When most people get a jury duty notice in the mail, they rarely get chosen to sit on an actual jury. I was chosen twice within the span of four years. The first case was a one-day personal injury case, and the second was a three-week murder case. Perhaps I was chosen because of my knowledge in anatomy and experience working with injured clients as a licensed massage and neuromuscular therapist. Maybe I was just the right demographic at the right time. Whatever the reason, I found everything about each proceeding fascinating and left having an entirely new respect for the court reporters. 

I witnessed firsthand just how vital your work is and have the highest respect for what you do as guardians of the record. Your transcript deserves to be looked over with a final set of detail-oriented eyes that care about accountability and readability as much as you do.

And while there is not an official certification needed to be a transcript proofreader, I have put in the hours via Proofread Anywhere’s Transcript Proofreading: Theory & Practice course. This course involved 60 lessons, over 3,000 pages of practice transcripts with annotated versions, 2 hand-graded exams and a score of at least 90% to pass. My certificate of completion can be found here.

Client references upon request.

What I correct

• Format

• Misspellings

• Incorrect words 

• Incorrect names and dates

• Consistent use of terminology and style

• Generic vs. brand name drugs/products

• Context (indicate phrases that read awkward)

• Numbers (correct expression)

• Missing or transposed words

• Spacing issues

• Punctuation 

• Readability