0

The Sweet Path To The Top Of The Captioner Cake

BY: Anissa Nierenberger
POSTED January 20, 2017 IN
News & Updates

JCR CoverIf you receive the printed version of The JCR, you may have already had a sneak peek of Anissa’s featured article, “The Sweet Path To The Top Of The Captioner Cake” in the January issue. We get a lot of questions from reporters on how to make the transition from court reporting to captioning, and this article gives you the recipe for doing just that! We’ve posted an excerpt from the article below but you can read the full version over on The JCR website.

The sweet path to the top of the captioner cake
January 19, 2017 by NCRA
By Anissa R. Nierenberger

Broadcast and CART captioners comprise only 4.3 percent of NCRA’s membership. That’s a pretty tiny sliver! So why should you consider crossing over into these realtime career options? Because the growth rate for these careers will outpace the growth for court reporters past 2018. Benefits of these jobs include getting to live wherever you’d like because these jobs can be done remotely as long as you have access to reliable Internet. Transcript pages will no longer hang over your head like a dreadful gray cloud. A consistent work schedule that you’ll know up to a month ahead of time will reduce the stress of last-minute changes. And commute time?

Read more…

anissa
Since 1992, Anissa Nierenberger has pursued her passion for captioning into three distinct areas; Anissa Captions, her proprietary software Dictionary Jumpstart, and training and education programs.
RELATED POSTS:
Avoid Insanity with your Workload
In this Facebook Live session, learn how to avoid insanity… Read More »Avoid Insanity with your Workload
Got CART?
Anissa recently did a presentation on Facebook Live about CART… Read More »Got CART?
Special Get up and Gear up edition from LearnToCaption and LearnToRealtime!
  • Categories

  • ANISSA WANTS TO KEEP YOU INFORMED!

    Join the mailing list!

      We won't send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time.

      Learn to Caption™, Anissa Captions™, and Dictionary Jumpstart™ are copyright © 2010-2025 Anissa R. Nierenberger. All Rights Reserved
      Terms of Service & Privacy Policy