Realtime News & Events

“I enjoy Realtime Coach. It is the same for me as regular trips to the health club and my morning yoga stretches!” -- Nancy K., RPR

“Reporting has been my life, a profession I have loved. After 47 years of reporting, I've found Realtime Coach an excellent means to practice. I have told fellow reporters online and in person that Realtime Coach allows you to see individuals speaking, plus it gives the immediate feedback for your practice session and suggested practice drills to overcome your mistakes.” -- Ed Hawkins

“The season of Thanksgiving makes us mindful of so many blessings. This year I'm counting Realtime Coach amongst them! I have been struggling to pass the tests for a long time now. RTC's ability to point me to EXACTLY where I need to focus my attention is the perfect tool to add to my bag of tricks to pass the tests. I feel like it's not wasting my time in practice sessions. No more listening to the same tapes that I just about have memorized (and think I did great for writing them). Even when I'm having a bad writing day, I have the option of just writing short takes, word endings, challenging words, etc, all to keep me in the 'zone'. I am grateful RTC will give me the edge on complete success by FINALLY passing those tests!” -- Missie Martin - Veritext

Congratulations to Debra Zoetewey! She was the winner of the Colorado Judicial Branch-Realtime Coach™ Free Trial Contest. Debra won a year subscription to Realtime Coach™. Great job Debra!

Roberta Turner and Nury Medina are winners of the US Legal Support-Realtime Coach™ Free Trial Contest. Together they logged over 60 hours in a two-week period. An amazing feat! For their efforts, they each have won a year subscription to Realtime Coach™. Congratulations to both of you and keep up the great work!

We would like to congratulate Marie (Missie) Martin and Laureen Christonikos from Veritext National Deposition & Litigation Services. They are the winners of the Veritext-Realtime Coach™ Free Trial Contest. They have each won a year subscription to Realtime Coach™. Great job!

Colorado Judicial Department is encouraging all their official reporters to purchase RTC to help them obtain their CRR, a required state certification.

US Legal Support is offering a contest and discount on RTC for all reporters nationwide.

Veritext is offering a contest and discount on RTC for all reporters nationwide

New Feature: Synchronized Scroll Bars! We have synchronized the scroll bars to the Transcription and Practice window to make it easier to compare your words with the master transcript after you have worked a Realtime Coach™ exercise.

Merrill Legal Solution - Congratulations to Lorna Brodie and Gina Thompson. They placed 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the Merrill 3-week Free Trial contest. They each won a full year subscription to Realtime Coach..

Realtime Coach would like to welcome Sontagg Reporting in Chicago. They jumpstarted RTC usage with a contest for the three reporters logging the most time in the month of October!

The Realtime Coach™ Team attended the 2009 NCRA Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Our Golden Ticket drawing for a free year of Realtime Coach™ was so popular that we ended up drawing FOUR winners before the convention was done!

New Feature: Realtime Coach™adds Variable Speeds to allow users to slow things down to fine-tune their accuracy, or speed things up to push themselves to the next level.

By popular demand, Realtime Coach™ launched its second Nationwide Free Trial and Contest. Participants received 2 full weeks of Realtime Coach™ for free to compete for the most practice hours. Congratulations to our winners who received free Realtime Coach™ for a year!

Realtime Coach welcomes Academy of Court Reporting. : All six campuses implemented RTC mid-July for students 140 wpm and above, with plans to implement RTC at all levels in the near future. Welcome Akron, Cincinnati, Clawson, Cleveland, Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Sharonville!

“I just wanted to tell you that I have tried Realtime Coach. What an eye opener! I think working reporters should give this a try. So many reporters will not correct transcripts because they believe that is what they took down, that is the record. I dare them to try Realtime Coach and then tell me that they don’t make mistakes. I cannot believe my mistakes! But I am hooked! I want to beat the machine! This is like playing a computer game.” -- Viola S. Zborowski, CSR, RPR, RMR, CRR, Reporter-Technology Support for Veritext

New shopping cart system introduced for a quicker, easier and more intuitive purchase process.

The Realtime Coach™ Team attended the 2009 NCRA Midyear Conference in New Orleans. Thanks for stopping by our booth!

New School: John A. Logan implements RTC for schools. Welcome!

“Thank you so much for Realtime Coach. I enjoy it a great deal and can't wait to continue using it! I believe I was starting to go through withdrawals :)” -- Dominique G.

“Realtime Coach is great. It is so nice to have instant feedback and have a chance to practice that outline or word as soon as I have a misstroke. I saw improvement in my writing from the moment I started using Realtime Coach. Thanks!!” -- Landa A.

