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Convention Schedule - Sunday, August 8
Concurrent Seminars At-A-Glance
Click on your desired seminar to jump to more information. All seminars are .15 CEU unless stated otherwise. You may attend seminars in any track or topic area, and no sign-up is required. This grid is intended to help you identify seminars of interest.
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8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
| 34. Everything You Need to Know (or Not) About Encoders (C) |
35. Leveraging Social Media for Business (T) |
36. Are You Ready to Sell Your Firm? (G) |
All prepped for your show, but you’re having software incompatibilities or connection problems and need help troubleshooting? This is a must attend seminar for broadcast captioners. Join us to learn all about the technical intricacies of the mysterious device at the other end — the encoder. HD problems will be addressed, and you’ll get an update on iCap (Internet-based connection).
Phil McLaughlin, EEG
Sponsored by NCRA’s Captioning Community of Interest |
Over the past two years, the social media phenomenon has spilled over into the business world, creating a blurry line between the user and the service provider. Never before has so much instantaneous information been available to such a vast audience. In this seminar, we will sort through the extraneous noise and clutter of the social media world and discuss how to leverage these tools to improve your business. We will break down the three most popular networking sites: Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, and we'll discuss how these outposts can be used as effective media resources. We will focus on how to find your audience, spread your message, increase your brand awareness and improve your overall customer service. We will also discuss social media management tools that can help streamline the maintenance of your online outposts. Participants will come away with an understanding of social media’s place in the business world, as well have as a framework for developing their own social media strategies.
Sara Wood, Associate Editor for Online Content, NCRA
Sponsored by NCRA’s Technology Evaluation Committee |
If you are contemplating the sale of your firm in the near future, or you simply want to add to your knowledge base for when the time arrives, then this seminar is for you. Our speaker, who has successfully helped other owners sell their firms, will provide a detailed overview of the steps necessary to consider when the time is right.
Topics include:
• What are the reasons to consider selling?
• Why would anyone want to buy my business?
• How should I sell?
• What’s my business worth?
• How do I maximize the sale value of the business?
• What’s the process, and how long does it take?
• What do I do now that I’ve sold?
Jerry Ackerman Galliot
Sponsored by NCRA’s Firm Owners Community of Interest |
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
| 37. CART Steno & Macro Swap (C) |
38. How to Develop Your Own
Effective Business Web Site (T) |
39. Hot Topics in Ethics (G)
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Our common goal is quick, accurate, effortless writing. Join us and share your best briefs and time-saving macros. You’ll be sure to leave with many new favorites as well.
Colleen Anne Platt, RPR
Sponsored by NCRA’s CART Community of Interest |
A company Web site should be more than just a business card online; it should be a reflection of your business. Plus, it can provide you with additional sources of income via online bookings. Learn how to incorporate graphics, hotlink to related sites, develop email and interactive forms for requesting a reporter, learn keys to search engine optimization, and develop other services at deposition or court hearing settings.
Rick Greenspan, FAPR, RMR, CRR
Judy Lehman, RMR, CRI, CSR |
Are you curious about how NCRA’s Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) and fellow members handle common professional dilemmas? Join members of COPE for a discussion of current ethical situations faced by court reporters today, and hear recommendations on how to handle them.
Laurie Shingle, RPR, CLVS
Anthony Frisolone, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRI
Sponsored by NCRA’s Committee on Professional Ethics |
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