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As a BeST® grad, we will list you in our
Professional Scopist Directory which is distributed to reporters and reporting agencies.
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Welcome! We are happy you’re here. Whether you know scoping is the career for you or you’re just gathering information,
we’re honored to be a part of your journey. So kick your shoes off, grab a cold drink, and dive right in.
BeST Scoping Techniques® is a self-paced, user-friendly professional scopist training program presented by Cathy Knox and Judy Rakocinski, each with decades of experience as full-time scopists and instructors.
Providing comprehensive education and practical experience, BeST Scoping Techniques prepares you for a rewarding career in the scoping field. Our instructors will guide you through fun and interactive online scoping classes designed to help you effectively develop the necessary skills to edit transcripts for court reporters.
BeST is the only scoping training program that offers training in both CaseCATalyst and Eclipse. The instructors are full-time scopists who use those systems extensively. They have created step-by-step training videos, "Up-to-Speed" manuals, and offer practice files to help you get up and running quickly on whichever of these two software packages you select.
We've tried to anticipate many of the questions you might have about how to become
a scopist and the training BeST Scoping Techniques provides. Please take a moment
to review the FAQs and Course Overview. We’d be happy to answer any additional questions you may have. We are just a click or call away.
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Morson's English Guide for Court Reporters is included with the program. BeST is the only scoping school that does not require you to spend additional funds to purchase a grammar/punctuation book on your own.
If a payment plan is requested, the course may be broken down into two equal installments. Unlike other programs, we do not charge you an additional fee to take advantage
of this plan. The course path will be altered slightly to accomodate the split payment tuition.
The Frequently Asked Questions (below) about scoping in general and about our scopist training program in particular should help
answer many of the questions you may have. Feel free to contact Cathy or Judy for additional information about scoping or our scoping course.
Check out the firms that send scoping requests to us! ReporterSupport.com
"Helping Court Reporters find the help they need!" SM
Honestly...
As you're searching for information about BeST®, don't be fooled by other internet scoping schools who sprinkle our course
name around their own website in an attempt to lure you in.
As you're preparing to begin your scoping training, don't be deceived by "cheap" programs with misleading claims.
Do your homework before you are swayed by another training program. Don't be afraid to ask for references from current students and/or graduates of the program.
Why people love BeST...
With BeST® there is no additional training material to purchase. Everything's included in one price.
We assist our BeST® graduates in finding work, and they usually wind up so busy that they have to turn work away!
BeST® hours of operation are not limited to 9 to 5 Monday through Friday. We are responsive to your questions 7 days a week.
Text-based and multimedia lessons help ensure ease of learning and retention
Material may be downloaded for reference and future use
Students are encouraged and supported as they work their way through the program
Graduates are a part of the BeST family and will always have continuous access to the BeST instructors and course content as needed.
Private work leads/graduate job board
BeST is the ONLY scopist training program endorsed by Ms. Lillian Morson, THE authority in
punctuation for the court reporting/scoping field and author of Morson's English Guide for Court
Reporters. And BeST is the ONLY training course able to offer this book!
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today to start your journey toward a flexible career that will help you reach your financial goals.