Punctuation is Important
As you know, the entire meaning can change or be misunderstood without correct punctuation.
Can you think of other examples?
COURSE INSTRUCTION
This is a great first-time or refresher course covering punctuation used in transcripts of sworn testimony in the United States judicial system, following Morson's rules.
In addition to several fun exercises on punctuation, vocabulary, spelling, and grammar, we also include numerous reference and resource downloads to help you avoid common word usage errors in legal transcripts.
Lectures include instructor-led audios and videos as well as printable downloads and 0.6 CEUs for AAERT members.
Hi there!
Thanks for stopping by! I'm Linda Wilson, CCR, a certified stenographic court reporter for many years, business owner, and mother.
This course is for court reporters, court reporting students, scopists, proofreaders, and litigation transcriptionists.
From Some of our Students
Ninette Widman said, "This is exactly what I needed for a refresher. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I can't wait to try other courses you offer."
Karen Mellert said, "The way you explained things in each lecture was much easier to understand than courses on punctuation that I've taken in the past."
Susan Ashe said, "Great scope of knowledge regarding punctuation. Very helpful information to have in list form."
Curriculum
SECTION I: Punctuation
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- Welcome! (0:42)
- Lecture 1: Overview
- Lecture 2: Test Your Punctuation
- Lecture 3: Test Your Vocabulary
- Lecture 4: Test Your Spelling
- Lecture 5: Test Your Grammar
- Lecture 6: Commas
- Lecture 6A: FANBOYS (9:40)
- Lecture 7: Oxford Comma
- Lecture 8: Colons
- Lecture 8A: List With Colon or Not (16:34)
- Lecture 9: Semicolons
- Lecture 10: Quotes and Italics
- Lecture 11: Continuous Quoting
- Lecture 12: Hyphens and Dashes
- Lecture 13: Parentheses
- Lecture 14: Appositives
- Lecture 15: Ellipsis
- Lecture 16: Brackets
- Lecture 17: Plurals and Apostrophes
- Lecture 18: Yes/No Answers
- Lecture 19: Run-on Sentences
- Lecture 20: Paragraphing
- Lecture 21: Capitalization
- Lecture 22: Prefixes and Suffixes
- Lecture 23: Verb Phrases
- Lecture 24: Numbers and Miscellaneous
- Lecture 24A: Slash/Slant
- Lecture 25: Proofing Your File
- Lecture 26: How to Proof a PDF File with Free Software (11:02)
- Lecture 27: Proofing a PDF File
- Lecture 28: Wrapping Up
- Quiz on this section
SECTION II: Reference Library
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SECTION III: Resource Downloads
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SECTION IV: It's a Wrap
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