Court Reporter Machine Keyboard

The stenotype keyboard has far fewer keys than a conventional alphanumeric keyboard multiple keys are pressed simultaneously known as chording or stroking to spell out whole syllables words and phrases with a single hand motion this system makes real time transcription practical for court reporting and live closed captioning because the keyboard does not contain all the letters of the.

Court reporter machine keyboard.

Doing this we can type much faster. Skip to main content. Not having spent much time in court myself not yet anyway i have never been able to check this out personally. Stenographers court reporters transcriptionist use a specialized keyboard called a stenograph machine which has fewer keys than a conventional alphanumeric keyboard.

They re not easy to learn how to operate but successful court reporters who can use a stenotype machine are well paid and many work the hours they choose. I was watching yet another thrilling courtroom drama the other day and i noticed once again the little machine that the court reporter uses. It must take some real time to lean it. All shorthand methods are phonetic to some degree.

Represent your skills with this hand stamped pewter bar necklace displaying the unique magic steno machine keyboard. The layered pewter pendant is approximately one inch in length and is attached to a custom length stainless steel cable chain. It looks like an adding machine and it certainly isn t a standard typewriter. Thus the keyboard is kept very compact with little hand motion required from side to side.

About press copyright contact us creators advertise developers terms privacy policy safety how youtube works test new features press copyright contact us creators. Words and phrases phonetically rather than spelling them out letter by letter like on a computer keyboard. You know those little steno machines that court reporters type on in courtroom scenes on tv. Although it is possible to spell words out with this machine the stenographer is taught to listen to the sounds of the words and break them up into syllables.

Learning to be a court reporter is like leaning a second language and being able to write in it and translate if from another voice. Makes a great gift for students and reporters alike.