Real-time Captioning Techniques Flashcards

A CART provider notices the same two words repeatedly translating as the wrong entry because they share an identical steno outline. What is this problem called?

Answer: A stroke conflict

A conflict occurs when one steno outline maps to more than one English word, which forces the software to pick one and often pick wrong.

Which writing approach best supports high translation rates in realtime CART work?

Answer: Writing conflict-free theory

Conflict-free theory lets each outline translate to one word, which removes ambiguity on screen right away.

During a lecture, the instructor introduces a new technical term the provider has no entry for. What is the best realtime technique?

Answer: Fingerspell it once and then define it on the fly as a brief

Defining an entry on the fly makes every later use of the term translate cleanly during the session.

What is the main purpose of a job dictionary in CART work?

Answer: Hold names, terms, and briefs specific to one class or event

Job dictionaries keep event-specific vocabulary separate and are loaded on top of the main dictionary.

When several people speak in a meeting, how should a CART provider show a change of speaker?

Answer: Use speaker identification strokes like >> or names

Speaker IDs such as >> or labeled names tell the consumer who is talking.

A consumer can't hear the audience laughing after the professor's joke. How should the provider convey this?

Answer: Write a parenthetical or bracketed sound description such as [laughter]

Bracketed or parenthetical sound descriptions convey meaningful sounds that aren't speech.

Which preparation step most directly improves realtime accuracy before a college course begins?

Answer: Reviewing the syllabus and textbook to build entries for names and terms ahead of time

Building entries from course materials ahead of time cuts untranslates in class.