte3]

this should be universal keyboard system. why it isn't?

[@CourtReporting3]

you mean a QWERTY keyboard? You could not keep up.

[@retf054ewte3]

@@CourtReporting3 you can't even talk! are you alcoholic?

[@legion999]

Interesting, thank you for the video.

[@CourtReporting3]

Glad you liked it!

[@fluffed_coyote1487]

This is a great video, but using Siri as an example for Speech Recognition software is just misleading. Siri is not "voice recognition". Siri is looking for specific commands, and is not designed to transcribe audio. A specifically tailored piece of machine learning software to be used in a courtroom is drastically different, and very powerful. I have nothing but respect for court reporters, and I do not want "robots" as it were to replace their jobs. However, stating that it will never happen is just false. I work in film, and we are capable of mass transcribing hours of film very quickly using a technology similar to what I mentioned above, with a

[@fluffed_coyote1487]

Side note: I do believe that there are applications where it is better to have a human do it, again, not arguing against it - I think court reporters should still be doing this.

[@CourtReporting3]

Thank you for your input.

[@SpindraicaFessvraum]

"we are capable of mass transcribing hours of film very quickly using a technology similar to what I mentioned above, with a

[@TheJustinHit]

AI Voice recognition can listen to millions of hours worth of different accents and words which will do what netflix did to blockbuster but to the court reporter.

[@atypical_moto]

"I'm not sure I understand" (Siri)

[@btat16]

Interesting View Siri isn’t the most advanced AI out there though...

[@CourtReporting3]

HAHA

[@MrBratkenSolov]

Now i can die peacefully. I saw steno engine for both gherkin and butterstick keyboards. But wondered how does it look in real life not on paper.

[@CourtReporting3]

Wow. Never heard of gherkin or butterstick. I better add those words to my database!

[@NoName-lj6ej]

Amazing!

[@CourtReporting3]

Thank you!

[@sandrawelsh3802]

Hey Jean. This is Sandra. I've been trying to reach you.

[@melthompson7195]

I was trying to learn but I'm sorry I hear alot of chewing

[@CourtReporting3]

Sorry about that. This video was originally supposed to be a practice!

[@momsterzz]

Why is she wearing those things on her hands

[@CourtReporting3]

Just to cover my hands so you don't have to see them.

[@Awakeninghumanzombies247]

👍👸🤴👑👋🤣 I'm the typist for GODS KINGDOM COURT 👩‍⚖️🧑‍⚖️👨‍⚖️🦁🤴👸👑🏰🌬️

[@ognjen1611]

Whitchcraft, no other explanation

[@CourtReporting3]

Many years of blood, sweat and tears.

[@Self-LuminousRed]

Wow, I am glad I use PC with normal QWERTY keyboard to make reports in courtroom. This machine is interesting, but no, thanks.

[@CourtReporting3]

I understand!

[@thebewitchinghour831]

There are some jobs that are just not made for everyone. I'm so confused. She lost me at hello. lol

[@CourtReporting3]

LOL!

[@melthompson7195]

What is being chewed in her mouth in this video is distracting and makes it hard to listen.

[@Spookspek]

sus

[@CourtReporting3]

Not sure what SUS is. LOL

[@momsterzz]

None of this makes any sense? Why was this bizarre alphabet adopted??

[@momsterzz]

TK for the D sound, really? None of it makes sense.