“Realtime Coach is great as it provides structure and organization to my daily practice sessions. With a wide variety of interesting dictation pieces, challenging finger drills and instant feedback on my progress, I am constantly motivated to keep pushing harder. I credit Realtime Coach with helping me to achieve my 180s rapidly. There’s nothing else like Realtime Coach!” -- Annette R., Georgia, CART/Captioning Student

Realtime Coach™ launched its first ever Nationwide Free Trial and Contest. Participants received a full month of Realtime Coach™ for free to compete for the most practice hours. Congratulations to our winners who received free Realtime Coach™ for a year!

New School: Colorado Technical Institute joins the RTC team.

Long Island Business Institute (LIBI) - incorporates RTC for all speedbuilding students for both campuses

St. Louis Community College joins the Realtime Coach Team!

“I really can't find the words to express how grateful I am for Realtime Coach. It's a superb product, with a top-notch support team. I tell everyone, every chance I get, how it helped me get back the profession I love so much.” -- Lori Judd

“My name is Wendy Hertel and I'm at Anoka Technical College, Judicial Program. After using Realtime coach for just a month, my accuracy improved 100%! I am close to passing my 140's, and Realtime Coach is getting me closer to graduation now that it is part of my daily practice routine” -- Wendy Hertel

“Within six months of purchasing Realtime Coach, I passed USCRA's Federal Certified Realtime Reporter examination, which gave me the raise I wanted and the ability to charge extra for my realtime services. In addition, my speed increased dramatically, I became a more accurate writer, and my editing time decreased. The instant feedback identified my deficiencies and I was able to correct them on the spot. Thanks to Realtime Coach, I can spend more time with my family and less time in the courthouse editing transcripts!” -- Anthony D. Frisolone, CSR, RDR, FCRR, CRI, US District Court, NY

Realtime Coach is pleased to welcome Anoka Community College and Monroe Community College to the growing list of schools taking advantage of accelerated learning and unlimited testing.

Reporting firm, KX Associates adopts Realtime Coach. The goal is to have everyone "realtime" and certified as soon as possible.

“With Realtime Coach, my reporters are writing better -- approaching realtime. And my clients are happier. Plus, it's not painful -- sort of fun actually. The reporters will be making 50-100% more this year and so will I. This is good!” -- Rick Levy

“The theory students are loving life. They have access to RTC at home and use it for all of their homework practice. At school they're in a realtime lab and all lesson assignments are completed via RTC. Every Monday is RTC day.... I'm seeing great progress with grades and tests, and students show more confidence in themselves.” -- Terri Towe, Program Director

Realtime Coach is enabling hundreds of working professionals to significantly upgrade their skills--and reap the rewards--despite crazy schedules. Gwen O.: practicing 33 hours per month Carol S.: practicing nearly 40 hours per month Gary B.: practicing about 25 hours per month

Three additional community colleges, Hinds, Lenoir, and El Paso, all adopt Realtime Coach for Schools.

Realtime Coach demonstration area and "Give Yourself a Raise" seminar highlights at NCRA Mid-year Conference in Boston.

“Any school will benefit from using Realtime Coach—the more the better.” -- Beverly Ritter, StenEd Theory author, educator

Super High Speed exercises, up to 300 words per minute, are added at no extra cost to Realtime Coach exercise packages. Reporters seeking highest credentials now have video and audio practice activities--with smart coaching and advice.

Realtime Coach unveils extensive new package to help captioners and CART providers--and anyone hoping to transition to those applications.

AIB College of Business implements Realtime Coach for Schools with its steno reporting students, and begins pilot with voice reporting students as well. Patti Ziegler applies innovative methodology to incentivize students via Realtime Coach and manage their progress.

Brown College initiates pilot Realtime Coach implementation for speedbuilding, with Barrier Busters to assist with problem-solving.

A new school with big plans, Centre for Verbatim Studies, opens its doors with Realtime Coach as its primary speedbuilding tool, and Realtime Coach reports as keys to powerful mentoring.

“Realtime Coach has really been a great tool for me considering that I'm at 200 wpm and I've been in school 20 months. I couldn't have gotten this far without it or without the wonderful help and ideas from the people who support it. With Realtime Coach I see daily progress. I love it!” -- Anastasia Lawley

“Thanks to Realtime Coach, I only have one more leg of the RMR to go! The product is great. The customer support is great. I'm making progress and enjoying it!” -- Coconut Pantsari., RPR, Official

“I'm so excited about the Realtime Coach; it's a wonderful tool for my home-study speedbuilding. With this tool, I'll review my systematic errors and see how I can eliminate my problems areas. Keep up the good work!” -- Janet S., RPR, Freelance

South Carolina Judicial District implements Realtime Coach as part of an orchestrated effort, with significant incentives, to help all reporters add certifications and realtime capacity.

