3 Tips That Will Help Your Court Reporter Accurately Capture Your Deposition

If you are working with a new court reporting firm to capture deposition for a case, here are three things that you can do that will make it easier for your court reporter to be successful with your deposition.

#1 Provide Context About The Case

The first thing you can do is provide context about the case. Let the court reporter know what the case will cover. Inform them of any specific terminology may be discussed. A court reporter has to be able to hear, identify and spell everything correctly that will be said in the deposition. If you know there is going to be unusual terminology that could come up, give your court reporter a heads-up. This will allow the reporter to brush up on terminology in that field so they are comfortable with what is being said.

#2 Provide Correct Spellings Of All Names

The second thing that you can do is provide your court reporter with a listing of the correct spelling of everyone's names. Providing this information ahead of time will allow the court reporter to become familiar with the names and even gives them a chance to practice typing them up so that they can do so quickly.

You may also want to provide the court reporter with a short description of what each person looks like, especially if you have some names that sound similar. This will help ensure that there is never any confusion or mix-ups with the names in your deposition transcript.

#3 Provide Forewarning

Finally, if there is going to be anything that is going to be presented during the deposition that you know could be shocking, such as videos or photos, warn the court reporter ahead of time. They may want to see the video or photos so they are more prepared when this material is shown during the deposit. Most court reporters try to not show emotional reactions while taking down transcripts so as to not influence what is going on; letting them know about shocking material ahead of time and giving them a chance to view it can help them keep a neutral face when the material is shown in the proceedings.

Help your court reporter succeed at their job by providing them with the correct spellings of all names, descriptions of each witness, as well as forewarning them about any shocking or sensitive material beforehand.

Contact a law firm like DeSanto and Kellogg Law Office LLC if you have questions about how certain legal proceedings should occur.


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