Computerized Machine Shorthand for Beginning Students

Welcome to the Moody Method to Machine Shorthand for beginning machine shorthand students. The basic concepts in this method are not new or unique, but they are based on the fundamental machine shorthand theory developed by Ward Stone Ireland in the late 1800s and the ever-evolving machine shorthand principles of writing from the ‘70s and ‘80s when students were able to finish court reporting school in two years or less. For many years, the administrators and teaching staff at the College of Court Reporting have attended seminars and conducted in-service meetings to update theory principles and incorporate the latest technology that uses artificial intelligence for court reporters, broadcast captioning, and CART reporting. 

The Moody Method is not a theory as much as it is a method of learning machine shorthand and developing the skill and proficiency to write rapidly with a high degree of accuracy. Students who practice the lessons systematically and follow the directions for learning will soon be able to write any word in the English language.

The Moody Method incorporates the basic principles of learning: The Three Rs of Machine Shorthand – Reading, Writing, and Repetition

Welcome to the Moody Method to Machine Shorthand for beginning machine shorthand students. The basic concepts in this method are not new or unique, but they are based on the fundamental machine shorthand theory developed by Ward Stone Ireland in the late 1800s and the ever-evolving machine shorthand principles of writing from the ‘70s and ‘80s when students were able to finish court reporting school in two years or less. For many years, the administrators and teaching staff at the College of Court Reporting have attended seminars and conducted in-service meetings to update theory principles and incorporate the latest technology that uses artificial intelligence for court reporters, broadcast captioning, and CART reporting.   Click here to download a sample.

Computerized Machine Shorthand II for Beginning Students

The Moody Method to Machine Shorthand Book II is for beginning machine shorthand students. The basic concepts in this textbook are based on fundamental machine shorthand theory principles originally developed many years ago combined with the ever-evolving advanced computer technology.   Click here to download a sample.

Write It Right - Conflict Resolution Workbook

Welcome to the first edition of “Write It Right - The Moody Method Conflict Resolution Workbook.” Students work through fifteen lessons systematically applying rules for eliminating conflicts in machine shorthand. Lessons include vocabulary, recommended outlines, drills, and sentences involving possible conflicts in computerized machine shorthand. This workbook is recommended for both students and working professionals who want to eliminate steno conflicts to improve their realtime writing skills and translation accuracy.

 

 

The Moody Method Team

The materials in this text were developed specifically for beginning students by the highly qualified and dedicated staff at the College of Court Reporting (CCR) exclusively for their students. This textbook could not have been developed without the collaboration of the following:

Mary Joy Boby, A.A.S.: Ms. Boby graduated from the College of Court Reporting with a degree in court reporting and worked as a court reporter and transcriptionist using realtime machine shorthand technology for rapid text entry. She attended many realtime seminars, in-service trainings, and continuing education meetings. In addition to working with the technology on a daily basis, Ms. Boby taught theory at CCR.

Stacy Drohosky, A.A.S., CRI, RPR, CRR: Ms. Drohosky graduated from the College of Court Reporting and worked in television captioning and freelance reporting and is currently a Federal Court Reporter for the U. S. District Court in the Northern District of Indiana. She is the past president and treasurer of the Indiana Shorthand Reporters Association and has CSRs in both Illinois and Indiana. Ms. Drohosky was an administrator at CCR and is presently on their teaching staff and advisory board. She co-authored the textbook on transcript preparation. She has attended numerous seminars on broadcast captioning, CART, and realtime reporting.

Jeffrey T. Moody, B.S., CRI: Mr. Moody is President of CCR and graduated with a degree in criminal justice from Indiana University. He took the CLVS course from NCRA, and owned and operated a legal video company. He owns and operates ev360, LLC, a custom coursesite learning management system developed for court reporting education. He has attended many national and state association conventions and professional development seminars. He is a leader in court reporting technology and online education. He has also served as a certified trainer for various software vendors. He developed CCR’s online educational program and software for online instruction. Mr. Moody was awarded the National Court Reporters Association CASE Award of Excellence to and Outstanding Educator in 2006, served on the National Court Reporters Association’s Member Value Proposition committee, and is chairperson of NCRA's Council on Approved Student Education.

