Client Preferences Form

Please answer the following questions to tell me more about your transcript preferences. This will help ensure an excellent proofreading experience for you. Note: This form will take about 10 minutes to complete. It will not save while you work on it. If you close this page and come back, your answers will not be saved.

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Once I'm finished proofreading your transcript, which pages do you prefer that I return to you?

My typical workflow is to return only the pages with corrections, but if you want me to return all of the pages, please select that option below.

Please return only the transcript pages that have corrections.
Please return all transcript pages, whether or not they have corrections.

Comma before final "too":

Please select the option that represents your preference.

I like polka dots, too.
I like polka dots too.

Date format:

Please select the option that represents your preference.

07/04/76
07-04-76
Other (use the space that appears after selecting this option)

Numerals: Spell out the number one through ???

Please type your preference in the space below.

Time format: If a witness says "eight o'clock":

Please select the option that represents your preference.

eight o'clock
8:00
8 o'clock
8:00 o'clock

Money: If a witness says "two million dollars":

Please select the option that represents your preference.

$2 million
2 million dollars
two million dollars

Spelling out words for clarification (CAPS or lowercase):

Please select the option that represents your preference.

I like to polka, p-o-l-k-a.
I like to polka, P-O-L-K-A.
Other (use the space that appears after selecting this option)

Answer to a question:

Please select the option that represents your preference.

Yes, I saw him.
Yes. I saw him.

Exhibit numbers:

Please select the option that represents your preference.

Please note Exhibit Number 12.
Please note Exhibit No. 12.

Numerals at the beginning of a line:

Many of my court reporter clients prefer not to begin a line with a numeral. What is your preference?

I prefer to avoid starting a line with a numeral.
Starting a line with a numeral doesn't bother me.
Other (use the space that appears after selecting this option)

Capitalization of "Page" and "Line":

Choose the sample below that you prefer when specific pages and lines are mentioned.

Please take a look at Page 12, Line 15.
Please take a look at page 12, line 15.

Capitalization of volume numbers:

Choose the sample below that you prefer when specific volume numbers are mentioned.

Please look at Volume No. 4.
Please look at Volume Number 4.
Please look at volume number four.

Comma in a series (Oxford comma):

Choose the comma series that you prefer.

My favorite colors are pink, orange, and yellow. (Oxford comma)
My favorite colors are pink, orange and yellow. (no Oxford comma)

Money:

Choose the sample below in dealing with money when "dollar(s)" is not mentioned on the first number but it is clearly understood.

10 or $15
$10 or $15
10 or 15 dollars

Year dates:

Please select the option that represents your preference for dates when a person says the first full year but doesn't say the "seventy" for the second date (in the examples below).

1972 or 3
1972 or '3
1972 or '73

Do you like [sic] to be included in the transcript when the speaker is clearly misstating a name or date, for instance?

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After colloquy, the attorney resumes her Q&A. Which of the following options do you prefer?

BY MS. ATTORNEY: Did you say that?
Q. BY MS. ATTORNEY: Did you say that?
Q. Did you say that?
Q. (By Ms. Attorney) Did you say that?
Other (use the space that appears after selecting this option)

Comma between month and year:

Please select the option that represents your preference.

I believe the accident took place in July, 2010.
I believe the accident took place in July 2010.

Choose your preference for "correct" or "right" at the end of a question:

You were in Myrtle Beach at the time of the accident, correct?
You were in Myrtle Beach at the time of the accident; correct?
You were in Myrtle Beach at the time of the accident. Correct?

Choose your preference for "is that correct" or "is that right" at the end of a question:

You were in Myrtle Beach at the time of the accident, is that correct?
You were in Myrtle Beach at the time of the accident; is that correct?
You were in Myrtle Beach at the time of the accident. Is that correct?

Choose your preference for "do you understand" at the end of a question:

You must answer truthfully, do you understand?
You must answer truthfully; do you understand?
You must answer truthfully. Do you understand?

Choose your objection preference in colloquy:

Objection, form.
Objection; form.
Objection. Form.

If you have other transcript preferences that were not addressed on this form, feel free to share them with me below. The more communication we have about your preferences, the easier it will be for me to do an excellent proofreading job for you.

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