Alpha Legal Solutions implements Realtime Coach for Firms and Courts.

“I have been using the Coach and my writing in court has been dramatically better!!! Plus, realtime writers get a raise for certification. Thank you!” -- Cheri M., RPR, Official

Realtime Coach for Firms and Courts reviewed at NCRA Firm Owners Conference in Florida.

The Court Reporting Institute of Houston adopts Realtime Coach for Schools in its highly recognized program and begins initial implementation.

“Thanks so much for Realtime Coach! I must say, it is a VERY humbling program -- definitely not a cake walk. I thought I was a fairly good writer, but this is helping me to a whole new level.” -- Mary Jo Legg, RPR, Freelance

Stark State Community College begins a new year by adopting Realtime Coach.

The Utah Court System initiates a carefully tracked pilot using Realtime Coach to motivate and enable reporters to enhance their skills and certifications.

“Maple S. has logged 37.13 hours with a least 96% accuracy in her practice and you can see the improvement in her speeds. Since the beginning of this marking period, she has passed 1 test @ 140 LIT; 2 tests @ 150 JC & working on 175; 2 tests @ 150 Q&A & working on 175; 2 Medical Q&A tests @ 125 wpm working on 150. Thank you for the great implementation ideas!” -- Rosalind Shell, Teacher

Alfred State, a SUNY College of Technology, enrolls its successful online students in Realtime Coach for Schools for practice, electronic classrooms, and ongoing mentoring.

“I have been using the Coach. It's difficult and I have been thinking I'm a failure BUT when in court, my writing has been dramatically better!!!” -- Cher Young, RPR, Official

“The video clips, speed ranges, and subject matter keep me coming back. Realtime Coach exercises are diverse and challenging, and some are even inspiring. It's great to have up-to-date video that varies by topic, speed, range of difficulty, and even this from getting predictable and lackluster.” -- Helana Flores, Student

“I've had trouble all through school and I now feel like I'm finally practicing good habits.” -- Anita Cadenhead, Student

“I know the CRR will make me more valuable, but in the past I've choked on the test. Now, with Realtime Coach I'm scoring much, much better. It's a very effective tool for fine tuning my realtime. It shows where I stumble or hesitate, so I tweak my writing, and bad habits turn good. Now I'm confident I'll pass. Plus, it's just plain fun!” -- Catherine Handel, RPR, Official

“With just three weeks to prepare, Realtime Coach helped tremendously in giving me the practice time, speed, and pace to help me pass the CRR.” -- Jason Meadors, RPR, CRR, Freelance

“It's long been my dream to be a court reporter. I LOVE this profession. Now, Realtime Coach is making the dream come true. Whether you're in a classroom setting or practicing at home, RTC is the way to go. You guys are like superheroes to us.” -- Tiffany Allen, Student

Network Reporting chooses Realtime Coach to reach toward its goal to help all reporters become Internet realtime ready.

“I wanted to write and let you know I passed the CRR and I attribute my success to RTC. It definitely increased my speed. The problem is that once I start practicing, I can't stop - it's addictive! I definitely will use RTC to practice for the RMR.” -- Dana Ryan, RPR, CRR, Freelance

Realtime Coach, in conjunction with Brenda Line, introduces the most comprehensive Speed Tests package ever offered teachers and schools. Over 5000 tests and test warm-ups are provided in quality audio (with text) at all speeds. Fully integrated with Realtime Coach, the Speed Tests package makes delivering, grading, and returning tests a breeze.

Realtime Coach for Schools demonstrated to applause at NCRA Teachers Conference.

“I wanted very much to get my CRR so I'd have more family time and flexibility. But I wasn't 100% realtime and I was busy - and a little intimidated. Realtime Coach showed me my issues, helped me solve them, and prepared me for the certification. And I did it!” -- Melissa J., RPR, CRR, Freelance

The large firm, Merrill Reporting, offers reporters and captioners Realtime Coach for Firms & Courts and related incentives to extend their skills and work toward realtime.

Virginia Career Institute begins implementation of Realtime Coach for Schools to enhance curriculum and student success.

Lakeshore Technical College implements Realtime Coach to accelerate speedbuilding.

Realtime Coach for Schools is adopted by Anne Arundel Community College where it assists students of highly varied backgrounds as they gather weekly to master reporting skills.

Palm Beach County Courts adopts Realtime Coach to enhance reporter development and extend further its realtime applications.

Both campuses of Stenotech Career Institute in New Jersey adopt Realtime Coach for Schools to accelerate speedbuilding and provide better tracking of student progress.

NCRA Annual Conference includes Realtime Coach seminar and demonstrations, with many professionals purchasing on the spot.

