Certified Broadcast Captioning (CBC) Certification Study Guide
In November 2003, NCRA will initiate the new Certified Broadcast Captioning (CBC)
certification. Captioners can now take a more specialized certification exam, preparing
them more efficiently for the type of service they will provide. Following are some of the
suggested resources to be used when studying for the exam. You can also review the
CBC job analysis for helpful study areas:
http://www.ncraonline.org/education/certification/available/JobAnalysisCaptioner.pdf
Formal study guides are currently being developed and should be available early next
year in time for the May 2004 exams.
Written Knowledge Test
The Written Knowledge Test is a 90-minute, 100-question, multiple-choice test based on,
but not limited to, the following four areas of knowledge needed to perform the duties of
a broadcast captioner. A candidate must pass with a score of 70 percent or higher.
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Writing Realtime
Language Skills
Realtime Writing in the Broadcast Environment
Research
In order to help prepare for the exam, listed below are some study tools:
Realtime translation system –
My System - The Road to Realtime Excellence
by: Mark Kislingbury
P-146
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=475
Role of the broadcast captioner –
My System - The Road to Realtime Excellence
by: Mark Kislingbury
P-146
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=475
Speaker identification –
My System - The Road to Realtime Excellence
by: Mark Kislingbury
P-146
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=475
Style, and format for realtime translation –
Realtime Now!
P-141
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Members: $275.00; Nonmembers: $295.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=448
My System - The Road to Realtime Excellence
by: Mark Kislingbury
P-146
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=475
Conflict-free theory –
I Wanna Be Like Mark! - Priscilla Trillo - 10/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0110/0110_realtime.htm
Realtime Writing--The Court Reporter's Guide to Mastering Realtime Skills
by: The National Captioning Institute
P-20
Members: $29.95; Nonmembers: $36.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=216
Realtime Now!
P-141
Members: $275.00; Nonmembers: $295.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=448
My System - The Road to Realtime Excellence
by: Mark Kislingbury
P-146
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=475
Fashionable Realtime Toolbox
by: Denis Thievin
P-149
Members: $32.00; Nonmembers: $39.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=592
Techniques for developing and retaining brief forms –
My System - The Road to Realtime Excellence
by: Mark Kislingbury
P-146
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=475
Dictionary development and maintenance –
Your Dictionary - Alan Schweitzer - 05/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0105/0105_dictionary.htm
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I Wanna Be Like Mark! - Priscilla Trillo - 10/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0110/0110_realtime.htm
As Close to Perfect as Possible Marybeth Everhart - 04/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0304/0304_realtime.pdf
How to Say It and Write It Correctly NOW -- The Ultimate Reference Book,
containing Practical Grammar, Punctuation, & Spelling Rules, Homonyms,
Medical Terms, Layperson's Legal Dictionary, Major Art Terms -- and
More!
By: Santo J. Aurelio, Ed.D.
F-6
Members: $19.95; Non-members: $21.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=637
My System - The Road to Realtime Excellence
by: Mark Kislingbury
P-146
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=475
Writing realtime, 180 words per minute on literary matter for five minutes at
96% accuracy –
What to Do About Those Pesky Attorneys Who Are Not Conscious of the
Record! - Vicki Hartmetz - 09/2002
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0209/0209_reporting.pdf#page=2&
pagemode=bookmarks&zoom=100%
Literary Stamina Speed Building Tape 180/200; CT-156; Members: $9.95;
Non-members: $12.50
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=660
Literary Stamina Speed Building Tape 180/200; CT-163; Members: $9.95;
Non-members: $12.50
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=661
Literary Speed Building Tape 180/200; CT-165; Members: $9.95; Nonmembers: $12.50
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=671
Literary Speed Building Tape 180/200; CT-161; Members: $9.95; Nonmembers: $12.50
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=672
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Literary Speed Building Tape 180/200; CT-161; Members: $9.95; Nonmembers: $12.50
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=673
Literary Speed Building Tape 180/200; CT-161; Members: $9.95; Nonmembers: $12.50
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=674
61+ Ways to Write Faster
by: NCRA
P-109
Members: $14.95; Non-members: $18.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=209
Realtime Writing--The Court Reporter's Guide to Mastering Realtime Skills
by: The National Captioning Institute
P-20
Members: $29.95; Nonmembers: $36.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=216
My System - The Road to Realtime Excellence
by: Mark Kislingbury
P-146
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=475
The Realtime Writer's Manual
by: J. Edward Varallo, RMR, CRR
P-162
Members: $38.00; Nonmembers: $45.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=677
Writing conflict-free theory –
Your Dictionary - Alan Schweitzer - 05/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0110/0110_realtime.htm
Realtime Writing--The Court Reporter's Guide to Mastering Realtime Skills
by: The National Captioning Institute
P-20
Members: $29.95; Nonmembers: $36.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=216
Writing Naked: Principles of Writing for Realtime and Captioning
by: Kevin and Mary Daniel
P-128
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
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https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=416
Realtime Now!
