Madeleine74
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A long time ago I took a semester of stenography (i.e. court reporting) and learned the Sten-Ed language at that time (one of several steno language theories). I got up to the super fast rate of ummm 30 words a min. (lol). Court reporters have to reach consistently tested speeds of over 250 wpm.
I went out with a real court reporter during a private civil gig at the CFO of Quintile's house to observe a deposition where she was the reporter. I discovered during that session I was *much* more interested in the lawyers questions/arguments/objections than anything to do with taking down what they were saying and if anything I should be a lawyer and not a stenographer. (I like to argue).
So that was the end of my 'stenography' experiment. It really is a completely separate language and you have to train your fingers and brain as it's completely different than regular QWERTY typing. Interesting and unique but not the right fit for me.
I went out with a real court reporter during a private civil gig at the CFO of Quintile's house to observe a deposition where she was the reporter. I discovered during that session I was *much* more interested in the lawyers questions/arguments/objections than anything to do with taking down what they were saying and if anything I should be a lawyer and not a stenographer. (I like to argue).
So that was the end of my 'stenography' experiment. It really is a completely separate language and you have to train your fingers and brain as it's completely different than regular QWERTY typing. Interesting and unique but not the right fit for me.