Real-time Captioning Techniques Flashcards

What does a high 'translation rate' in realtime writing indicate?

Answer: Most of the steno strokes translate correctly into English text

Translation rate is the percentage of strokes that translate correctly without untranslates or errors.

A consumer in a classroom asks the provider to identify when the instructor points to the board without speaking. What is appropriate?

Answer: Add a brief bracketed note if it is relevant to understanding, as program policy allows

Brief contextual notes can support access when they are relevant and within the provider's role and program guidelines.

Which practice helps a provider keep pace during long sessions without losing accuracy?

Answer: Taking scheduled breaks or team-writing with a second provider

Fatigue lowers accuracy, so breaks and team providers keep quality steady during long assignments.

What is the advantage of distinguishing homophones such as 'there,' 'their,' and 'they're' with unique outlines?

Answer: It lets the text translate correctly without context-based software guessing

Unique homophone outlines prevent conflicts and give the correct word on screen.

When writing a quote that a speaker reads aloud, what is the best realtime technique?

Answer: Use open- and close-quote strokes to mark it accurately

Quote strokes show the consumer exactly which words are quoted material.

A provider's realtime output shows 'the rapist' instead of 'therapist.' What kind of error is this?

Answer: A word-boundary error

Word-boundary errors split or join words wrongly, and they can produce embarrassing or misleading output.

Before a technical conference, the provider gets a list of speakers and acronyms. What is the best use of this list?

Answer: Create job dictionary entries and briefs for the names and acronyms

Pre-building entries means names and acronyms translate cleanly in realtime.