REPORTER'S PREFERENCE SHEET NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE NUMBERS: HOME: WORK: CELL: E-MAIL: CAT SYSTEM: TYPE OF REPORTER - FREELANCE OR OFFICIAL: TURNAROUND TIME: - USES BACKUP TAPE - CLEAN UP LAWYERS - CLEAN UP JUDGES - LEAVE IN "STRIKE THAT" - NEW PARAGRAPH AFTER STRIKE THAT - COMMA BETWEEN MONTH AND YEAR (JUNE, 2002) - SEMICOLON BEFORE "IS THAT CORRECT," "DO YOU RECALL" - COMMA BEFORE "RIGHT," "CORRECT" - USE ELLIPSES - USE "KEEP TOGETHER" FUNCTION ON MR./MRS./MS./NO./DR., ETC. - USE (INDICATING) WHEN WARRANTED - USE DIRECT QUOTATIONS MARKS - USE QUOTATION MARKS WHEN SPEAKER SAYS "QUOTE/UNQUOTE" - USE INDIRECT QUOTATION MARKS - USE COMMA AND CAPS TO INDICATE INDIRECT QUOTATION - MAKE JOB DICTIONARY - REPORTER WILL PROVIDE BLOCK FILES - WRITE OUT NUMBERS TEN AND UNDER - SPELL OUT NUMBERS BEGINNING OF SENTENCE WHERE POSSIBLE (EXCEPT DATES, YEARS, MONEY) - INCLUDE $ WHEN MONEY IS DISCUSSED WHETHER OR NOT DOLLARS IS ACTUALLY SAID SPELL OUT WORDS LIKE THIS: WRITE DATES AS (10/10/03 OR 10-10-03): WRITE TIME OF DAY LIKE THIS: REFERENCE BOOK TO REFER TO WHEN THERE IS A QUESTION: (Morson's English Guide for Court Reporters and The Gregg Reference Manual are two of my reference sources. Any others that you prefer, list here.) OTHER PUNCTUATION PREFERENCES: PAYMENT METHOD (BIWEEKLY OR MONTHLY): COMMENTS: