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05/07/2022

Words To Deeds article.

I am delighted to introduce today’s fascinating guest post from Cheryll Kerr, a freelance court reporter from America who has taken depositions far and wide – from Europe to the Middle …

04/29/2022

In an Age of High-Definition Digital Audio, Why Do We Still Use Human Stenographers?

These are dreaded questions stenographers and court reporters have had to endure hearing over and over again: “Why are we still hiring…

04/15/2022

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04/02/2021

▶️ Video Captures Non-Verbal Cues in Depositions

In a recent interview, John Fisher, local attorney in Albany, NY, discussed the critical importance of capturing the non-verbal cues in depositions with video. He recalls a time where non-verbal communication captured on video was a key factor in a case settling.

He also explains why plaintiffs who decide to not videotape depositions are taking a huge risk and are losing an enormous advantage for their case.

Watch the video:

https://mfreportingny.com/video-captures-non-verbal-cues-in-depositions/

In an interview with M-F Reporting, Inc., John Fisher, attorney, discusses the critical importance of capturing the non-verbal cues in depositions with video.

01/07/2021

▶️ Local Albany Attorneys Discuss Using Video in Depositions and Trials

We interviewed two local attorneys in Albany, NY, to discuss what they think about using video in depositions and trials.

We thank Jim Kelly (http://rwgmlaw.com/) and John H Fisher, PC (https://protectingpatientrights.com/) for taking their time to share some thoughts with us about why they use video. Both of them have extensive experience in trial litigation and we appreciate their input.

Watch the video here.

If you'd like to read the transcript instead and learn more about using video in depositions and trials, go to:

https://mfreportingny.com/local-attorneys-in-albany-discuss-using-video-in-depositions-and-trials/

12/02/2020

Kimberly S. Coltrain graduated from court reporting school 30 years ago, right before a hiring freeze. Her life went in a different direction, but “the flicker of court reporting never completely extinguished.” Twenty-seven years later, Coltrain went back to school. Daunted by the new challenge,...

11/03/2020

▶️ Video Depositions: Attorneys Have Choices

Attorneys have choices when it comes to the use of video in their depositions. For discussion purposes, let’s break down and examine those choices and how an attorney may come to a decision. We are going to look at using video in a deposition as a tool much like examinations of witnesses as important tools for discovery.

Discovery is the process of assembling the testimony and documentary evidence before a trial. Like any other tool, an attorney can make a determination of which tool or tools they may use in this process. As in most cases, the tools selected, or not selected, may have a positive or negative impact on the final results.

👉 Read more: https://mfreportingny.com/video-depositions-attorneys-have-choices/

Attorneys have choices when it comes to the use of video in their depositions. Let’s examine those choices.

11/01/2020

We are not as outdated as this writer is.

State courts cut budgets by using digital recordings instead of live reporters—risking relitigation of cases.

10/04/2020

It's never too late to start a new career in court reporting..

Did you know being a stenographer is one of the most recession-proof jobs?

10/01/2020

➡️ ATTORNEYS ---> VIDEO DEPOSITIONS: CAPTURING THE MOMENT AT THE MOMENT

As we see time and again in our normal day-to-day interactions, what someone says and the story someone else reports may not always be the same. There are constant examples such as this that remind us how important and beneficial the full video medium has become.

How many times have we seen a video that contradicts what an individual or group has said or claimed to be the absolute truth, only to be discovered as completely false once the video surfaced?

More about using video in depositions in this article:

👉 https://mfreportingny.com/video-depositions-capturing-the-moment-at-the-moment/

What is the advantage of capturing the moment at the moment as it relates to using video at depositions?

08/24/2020

When someone finds out they're going to be a witness and will be deposed, they are often pretty nervous. Then, if they are told the deposition is going to be videotaped, the likelihood of anxiety is even higher.

In this article, we discuss five tips to help a witness prepare for a videotaped deposition:

👉 https://mfreportingny.com/five-tips-to-help-prepare-you-a-witness-to-be-deposed-and-videotaped/

If you are going to be a witness deposed on videotape, here are some tips that may help put your mind at ease.