Captioning is glamorous; right? But 40 degrees! In a tent. Really!

PRI can stream your text over the Web. The participants merely log on to www.priohio.com and go to the chat room and can securely watch what is being said.

Witnesses, other attorneys in the case, or participants at seminars might find this useful. The reporter only needs an Internet connection. Call to schedule your realtime streaming text function.

The Ohio Court Reporters Association (OCRA – NOT pronounced okra) met 3/4/11 through 3/6/11. A good time was had by all. Besides fun we also learned much. A seminar on commas and one on the semicolon, we were in punctuation heaven. The only thing better is when National had an all-day seminar on punctuation. There were good seminars, festivities for all, and Julia from PRI was installed this year again as a district director.  Easton Columbus with OCRA, what better way to spend a rainy weekend?

PRI held its annual employee holiday gathering in January at Brio Polaris.  We thought it best to miss the hustle and bustle in December. We all enjoyed visiting with each other.  Gone are the days PRI hosted a client party at downtown COSI.  They were a lot of fun, but we are all not the “party animals” of the 1980s.  There are photos that will not be posted. 

Attached are pictures of this year’s gathering.

PRI has had a busy February already with much training and learning.  Hard to believe it’s only Valentine’s Day.  Karen and Linda went to Tucson, Arizona, for the firm owners conference, and Angie Starbuck, Carmen Maley and Sara Clark went to Orlando, Florida for software training on Advantage software’s new Eclipse 5.  They just happened to be in warm climates.  Not that there’s anything wrong with Columbus, Ohio, in February.  Much was learned, and we all received a good dose of Vitamin D.

Continuing to work with the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Ohio Court Reporters Association, Linda Sturm seeks to improve the quality of the profession in Ohio by requiring a rule that all Ohio court reporters be certified. “There are currently no minimum standards for the person charged with writing a verbatim record in a capital murder case or $15,000,000 lawsuit. The person who cuts your hair must be certified. Why not the person responsible for the record? Most attorneys and the public are unaware that court reporters meet zero minimum standards in Ohio. 32 Other states require certification or licensure,” Sturm points out.

Linda Sturm presented a half-day and full-day seminars for the court reporters working for judges throughout the state of Ohio. Linda shared her knowledge of realtime writing and encouragement to provide realtime in the courtroom.

Linda Sturm, president and owner of PRI, past president of the Ohio Court Reporters Association, task force member appointed by the Honorable Chief Justice Thomas Moyer in March of 2006.

For the full report see: http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/publications/CourtReporterTF/report.pdf

For OCRA Web announcement on Report and Buckeye Record articles go to:
www.ocraonline.com.

Linda Sturm presents with the Honorable Judge Mary Donovan, Second District Court of Appeals, regarding the Certification Task Force Recommendations.  She also conducts a workshop on Advanced Realtime for Official Reporters.  .475 CEUs have been requested and approved by NCRA.

PRI reporters are utilizing wireless realtime – no more wires!  No more serial ports!  For more information, click on the Realtime Reporting tab.