Realtime Testimonials

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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