What does a court reporter do?
Short Answer: They hang on every word you say.
Long Answer: Court reporters create verbatim transcripts of speeches, conversations, legal proceedings, meetings, and other events through a special language (not not Klingon), it is called stenography.
Stenography is a system of symbols that represent words, sounds and phrases that can capture speech faster than typing regular letters can. It’s like how my nephew asks for chinuggets instead of chicken nuggets. The symbols are then translated into regular text through a stenotype machine or computer. Sometimes court reporters record things through audio equipment or voice-writing techniques. Read the rest of this entry »