P-141
Members: $275.00; Nonmembers: $295.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=448
My System - The Road to Realtime Excellence
by: Mark Kislingbury
P-146
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=475
Fashionable Realtime Toolbox
by: Denis Thievin
P-149
Members: $32.00; Nonmembers: $39.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=592
Writing numbers, roman, cardinal. ordinal –
Your Dictionary - Alan Schweitzer - 05/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0110/0110_realtime.htm
Writing Naked: Principles of Writing for Realtime and Captioning
by: Kevin and Mary Daniel
P-128
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=416
Realtime Now!
P-141
Members: $275.00; Nonmembers: $295.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=448
My System - The Road to Realtime Excellence
by: Mark Kislingbury
P-146
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=475
Fashionable Realtime Toolbox
by: Denis Thievin
P-149
Members: $32.00; Nonmembers: $39.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=592
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Using flag alphabet to spell words letter by letter –
Your Dictionary - Alan Schweitzer - 05/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0110/0110_realtime.htm
Writing Naked: Principles of Writing for Realtime and Captioning
by: Kevin and Mary Daniel
P-128
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=416
Realtime Now!
P-141
Members: $275.00; Nonmembers: $295.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=448
My System - The Road to Realtime Excellence
by: Mark Kislingbury
P-146
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=475
Fashionable Realtime Toolbox
by: Denis Thievin
P-149
Members: $32.00; Nonmembers: $39.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=592
Conceptualize translation prior to input (to control output) –
Realtime Now!
P-141
Members: $275.00; Nonmembers: $295.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=448
Skills Test
The CBC Skills Test consists of three steps:
1. Setting up and operating your equipment
2. Accurately writing realtime for five minutes from professionally recorded literary
material at the speed of 180 words per minute.
3. Converting your file to an ASCII text file. You are only graded on your final
submitted text file.
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The CBC Skills Test is identical to the CRR exam. If you have already passed this skills
test, you do not need to retake it for CBC certification. A candidate must pass with 96
percent accuracy or higher.
The following is a list of some helpful study tools:
English, including grammar, punctuation, sentence structures, spelling and
vocabulary –
I Wanna Be Like Mark! - Priscilla Trillo - 10/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0110/0110_realtime.htm
Paul Simone and the Mighty Asterisk - Alan Schweitzer - 06/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0106/0106_realtiming.htm
The Comma-Because Clause - Marian Younger -09/2002
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0209/0209_language.pdf#page=1
The Comma Pair - Nathaniel Weiss - 07/2002
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0207/0207_punctuation.shtml
Dangerous Danglers - Jim Barker - 11/2000
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0011/0011_punctuation.htm
Direct Examination of a Unique Character - Nannette Taylor - 05/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0305/0305_grammar.pdf
Dem Damn Dashes! - Jim Barker - 04/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0104/0104_punctuation.htm
Doctor's Reports: Singular or Plural Possessive Marian Younger - Marian
Younger - 06/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0306/0306_grammar.pdf
It's a Verb! It's a Noun! It's Superconfusion! - Mollie Saferstein Newman - 07/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0307/0307_grammar.pdf
Is That Right? - Marian Younger - 01/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0301/0301_language.pdf#grammar
Save the Serial Comma - Lillian Morson - 07/2000
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0007/0007_morson.htm
Subject-Verb Disagreement - Kenneth McClure - 07/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0107/0107_disagreement.htm
Tip of the Month: Dealing with Mangled Words and Grammar Joe
11/2002
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De Souza -
Certified Broadcast Captioning (CBC) Certification Study Guide
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0211/0211_briefs.pdf#tip
The Politics, Elections, Government, Military, Criminal Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-110
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $30.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=200
The Sciences, Weather and Geology Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-108
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $30.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=204
The Sports, Olympics Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-107
Members: $28.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=499
The Universal Religions, Ethics, and Philosophy Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-107
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $30.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=500
The ADA, Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, Business and Convention
Handbook The ADA, Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, Business and
Convention Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-109
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $30.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=496
How to Say It and Write It Correctly NOW -- The Ultimate Reference Book,
containing Practical Grammar, Punctuation, & Spelling Rules, Homonyms,
Medical Terms, Layperson's Legal Dictionary, Major Art Terms -- and
More!
by: Santo J. Aurelio, Ed.D.
