Chris Day: To be forthright, my issues with the National Court Reporters Association are well documented.
That said, I follow a “doctrine” of fairness and freedom. I support the people that reach out to me with news of their events, and I support Chris DeGrazio. So here it is.
Below is information for 3 Louisville events — that’s the National Court Reporters Association conference this year. Then below that are 4 practice sessions unrelated to the conference.
Please feel free to spread these materials. Each is a flyer followed by explaining text.
And now from Chris DeGrazio:
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Student Giveaway:
Attention students!
If you’re going to be at the #NCRA conference in Louisville during August 1st-3rd, message me so that we can link up so you can claim your prize!
I’m collaborating w 10 creative people in our profession to create some custom & dope student swag. This is my third year doing this giveaway, so it’s going to be the best yet!
I’ll have a huge silver sequin duffle bag with me throughout the weekend filled w student swag. If you see me at any time, regardless of what I’m doing, come up to me so you can choose your gift.
The first year I did this (Vegas 2021), it was self-funded cuz I was too shy to ask people to donate & I didn’t know how I’d be received, some random guy giving out gifts to people he didn’t know. So I gave gifts to friends & colleagues & asked them to send students they knew my way.
The second year I did this (Orlando 2022), I was fortunate to have help from some friends whom I felt comfortable enough to reach out to prior to the conference. I also felt more comfortable encouraging students to come pick their gifts.
This year I’m going public w it. If you’d like to donate any amount, even $5, all of the $ raised goes towards the swag for the students.
After the conference I’ll share pics of the students & the awesome swag they received.
Regardless of whether or not you donate anything, plz share this post w students & reporters just in case they know a student who will be at the conference.
Thanks! 🤠🌈
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StenoMasters:
Exciting news! Joshua B. Edwards will be presenting StenoMasters at the NCRA conference this year on Saturday morning, the session before the awards luncheon. We need 3-4 prepared speakers to give speeches.
Giving a speech in front of your peers is a fantastic opportunity to share a story or a facet of your life that many court reporters don’t know about you. And you will get a ton of constructive feedback. Your speech does not have to be about the field. If you are interested in speaking for 5-7 minutes but need some ideas or help crafting a speech, please let us know. We’re happy to work with you.
Looking forward to seeing many of you in Louisville!
StenoMasters Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/6330669418…
StenoMasters YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj_ymbetcgJKR_s7lhH8ZsQ
StenoMasters Mailing List:
https://forms.gle/upZUEUSEZcRJjsmX7
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Pride Meetup:
Join us on Friday, August 2nd @ 8 p.m. ET for our third annual Steno Pride Meetup at Miki’s Karaoke Bar @ 2230 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206.
You don’t have to be queer or sing karaoke or drink alcohol to attend. This is a fun way to celebrate our diversity in an inclusive & laid back way.
Plz register in the link below so we can have an accurate head count ( :
See y’all there! 🤠🌈👨🎤👩🎤
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Practice Sessions:
P.S. a note from Chris Day, Hawk Tuah girl’s got nothing on the steno community.
Yeah I’m jealous. They should’ve done a documentary on you.
Deepest thanks for sharing these materials with me.