Stenography

It seems like it would be much easier to just set up a microphone and record everything that's being said in a legal setting rather than having someone type it out.

edit: This is in no way meant to discredit stenography or those who practice it.

I saw some videos and still can't understand, a lady just type like 5 buttons ans a whole phrase comes out on the screen. Also doesnt make sense at all what I see from the stenographer screen, it is like random letters no in the same line.

EDIT: Im impressed by how complex and interesting stenography is! Thank you for the replies and also thank you very much for the Awards! :)

Hello stenographers, I am currently in the process of making and prototyping a cheaper unibody split ortholinear keyboard for stenography.

I have the project up on Github for anyone curious. I plan on selling a fully assembled version for under a hundred dollars and just the pcb for even less. The pcbs will come with diodes presoldered so all you need are switches and a pro micro.

I'm still waiting for my protoypes to arrive in the mail along with the pro micro and switches.

I will be posting more updates.

hello, i'm on token 2 of audio stenography, and i've ran the phase decoder with the key and i end up with a long string of characters that i thought would be the token, however i try it and it says its incorrect. Does anyone have any tips/advice ? thank you! :)

Does anyone know which keycap is they prefer for stenography? It would be great to hear from those who have experienced what each feels like. I'm thinking that the F10 caps would be the best because of the flatness, but the G20 doesn't sound bad with the rounder edges. Thanks.

G20: https://pimpmykeyboard.com/g20-1-space-pack-of-10/

F10: https://pimpmykeyboard.com/f10-flat-keys/

Hey,

a few weeks ago I started to learn DEK (German Unified Shorthand) (mainly to take fast notes during my studies) and I posted nearly the same post in a stenography subreddit (which was apparently only for machine stenography). Someone referred to this sub. Anyway I was wondering where the hell to get stenography pens nowadays. Even on amazon there are no real results on this subject and I can just find a few second hand ones on ebay for about 100€ (120 USD) because they aren't produced anymore. So how should anyone who uses stenography (and since it is still used e.g. in many parliaments) get pens or similar equipment?

Thanks for any answers.

Hello! I'm starting to have an interest in stenography, but I have no idea how to get started.

I was wondering how I could get started if I wanted to potentially make a career out of it. I'd love to know some resources to help me out.

Thank you in advance!

I just recently found Plover and I would love to use it. I am a freelance court reporter and already have an established dictionary that is very different from the Plover dictionary. My dictionary is not a JSON or RTF file, I’m not even sure exactly what it is, (.sgdct?) but it is huge. Around the 140,000 range of entries as the Plover dictionary. I think I got it as a starter dictionary from CAT and built off of it throughout my schooling and my career.

Do I have any hope in using Plover with my dictionary?

I've played around with stena bit. Came to realize that places like FB may remove meta data from images, but they don't remove hidden code. At least in my tests.

I'm looking on how to discover if an image has hidden data in it. I know you need to same tool to decide the data, but how can I tell if a image has any hidden data in it, to go looking for it?

I went to a very well-rated stenography school a few years ago, but dropped out (still paying the loans for that).

I want to return to this field for my career. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for schools?

I'm also worried online won't be as good as the school id gone to .. if anyone has any opinions on that vs online.

With COVID too, I figure everything is online now. Thanks!

Hello stenographers.

TypiNation is a multiplayer community typing game where you can compete & improve your typing speed along with other players all around the world.

The game is available both for mobile and computers. Google play store link and Browser Link

If you're a using a stenography keyboard, to enable this option you need to go in settings and make sure this is ticked, you must sign in to get to settings. (Image attached below).

* This setting might be removed if you clear "website cookies", etc.. so make sure it's ticked before you start playing if you use steno.

Edit: a new update was published recently !

Now stenographer users are able to see the strokes you need to hit in order to get the correct words. Also there's a page where you can translate your English sentences to steno strokes, available in: https://www.typination.com/ploversteno

During a race - showing strokes

Happy typing!

