Certification Test Study Guide Table of Contents

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1. Court Proceedings
Jurisdiction;  Categories of Law;  Law v. Equity;  Court Opinions;  Proceedings Before Trial;  Standard Order of Trial;  Civil / Criminal Trials;  List of Phrases and Meanings
2. Latin Terminology ("Law Latin")
Common Construction Forms;  List of Phrases and Meanings
3. Proofreading
Punctuation Standards;  Capitalization;  Spelling;  Homonyms and Homophones;  Paragraphs
4. Technical (General)
Assumptions;  Tape Issues;  Dedicated Transcribing Machines;  Dual-Purpose Transcriber / Recorder;  Problems;  Computer-Related Comments
5. Transcript Format Issues
Federal District / Bankruptcy Court Standards;  Title Page;  Index Page;  Proceedings Pages;  Pagination Alternatives;  Swearing / Affirming Witnesses;  Headers;  Parenthetical Comments;  Q/A Format;  Certificate;  Recess / Afternoon Session;  Jury In / Out;  Striking From the Record;  Marking / Receiving Exhibits;  Transcriber Responsibilities;  Transcribing Situations and Problems;  Verbal Content;  Non-Verbal Considerations;  Numbers;  Typeface for Style;  Interpreters / Translators
6. Non-Legal Terminology
Examples from Medicine;  Examples from Business / Government
7. Electronic Court Reporting
Basic Technical Principles;  Audio Casette Tapes;  About Equipment;  Microphones;  Channel Distribution / Assignment;  Reporter Responsibilities;  Tape Changes;  Sidebar / Bench Conference;  Jury Voir Dire;  Interpreters;  Interference (RFI) / Extraneous Noise;  Playbacks;  Tape Custody;  Log Notes;  Troubleshooting
8. A Digital Overview
9. Digital Court Reporting
Principles Illustrated with Examples from the FTR System
10. Digital Transcription
Principles Illustrated with Examples from the FTR System

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