Real-time Captioning Techniques Flashcards

What does a 'brief' refer to in stenographic realtime writing?

Answer: A short outline that writes a long word or phrase in one stroke

Briefs save strokes by writing long words or phrases in a single stroke.

Writing common word groups like 'I don't know' in one stroke is called what?

Answer: Phrasing

Phrasing combines frequent word groups into single strokes to keep up with fast speech.

The speaker suddenly speeds up past the provider's comfortable writing speed. What is generally the best CART technique?

Answer: Keep writing, use briefs and phrases, and stay as verbatim as possible

Steady writing with briefs and phrases keeps output continuous instead of leaving large gaps.

Why do CART providers usually write numbers with a number bar or number-specific strokes?

Answer: So numbers translate correctly as digits or words according to the provider's style

Dedicated number strokes produce predictable digit output and avoid misreadings.

An untranslate appears on the consumer's screen in raw steno. What is the best immediate response?

Answer: Keep writing and, if the word recurs, define it on the fly

Keeping pace matters most, and defining the outline on the fly stops it from happening again.

What is the main function of automatic paragraphing or a paragraph stroke in CART output?

Answer: Break text into readable chunks at topic or speaker changes

Paragraph breaks make streaming text easier to follow and scan.

A consumer asks whether the provider will clean up false starts and filler words. In a verbatim CART setting, what is the standard approach?

Answer: Capture speech as spoken, including meaningful false starts, as closely as possible

Verbatim CART aims for word-for-word access so consumers get the same information hearing participants get.