Punctuation is Important
As you know, the entire meaning can change or be misunderstood without correct punctuation.
Can you think of other examples?
COURSE INSTRUCTION
This is a great first-time or refresher course covering punctuation used in transcripts of sworn testimony in the United States judicial system, following Morson's rules.
In addition to several fun exercises on punctuation, vocabulary, spelling, and grammar, we also include numerous reference and resource downloads to add to your personal library.
Lectures include instructor-led audios and videos as well as printable downloads of the lectures.
Check out the curriculum below to see everything in this value-packed course.
Hi there!
Thanks for stopping by! I'm Linda Wilson, CCR, a certified stenographic court reporter for many years, business owner, and mother.
This course is for court reporters, court reporting students, scopists, proofreaders, and litigation transcriptionists.
Curriculum
SECTION I: Punctuation
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- Welcome! (0:42)
- Lecture 1: Overview
- Lecture 2: Test Your Punctuation
- Lecture 3: Test Your Vocabulary
- Lecture 4: Test Your Spelling
- Lecture 5: Test Your Grammar
- Lecture 6: Commas
- Lecture 6A: FANBOYS (9:40)
- Lecture 7: Oxford Comma
- Lecture 8: Colons
- Lecture 8A: List With Colon or Not (16:34)
- Lecture 9: Semicolons
- Lecture 10: Quotes and Italics
- Lecture 11: Continuous Quoting
- Lecture 12: Hyphens and Dashes
- Lecture 13: Parentheses
- Lecture 14: Appositives
- Lecture 15: Ellipsis
- Lecture 16: Brackets
- Lecture 17: Plurals and Apostrophes
- Lecture 18: Yes/No Answers
- Lecture 19: Run-on Sentences
- Lecture 20: Paragraphing
- Lecture 21: Capitalization
- Lecture 22: Prefixes and Suffixes
- Lecture 23: Verb Phrases
- Lecture 24: Numbers and Miscellaneous
- Lecture 24A: Slash/Slant
- Lecture 25: Proofing Your File
- Lecture 26: How to Proof a PDF File with Free Software (11:02)
- Lecture 27: Proofing a PDF File
- Lecture 28: Wrapping Up
- Quiz on this section
SECTION II: Reference Library
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SECTION III: Resource Downloads
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SECTION IV: It's a Wrap
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