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News from Around the PlanetPlanet Depos Accepts the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Planet Depos stepped up to the plate yet again and “made it happen” with its ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, raising an amazing $1,000 to help combat this debilitating disease. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2SdjNyb6dc For those unfamiliar with ALS, it is a...
Celebrating Scholarship at the Tenjin Matsuri Parade
Renee Kelch of Planet Depos – American Realtime, and her husband Ken, celebrated the Tenjin Matsuri festival in Osaka, Japan on July 25. As Renee described it, “The festivities were so beautiful and the atmosphere so exciting, that we not only photographed it, but...
The Importance of Mentoring
Planet Depos polled its freelance reporters seeking insight into their experiences with either mentoring or being mentored, and the results were phenomenal.
Stabbed in the Backup
Since software enables court reporters the ability to synch the proceedings’ audio with their writing, NCRA created the “Stabbed in the Backup” chapter of its Courting Disaster game, and it’s a must-do for every reporter, as it teaches the rules and regulations...
The Tao of Discovery
Over two thousand years ago, the Chinese warrior-philosopher Sun-Tzu wrote a treatise on military strategy called “The Art of War.” Since that time, this legendary text has become required reading throughout Asia. Whether in business school, the armed forces, or in...
Any Value in Attending Court Reporting Conventions?
Whether you’re an official or freelance reporter, finding the time in your busy schedule to attend court reporting conventions may seem daunting, but here’s why it’s so important to make the time at least every other year: First, conventions offer opportunities to...
A Matter of Interpretation — Ensuring the Reliability of the Record
The memorialization of witness testimony is a process of precision. The court reporter makes a verbatim record of the questions asked and the answers given. The accuracy of the resulting transcript is the basis upon which the court justifiably relies when commonly...
Wearable Realtime
Wearable realtime is real. For reporters unfamiliar with this emerging technology, it enables a reporter’s realtime feed to appear on either one or both of the smartglass wearer’s lenses. The reporter need not be present with the smartglass wearer, thanks to the...
Dial D for Depo
The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) has put together a video game entitled, “Courting Disaster,” and it has done so because it teaches some very important lessons, beginning with “Dial D for Depo.” This chapter of the game begins with the witness missing...
THE ZEN OF DEPOSITIONS: Knowing Your Witness is the Key to Ensuring a Successful Outcome
On assignment this week in Kyoto, the Planet Depos Asia team found themselves inspired by the spirit of Zen that pervades every aspect of life in that time-honored city. As Japan's former capital, Kyoto contains over 2,000 Buddhist and Shinto shrines and temples, and...