F-6
Members: $19.95; Nonmembers: $21.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=637
Proper Noun Speller
by: Beverly Loeblein Ritter & Patricia Pooser Rhyne
P-159
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Members: $22.00; Nonmembers: $26.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=675
Fairly Familiar Phrases
by: Mary Louise Gilman
P-3
Members: $7.95; Nonmembers: $9.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=229
Barron's Dictionary of Business Terms
by: Jack P. Friedman
P-101
Members: $10.95; Nonmembers: $12.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=236
Barron's Dictionary of Insurance Terms
by: Harvey W. Rubin
P-100
Members: $8.95; Nonmembers: $10.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=237
Barron's Dictionary of Medical Terms
by: Mikel A. Rothenberg, M.D., and Charles F. Chapman
P-51
Members: $9.95; Nonmembers: $12.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=238
American Slang
by: Robert L. Chapman
P-122
Members: $13.95; Nonmembers: $15.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=378
Advanced SAT, ACT, GMAT, LSAT Realtime Vocabulary Workbook
by: Monette Benoit, B.B.A, CCR, CRI, CPE; Emmett J. Donnelly, B.S., M.Ed
F-112
Members: $22.95; Nonmembers: $24.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=504
Barron's Dictionary of Legal Terms --- Second Edition
by: Steven H. Gifis
P-49
Members: $8.95; Nonmembers: $11.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=505
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Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th Edition
by: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
P-130
Members: $46.95; Nonmembers: $49.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=205
The 2003 Drug Guide
by: Margaret T. Shannon; Billie Ann Wilson; Carolyn L. Stang
P-117
Members: $30.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=453
Stedman's Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols, 3rd edition
by: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
P-151
Members: $33.95; Nonmembers: $38.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=650
Realtime Writing--The Court Reporter's Guide to Mastering Realtime Skills
by: The National Captioning Institute
P-20
Members: $29.95; Nonmembers: $36.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=216
Writing Naked: Principles of Writing for Realtime and Captioning
by: Kevin and Mary Daniel
P-128
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=416
Realtime Now!
P-141
Members: $275.00; Nonmembers: $295.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=448
My System - The Road to Realtime Excellence
by: Mark Kislingbury
P-146
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=475
The Real-Time Vocabulary Workbook
by: Monette Benoit, BA, CRI, CPE
F-112
Members: $22.95; Nonmembers: $24.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=519
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Terminology specific to the broadcast –
The Politics, Elections, Government, Military, Criminal Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-110
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $30.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=200
The Sciences, Weather and Geology Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-108
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $30.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=204
The Sports, Olympics Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-107
Members: $28.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=499
The Universal Religions, Ethics, and Philosophy Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-107
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $30.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=500
The ADA, Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, Business and Convention
Handbook The ADA, Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, Business and
Convention Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-109
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $30.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=496
Barron's Dictionary of Business Terms
by: Jack P. Friedman
P-101
Members: $10.95; Nonmembers: $12.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=236
Barron's Dictionary of Insurance Terms
by: Harvey W. Rubin
P-100
Members: $8.95; Nonmembers: $10.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=237
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Barron's Dictionary of Medical Terms
by: Mikel A. Rothenberg, M.D., and Charles F. Chapman
P-51
Members: $9.95; Nonmembers: $12.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=238
American Slang
by: Robert L. Chapman
P-122
Members: $13.95; Nonmembers: $15.00
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=378
Barron's Dictionary of Legal Terms --- Second Edition
by: Steven H. Gifis
P-49
Members: $8.95; Nonmembers: $11.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=505
Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th Edition
by: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
P-130
Members: $46.95; Nonmembers: $49.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=205
The 2003 Drug Guide
by: Margaret T. Shannon; Billie Ann Wilson; Carolyn L. Stang
P-117
Members: $30.95; Nonmembers: $33.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=453
Listening and writing for continuity, sense, and detail of the broadcast –
Realtime Writing--The Court Reporter's Guide to Mastering Realtime Skills
by: The National Captioning Institute
P-20
Members: $29.95; Nonmembers: $36.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=216
Recognizing and preventing potential errors in translation –
Solving Stacking Problems - Denis Thievin - 06/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0306/0306_matters.pdf
What to Do About Those Pesky Attorneys Who Are Not Conscious of the
Record! - Vicki Hartmetz - 09/2002
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0209/0209_reporting.pdf#page=2&
pagemode=bookmarks&zoom=100%
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Ten Mandates Engraved in Stone for Scopists and Proofreaders
– Lillian Morson -
03/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0303/0303_language.pdf#proofreadi
ng
How to Say It and Write It Correctly NOW -- The Ultimate Reference Book,
containing Practical Grammar, Punctuation, & Spelling Rules, Homonyms,
Medical Terms, Layperson's Legal Dictionary, Major Art Terms -- and
More!
by: Santo J. Aurelio, Ed.D.