Kay Moody, M.S.E., B.S., CRI, MCRI, CPE: Ms. Moody is Director of Education at CCR. She extensively researched teaching theory and the development of machine shorthand skill and speed and published many of her findings in her master’s thesis, articles in CASElines, and the Journal of Court Reporting. As the result of her research and involvement on educational committees, she is designated as a Master Certified Reporting Instructor, and she received the CASE Award for Outstanding Educator. She developed the Moody Method for Machine Shorthand and published six textbooks using these principles of machine shorthand skill development and speedbuilding.

Tim Moody, B.A.: Mr. Moody graduated with a B.A. from Indiana University. He has more than 15 years experience as a consultant specializing in computer software and technology solutions for both print and Internet media. He has conducted numerous training sessions related to Microsoft-. Adobe-, and Macromedia-based applications. He completed CCR’s theory and beginning speedbuilding classes while teaching technology courses online for CCR. Mr. Moody developed the CAT dictionary and artificial intelligence for the Moody Method textbooks.

Lisa Morton, A.G.S., CRI: Ms. Morton earned her A.G.S. degree from Indiana University. She attended CCR for theory and speedbuilding classes and Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Ms. Morton taught at a parochial school before attending CCR. She has attended many state and national conventions and realtime in-service seminars. She is a speedbuilding teacher and administrator at CCR.

Janet Noel, A.A.S., CSR, CRI, CPE: Ms. Noel is CCR’s Faculty Development Coordinator. Ms. Noel graduated from MacCormac College in Chicago, has the Illinois CSR, and worked as both a freelance and official court reporter. She co-authored the textbook on transcript preparation. Ms. Noel has attended many seminars and workshops on teaching machine shorthand theory and court reporting as well as the latest developments in technology and realtime reporting. She has conducted numerous in-service seminars and teaches at CCR.

Nicole Rodriquez, M.A, B.A.: Ms. Rodriquez received both her undergraduate and master’s degrees from Valparaiso University. She taught at Valparaiso and Davenport Universities. She has attended numerous national and state court reporting conventions and seminars. In addition to teaching online at CCR, Ms. Rodriquez is an administrator and CCR’s director of admissions.

Katie Vettickal, B.S., CRI: Ms. Vettickal was formerly an elementary school teacher in Washington D.C. and Raleigh, North Carolina, before learning machine shorthand at CCR. She presently teaches theory online and onsite at CCR. She developed a theory curriculum for high school students and teaches machine shorthand at Hobart High School in Hobart, Indiana. She developed the instructional materials for the course using this textbook. She has attended numerous seminars regarding realtime theory principles and teaching theory online.

Jay Vettickal, B.G.S., CRI: Mr. Vettickal is the Executive Director of CCR and teaches current event classes. He majored in foreign affairs and economics at the University of Virginia and is currently enrolled in graduate studies at Indiana University. He has attended many seminars relating to Broadcast Captioning and CART reporting. He was CCR’s representative to the Legislative Boot Camp in Washington, DC, and has met with U.S. Senators Lugar and Bayh regarding federal funding for court reporting schools. He works extensively with curriculum development at CCR.

A special thanks to the CCR students who learned the Moody Method to Machine Shorthand for Beginning Students for the first time: Christel Woolwine and Marcia Martin. They assisted their instructor, Katie Vettickal, in making additions and corrections throughout the textbook. They patiently learned the principles of writing machine shorthand and adapted their writing when changes were made while they were students. Christel and Marcia also suggested simplified steno outlines that were adopted whenever possible. This is one of the reasons this is a student-friendly method. The purpose of writing this textbook was to simplify learning machine shorthand; and with their input, this goal has been accomplished.

The contents of this book could never have been developed without the able assistance of Kathy Lazart, Director of Student Services. Kathy is the person every student and employee of CCR turns to whenever they need supplies, information, resources, or contacts: the list is endless. Thanks, Kathy, for all of your support and dedication over the years to CCR.

Best of luck in mastering your machine shorthand skill using the latest concepts in writing the steno outlines that have been developed using artificial intelligence.