“I really like Realtime Coach. It provides excellent realtime practice, and the instant feedback helps me isolate patterns and errors. I recommend it!” -- Karen Y., Freelance

The Canadian Senate adopts Realtime Coach for Firms & Courts to help reporters refine their skills and move toward realtime.

The U.S. House of Representatives chooses Realtime Coach for Firms & Courts to help reporters refine their skills and reach for realtime.

“Four of our students passed speed tests today. And I believe the credit for these students passing all of a sudden belongs solely to RTC. Thanks!” -- Barbara Kaye, Online Teacher

Realtime Coach highlighted at NCRA Mid-Year conference in Vancouver; "go realtime" seminar well received.

Winterpark Tech implements Realtime Coach for Schools. Students commit to specific practice hours and goals and teachers track and mentor students as they progress with Realtime Reports.

“My theory students are loving life! They access RTC at home for all their homework practice, and in our realtime lab at school. I use the RTC reports to evaluate each student's major area of weakness. Then I assign them extra practice on previous RTC lessons. I am seeing some great improvements.” -- Terri Towe

An increasing number of reporting professionals are gaining Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) through use of Realtime Coach. NCRA and state reporting associations are recommending this approach to CEUs as a practical way to get the needed credits and improve day-to-day performance.

First implementation of new product, Realtime Coach for Firms & Courts, began in a major east coast court reporting firm. The incentive in firms and courts to "go realtime" is strong, and reporters who do it enjoy 20-100% increases in income.

Ned Branch, new owner of The College of Legal Arts in Oregon, presented the "performance management" capabilities of Realtime Coach at a meeting of school owners in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

“Realtime Coach has really been a great tool to use. I'm at 200 wpm in Q&A and I started school 19 months ago, and I couldn't have gotten this far without Realtime Coach. Thank you!” -- Stacy Lawley

“I really like Realtime Coach. It provides excellent realtime practice, and the instant feedback helps me isolate patterns and errors. I recommend it highly.” -- Karen

Dr. Rex Allen, Realtime Learning Systems, joined court reporting firm owners at the annual NCRA Firm Owners Conference. Karen Yates, noted freelance reporter, recommended Realtime Coach in her seminar on "distance depositions."

Harrisburg Area Community College implements Realtime Coach in its Court Reporting program.

Luzerne County Community College, Pennsylvania, launches Realtime Coach for Schools, including Speedbuilding, Barrier Busters, and Theory.

NCRA Teacher's Workshop Dallas. Many teachers and school administrators enjoyed hands-on demos of Realtime Coach for Schools. Seminar highlighted the challenges to improve graduation and retention rates, with Realtime Coach was shown as a proven solution.

NCRA and Realtime Learning Systems demonstrate Realtime Coach and Realtime Coach for Schools at the NCRA Annual Conference in New York City; new "professional" exercise packages announced

“I wanted to let you know that one of my students has been at a standstill for two months and hasn't passed one test. After 27 hours on RTC in July, she passed two 80 wpm Jury Charges last Wednesday--one with 99% and one with 99.2%. She has never had that kind of accuracy and hasn't even been close to passing an 80 wpm test. She attributes it to RTC! I thought you might enjoy that feedback.” -- Rhonda Landsverk, CSR, Program Director

Gadsden State Community College launches Realtime Coach for Schools; enhances their innovative realtime curriculum which focuses students on resolving issues

Butler Community College in Kansas begins implementation of Realtime Coach for Schools with their realtime reporting students

Realtime Coach for Schools is unveiled, including extensive "exercise" collections for speedbuilding, drills, theory, transition to theory and robust Realtime Reports

Realtime Coach was introduced at NCRA's Mid-Year Conference in Nashville to an enthusiastic welcome. A panel of professionals, joined by Realtime Learning Systems co-founders, described and demonstrated Realtime Coach for professional skill development, certification prep, and CEU achievement.

“Four of our students passed speed tests today. And I believe the credit for these students passing all of a sudden belongs solely to RTC. Thanks!” -- Barbara

“One big positive for me is that RTC forced me to evaluate my writing in small chunks so that I never got bored and just put my notes away, which is easy to do when just reading notes. Prior to this, I've done a lot of writing but not enough evaluation.” -- Rhoni

“I have found Realtime Coach to be extremely beneficial and oddly addictive, somewhat like a video game. I had to be kicked out one Friday afternoon because the school's staff wanted to go home.” -- Cynthia

“This program is very addictive in the way that you want to improve your accuracy rating every time you do a take. I'm the type of person who has a hard time spending hours and hours of practice on my machine, and Realtime Coach is a great motivator.” -- Sherry