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.

Michelle Coffey

Subscriber, BIVR Member

About

I have been working in the stenographic field since 1992, having gained plenty of experience of both court reporting and captioning over the years, in Ireland; the UK; throughout mainland Europe; the USA and Australia.
Unfortunately, most of my work currently is being undertaken remotely, in large part due to travel restrictions.
I have extensive experience in providing realtime transcription (remotely and onsite) in a number of settings, including but not limited to:
• Live captioning for several national television stations
• National Commissions and Tribunals of Inquiry
• International arbitrations, eg. ICC, UNCITRAL, WTO and WIPO
• US Deposition hearings
• Criminal and civil court hearings
• Conferences & product launches, eg. Paypal, Google & Indeed
• Webinars and Lectures across business clients and academia
• Theatre, museum and gallery tour captioning
• Business conference calls and meetings
• I’ve even captioned some weddings!
I’m certified with the NCRA, National Court Reporters Association in the USA as a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), a Certified Reporting Instructor (CRI) and a Certified Program Evaluator (CPE)

  • Member
  • Arbitrations, Broadcast Captioning, NCRA Certified, Realtime, Verbatim STTR/Captioning - Remote, Verbatim STTR/Captioning - On-site
  • UK, EU
  • County Wicklow

Contact Details

Email

michelle@pcr.ie

Phone

[+353] (0)87 2505700

Website

http://www.pcr.ie/