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CCRA-NJ LEADING THE WAY... INTO OUR "NEW NORMAL"
CCRA-NJ Virtual Convention, via Zoom

Saturday, October 17^th, 2020

8am-1pm ET 

Continuing Education Points:  (4.0 NJ CE / .40 NCRA CEU)

Fee: Members $125 / Non-Members $205 / Students $10

Four sessions; one registration. No single session sign ups.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ALL MARCH 2020 REGISTRANTS: All MARCH 2020 registrants can use their convention cancellation credit for OPTION 1: the  October event AND your 2021 CCRA-NJ Membership (OR, OPTION 2: defer your credit until the March 2021 convention).  MARCH 2020 registrants must email the office at [email protected] with the option you wish to take so we can update your records accordingly.

PROGRAM:

CCRA-NJ LEADING THE WAY... INTO OUR "NEW NORMAL"
CCRA-NJ Virtual Convention, via Zoom

Saturday, October 17^th, 2020

8am-1pm ET 

(4.0 NJ CE / .40 NCRA CEU)

Please click here for full program brochure {link to attached PDF}

Ready?  Begin.

Doug Zweizig, RDR, CRR

Do your hands shake at the sound of the words “ready, begin”?  Doug is going to share with us his inspiration to enter contests, his practice schedule, what motivates and drives him to be a competitor, how he overcomes the jitters, and how that carries over into his success in life. 

Advanced Zoom

Chris Carfagno, Owner, Sound Professionals

Tamara Chapman Maiello, RPR, CRR (Texas)

Our “New Normal” involves Zooming in some way, and we are confidently handling the basics, but our two speakers will take you to the next level and build your confidence so that you can be the professional expert in a Zoom environment.  Chris will share how to achieve the best sound quality for your recordings and Tamara will show us how to mark and share exhibits.

Short Writing:  The Right Approach

Allison Hall, RMR, CRR, CSR (Oklahoma)

Are you dreaming of writing short but just are not sure how or where to begin?  This session will teach you tools and techniques to develop a game plan to shorten your writing across the board, one step at a time.

Leading the Way

Richard Scire, RPR, FPR, Official Court Reporter (Florida 12^th Judicial Circuit)

Michael Scire, RPR, CMRS, FPR, Lead Reporter (Florida 12^th Judicial Circuit)

The Scire Brothers have been called Court Reporting’s Greatest Ambassadors.  They share a profound passion for the court reporting world and their infectious energy, positivity, and luminosity shine wherever they go.  They are going to share their arsenal of tips, tools, qualities and traits necessary to take you to the next level of leadership and to spread the court reporting message wherever you go …. And maybe they’ll even share their tips to a perfect martini.

The Threat of Digital Recording - SAVE YOUR JOB!

Recently, several large agencies have been contacting attorneys nationwide that there is such a shortage of court reporters that a new method of reporting depositions and hearings, and they should amend their Deposition Notices to include Digital Recording.  This is nothing more than one person with a recording device, who passes the audio file off to a typist.  CCRA-NJ is vehemently opposed to this suggestion, and has created the two flyers available at the link below for your edification and use.  This is something that no freelance reporter can sit back and hope for the best. 

Beware of Digital Recording Flyer

CCRANJ Digital Recorder Response Flyer

We urge you to make copies of both, and carry them with you on jobs.  Distribute it to attorneys you work with, get a conversation going.  Everything you need to know to speak intelligently about the subject is contained in the flyers.  If attorneys know that they may be getting Digital Recorder transcripts in the discovery process and we equate that to the well-known discontent with electronically-recorded court transcripts, it will be a huge advantage in fighting the introduction of DR in the freelance field.

We also urge agency owners to put these flyers in EVERY transcript going out of the office to both clients and non-clients.  Together, we can save our position in the freelance field and protect the record from inferior transcripts.

CCRA-NJ is pleased to announce

Cherilyn M. McCollum, CCR, RPR

as the 2019 recipient of the

Stanley Rizman Distinguished Service Award 

In recognition of her conspicuous achievement in the field of court reporting and dedicated service to our association, CCRA-NJ is awarding the Stanley Rizman Distinguished Service Award to Cherilyn M. McCollum.  Cherilyn was presented the award on Sunday, October 20 at the Annual Fall Convention.

Please join us in congratulating Cherilyn!