Option that needs to be ticked for stenographers

I think I prefer a professional model because I want something with which I can begin my career. I am an older student (39) and already have a career but need a change. I have a little money to spend but need to be careful.

Something that takes some investment but is BOOMING right now is stenography. I work in events and most have pivoted to virtual and now need captioning for ADA compliance. There are multiple programs where you don’t need the whole kit and caboodle - basically taking context instead of word for word.

There are a bunch of different companies with freelance stenographers that I work with, and the going rate is very high, $126/hr. Almost all companies now have a two week lead time as well because of the demand. It’s honestly very frustrating as someone trying to book people. I know this industry won’t last long because of AI, but right now AI captioning is just not accurate enough for compliance.

After all the Mavis Beacon typing lessons and gaming, I’d try to get into it if I didn’t have a full time job already, but I hope this helps someone else!

Hello!

new to this subreddit.

I am very interested in learning about stenography and wanted to get some input on how to start. I currently have a regular 9-5 job but super curious in learning about this.

Any tips or information?

Thank you!

---EDIT---

Thank you so much for your responses!

Just another quick question...

I want to practice using a steno machine.. but I dont want to buy one thats expensive

Any recs on what I should do?

I want to try it out before I even commit.

Thanks again!

I am actually really interested in the court/trial aspect of the cases, and I was wondering if any trial footage was recorded? I'm assuming no, but I thought it's worth asking.

Hello Clue Crew,

Lately I've been thinking a lot about the stenography/shorthand puzzle from CAR, and wanting to apply it outside the game. Does anyone know of a learning platform or game or app that I could work off of? Thanks!

Have any of you done it? If I just wanted to practice at home every day in between work, would I be significantly disadvantaged? What materials or strategies would I be advised to use in order to be getting the most out of my time? I'm basically asking this because i don't want to spend a lot of money.

I already know about Plover and mechanical keyboards, I use those things already. I've been learning at a leisurely pace for about a year and a half, but now I want to take it seriously. I don't want to be a court reporter, I just want to be a freelance transcriptionist.

Would it be a significant advantage to have a professor to explain the theory and answer questions, a structured course to teach vocabulary and sharpen grammar/punctuation skills, professionally designed drills, and whatever else schools offer?

Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone here had experience going through a college/university program in captioning/court reporting with a steno machine? I’m in Canada so I was looking at the NAIT program, but I’m interested in hearing from anyone.

Or if anyone has been able to enter the industry being completely self-taught? It seems like it’s a bit tough to get into. I’ve been captioning (mostly in classrooms in real time) for the past five years and I really like working in the industry, but I’m just looking into some options for career advancement. I was wondering about CART & broadcast captioning too if anyone has any stories to share. Thanks!

Hey,

a few weeks ago I started to learn stenography (mainly to take fast notes during my studies) and I just discovered this subreddit which I'm not quite sure about, if it's about stenography in general or just about machine stenography. Anyway I was wondering where the hell to get stenography pens nowadays. Even on amazon there are no real results on this subject and I can just find a few second hand ones on ebay for about 100€ (120 USD) because they aren't produced anymore. So how should anyone who uses stenography (and since it is still used e.g. in many parliaments) get pens or similar equipment?

Thanks for any answers.

Hello stenographers.

TypiNation is a multiplayer community typing game where you can compete & improve your typing speed along with other players all around the world.

The game is available both for mobile and computers. Google play store link and Browser Link

If you're a using a stenography keyboard, to enable this option you need to go in settings and make sure this is ticked, you must sign in to get to settings. (Image attached below).

* This setting might be removed if you clear "website cookies", etc.. so make sure it's ticked before you start playing if you use steno.

Edit: a new update was published recently !

Now stenographer users are able to see the strokes you need to hit in order to get the correct words. Also there's a page where you can translate your English sentences to steno strokes, available in: https://www.typination.com/ploversteno

During a race - showing strokes

Happy typing!

Option that needs to be ticked for stenographers