In our modern legal system, trained Florida court reporters conversant with modern technology can provide accurate and detailed transcripts of hearings or depositions and prep them for entry into the case system almost instantaneously. Although not every court in the United States avails itself of the latest technological capabilities, this kind of efficiency is available today, and hiring Florida court reporters can help expedite legal processes and save money in the process.
The older, more archaic process involved a court reporter first using a machine to take shorthand, which then would be transcribed or typed into a stenograph machine, ultimately causing delays in various legal processes such as hearings and depositions, as well as other courtroom meetings and legal proceedings. Other methods might also include taping or video recording a proceeding to be transcribed later, which has its own problems. For instance, people often slur words, speak quietly, say something too quickly – all of which may be understood in the immediate context, but is not picked up well on the recording device. A transcriber is left to play the segment repeatedly trying to guess at a word, and finally choosing one. That is not a very efficient means for recording the event.
Florida court reporters, however, are trained and experienced in getting all the words down correctly while they are being said, which is far easier to do in person than through second-generation audio as recording on a machine. It is bad enough that people may not speak crisply in everyday speech, but during a court proceeding, people may speak with an emotional tenor that can be far more easily grasped by Florida court reporters who are present in the room.
Active engagement in what is occurring during a hearing, deposition or other proceeding not only gives Florida court reporters the advantage over people who are seeking to translate and enter into the record what was being said from the disassociated vantage of a cassette tape, but actively participating lends a certain vigor to the work. Florida court reporters become an integral part of the process, and are therefore more highly motivated to get down for the record exactly what is being said almost immediately when it is said.
Not only does the court reporter have an advantage over the transcriptionist, but the court itself is at an advantage when using the services of Florida court reporters. Since the record is being produced almost instantaneously, a judge or other member of the court can request a review of what has just been said, or what has been said during other related proceedings, during an actual court proceeding.