F-6
Members: $19.95; Non-members: $21.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=637
8,000 Soundalikes, Look-Alikes, and Other Words Often Confused
by: Mary Louise Gilman and Eugenie Fitzhugh
P-16
Members: $14.95; Non-members: $18.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=451
One Words, Two Words, Hyphenated?
by: Mary Louise Gilman
P-113
Members: $9.95; Non-members: $12.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=506
Inserting appropriate punctuation symbols while writing realtime –
I Wanna Be Like Mark! - Priscilla Trillo - 10/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0110/0110_realtime.htm
Paul Simone and the Mighty Asterisk - Alan Schweitzer - 06/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0106/0106_realtiming.htm
Dangerous Danglers - Jim Barker - 11/2000
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0011/0011_punctuation.htm
Direct Examination of a Unique Character - Nannette Taylor - 05/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0305/0305_grammar.pdf
Dem Damn Dashes! - Jim Barker - 04/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0104/0104_punctuation.htm
Doctor's Reports: Singular or Plural Possessive Marian Younger - Marian
Younger - 06/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0306/0306_grammar.pdf
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It's a Verb! It's a Noun! It's Superconfusion! - Mollie Saferstein Newman - 07/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0307/0307_grammar.pdf
Is That Right? - Marian Younger - 01/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0301/0301_language.pdf#grammar
Save the Serial Comma - Lillian Morson - 07/2000
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0007/0007_morson.htm
Subject-Verb Disagreement - Kenneth McClure - 07/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0107/0107_disagreement.htm
Tip of the Month: Dealing with Mangled Words and Grammar Joe
De Souza -
11/2002
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0211/0211_briefs.pdf#tip
How to Say It and Write It Correctly NOW -- The Ultimate Reference Book,
containing Practical Grammar, Punctuation, & Spelling Rules, Homonyms,
Medical Terms, Layperson's Legal Dictionary, Major Art Terms -- and
More!
By: Santo J. Aurelio, Ed.D.
F-6
Members: $19.95; Non-members: $21.95
https://secure.ncraonline.org/onlinestore/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductID=637
Realtime Writing in the Broadcast Environment
Available hardware and software technology –
Key Features to Consider When Buying Realtime Software, Part I -
Duane
Smith and Bill Weber - 01/2000
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0001/0001_realtime.htm
Key Features to Consider When Buying Realtime Software, Part II -
Duane
Smith and Bill Weber - 02/2000
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0002/0002_realtime.htm
Realtime to the 'Net By Thom Weidlich - 0902
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0209/0209_realtime-net.pdf
Broadcast preparation –
Realtime Tools of the Trade #3 A Reporter’s Guide to Phone -Related
Services and Issues - Gary Robson - 01/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0301/0301_phone.pdf
Captioning Corner - Deanna Baker - 07/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0307/0307_captioning.pdf
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The Captioned Iraqi War -- Another Trench - Monette Benoit - 07/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0307/0307_beyond.pdf
The Sciences, Weather and Geology Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-108
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The Sports, Olympics Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-107
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The Universal Religions, Ethics, and Philosophy Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-107
Members: $26.95; Nonmembers: $30.95
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The ADA, Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, Business and Convention
Handbook The ADA, Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, Business and
Convention Handbook
by: Monette Benoit and Emmett J. Donnelly
F-109
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Quality control –
Realtime Writing--The Court Reporter's Guide to Mastering Realtime Skills
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Broadcast industry –
The Captioned Iraqi War -- Another Trench - Monette Benoit - 07/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0307/0307_beyond.pdf
Current events –
The Captioned Iraqi War -- Another Trench - Monette Benoit - 07/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0307/0307_beyond.pdf
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Broadcast/news production equipment –
Realtime Tools of the Trade: Caption Encoders - Gary Robson - 06/2001
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0106/0106_robson.htm
Realtime Tools of the Trade No. 2: Audio Equipment for Captioners - Gary
Robson - 09/2001 http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0109/0109_audio.htm
Captioning Corner - Deanna Baker - 07/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0307/0307_captioning.pdf
Recordkeeping –
Realtime Tools of the Trade #4:Backup Strategies - Gary D. Robson 05/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0305/0305_backup.pdf
Troubleshooting –
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by: The National Captioning Institute
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Work well with others –
Getting Along Better at Work – Peggy Morrow 08/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0307/0307_you_inc.pdf
Write parentheticals –
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Use word substitutions without altering the meaning of the broadcast –
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Timing –
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Research
How to locate appropriate research material –
Internet Research -Time-Saving Tools Cindy Naffin - 03/2003
http://www.ncraonline.org/MembersOnly/jcr/0303/0303_reporting.pdf#scoping
Extract appropriate information –
SearchMaster 7
by: Jim Barker and Lynda Batchelor
P-129
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Use information while writing realtime –
SearchMaster 7
by: Jim Barker and Lynda Batchelor
P-129
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Retain and recall information while writing realtime –
SearchMaster 7
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P-129
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