Verbatim reporters cover a myriad of assignments in any setting where a transcript of the spoken word is required. Our Accredited Court Reporter (ACR) members work in areas ranging from American depositions, arbitrations, public inquiries, and regulatory health hearings.
Many of our ACRs also write realtime, which is when the spoken word appears as text on a device instantaneously. It is important to remember the purpose for which realtime transcription is used. In a hearing/tribunal setting, it enables the viewer:
- to see and/or mark immediately what was said;
- to search back simultaneously to cross-check against previous testimony (whether given on the same day or previously); and
- probably most importantly, to have instantly a full note of what was said and the context in which it was said, rather than the perhaps scanty notes made by others in the room.
While we are in many instances including the County in which our member resides, please remember, especially in these post-Covid days, that it is often a question of "have machine, will travel", or, indeed, "have pen will travel", so that if you do not find someone in your County, you should contact other members.

Cecilia Sweetman
BIVR Member
About
In my career, I have worked in various locations throughout London and am willing to travel.
I have continually undergone professional development to enhance my skills. This includes passing IPS 200 wpm, IPS RPQ 200-220 wpm and BIVR QRR1.
I am a fellow of BIVR (the British Institute of Verbatim Reporters) and also a full member of AVSTTR (Association of Verbatim Speech-to-Text Reporters) and registered with NRCPD (The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People).
Thanks for reading and I hope to work for you soon.
- Member
- Arbitrations, Court, Disciplinary Hearings/Regulatory Health, Public Inquiries, Qualified Realtime Reporter - QRR, Realtime
- UK, EU, Worldwide
- London