Here is a single-day sample of what
an RPRPREP.COM schedule looks like. It's a "skeleton"
schedule, meaning just the basics are shown in the sample. It will
vary depending on whether you select the 3 or 5-week court reporting
program. The schedule switches daily to keep you interested!
Note - if you've already passed the
academic portion of the RPR exam (given by NCRA), the schedule without
the academics will vary, although the practice time will be the same.
RPR Prep Schedule - Day 6
Time - 3 Hours, 10 Minutes
Start off each practice
session the same way - eyes closed. Breathe in and out deeply about
7 times, and mentally picture all negative energy being expelled from
your body.
Now, eyes still closed,
make a mental note of your body. Are you relaxed? Start at your feet
and work your way up to your eyes. Relax any part of your body that
feels tense. Now open your eyes - you're ready to work.
10 Minutes |
Finger
Drills - 7A Hard Copy |
Get those
fingers loose. Go over each page 5 times. Speed isn't the key.
Getting the correct finger position each time is. |
5 Minutes |
170 Literary - 7A |
Still just loosening
up. |
10 Minutes |
180 Literary - 7A |
It's a 5-minute take. Give it your
best, then play it back a second time as you go over your
notes. Circle any errors in red.
That's not because you're going to check them later. When
you mark them, you are more likely to see patterns in your
errors.
|
15 Minutes |
Vocabulary |
3 pages. Cover the definitions and
go down the list. Mark the ones you don't know. That means
if you are not 100% sure of the meaning of the word. Make
a master list of the words you need to study more.
|
10 Minutes |
Break Time! |
Grab a snack - you
need to charge your batteries! |
15 Minutes |
|
Play the 2, 5-minute
dictations back-to-back. Play black 7B and check it to your
notes. |
5 Minutes |
240 2-Voice - 7A |
Focus. This is push,
so don't expect to get every word. But make sure you get every
designation. |
80 Minutes |
225 2-Voice - 7C |
This is a TEST.
Write to it, then head straight to the computer to transcribe
it. You have 75 minutes. Use every second of time, but don't
second-guess yourself. You're a solid writer - trust your notes! |
5 Minutes |
Break Time! |
You're in the home
stretch! |
15 Minutes |
Medical Vocab - 7A |
Prefixes and suffixes.
Just like the English vocab, make a master list of what you're
not 100% certain of. |
5 Minutes |
200 Jury Charge -
7A |
Focus on writing cleanly.
Consider this is a warm up for the following dictation. |
10 Minutes |
200 Jury Charge -
7B |
Write this dictation
as if it was a test. You have 5 minutes to prove what you can
do. Let your fingers do the work - you've trained them where
to go - don't let your brain get in the way. When you're done,
read back your notes to the audio. |
5 Minutes |
180 Jury Charge -
7A |
Always end your practice
session with something comfortable. |
Great job! Today was
heavy on steno machine writing - tomorrow it's transcribing. Get your
rest - you deserve it!