Post by loopy3505 on Apr 29, 2014 21:04:11 GMT
By way of introduction, I've been proofreading and scoping for about six years now. Research and punctuation are my strong points. I'm in the process of writing a book for proofreaders, scopists, and reporters that simplifies many of the verbatim and vernacular records that are created in a deposition. As a scopist, I've managed to make many a transcript understandable when the witness is less than stellar (as is often the case). I've trained a few proofreaders in the meantime who have since made a living at their job and obtained a client base of their own.
The avatar is a famous nest of four eagle babies from 2011 that were featured on a worldwide website for lovers of raptors. This is the view I have from my office window as I work on scoping.
I use Eclipse 6 and CaseCat 14. When I scope, I do it with audio. When I proof, I usually do it on paper and then spot-check audio liberally. This is how I teach others. I've gained an excellent reputation on another forum. I prefer to scope. And when I do, I am so meticulous that the proofreader has very little to fix. My mission statement is to provide a near-perfect scoped job with very little to correct while proofreading. Nobody is perfect, but I do have high expectations for the work I produce. When I proofread, most of the reporters I work trust me to put the changes right into their transcript. I liberally use pushpins or hidden comments for questionable areas or explaining a reason.
Loopy3505
The avatar is a famous nest of four eagle babies from 2011 that were featured on a worldwide website for lovers of raptors. This is the view I have from my office window as I work on scoping.
I use Eclipse 6 and CaseCat 14. When I scope, I do it with audio. When I proof, I usually do it on paper and then spot-check audio liberally. This is how I teach others. I've gained an excellent reputation on another forum. I prefer to scope. And when I do, I am so meticulous that the proofreader has very little to fix. My mission statement is to provide a near-perfect scoped job with very little to correct while proofreading. Nobody is perfect, but I do have high expectations for the work I produce. When I proofread, most of the reporters I work trust me to put the changes right into their transcript. I liberally use pushpins or hidden comments for questionable areas or explaining a reason.
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