Proofreading

How to Get Started

  1. Send your finished work as a PDF (not a rough draft, ASCII, or .txt file).

  2. I’ll mark corrections directly on the PDF and return only the pages with changes, unless you prefer otherwise.

  3. Invoices go out on the 1st and 15th via Wave (card or check). Please pay within 15 days.

For rates, credentials, and examples, see the sections below — or email contact[at]kaitlynbankson[dot]com.

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  • Method

    • Please submit your finished (not rough) work in PDF format. Do not send ASCII or .txt files. I can then mark corrections right on the .pdf file for you. This is my most requested method of proofreading transcripts. If you don’t have a PDF printer, there is a free one at www.CutePDF.com. I also have a sheet with step-by-step instructions if you are having trouble below. Finally, only pages with corrections are sent back, unless you prefer otherwise.

    • Above are three different examples of how I proofread transcripts. The first is from an EUO, the second is from a hearing, and the third is from a deposition (from left to right).

    Payment

    • I send out invoices on the 1st and 15th of every month via Wave, which allows you to pay with a credit card or debit card. I also accept checks made out to Kaitlyn Bankson. If you prefer, I can also send your invoice to you right after the job is completed. I kindly ask that invoices be paid within 15 days of receipt.

    • Fiction: $0.03/word

    • Nonfiction: $0.03/word

    • Medical/STEM: $0.04/word

    • Business/Sales: $0.05/word

  • Types of Work I Have Proofread and Edited Before

    • Court Transcripts (including depositions, EUOs, hearings, and more)

    • Cover Letters & Resumes

    • Books (including fiction and nonfiction)

    • Poetry & Plays

    • Short Stories

    Completed the Transcript Proofreading: Theory and Practice™ Program on January 1, 2018. References Used in Transcript Proofreading: Theory and Practice™

    • Morson’s English Guide for Court Reporters

    • Court Reporting: Bad Grammar, Good Punctuation

    • The Gregg Reference Manual

    • NCRA Guidelines

    References I Own and Use Regularly

    • Morson’s English Guide for Court Reporters

    • Court Reporting: Bad Grammar, Good Punctuation

    • The Gregg Reference Manual

    • The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition

    • Merriam-Webster Dictionary (online)

    • The Elements of Style

    • Proofreading Handbook

    • Cite Right (including MLA, APA, Chicago, and more)

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A page of a typed document or transcript with annotations, highlighting, and red markings. The page is numbered 56 and contains questions and answers about a photograph, with some words like 'flower pot', 'depicted', and 'Defendant's Exhibit No. 3B for Identification' highlighted in yellow, and red markings such as 'one word', 'no?', and 'formatting'.
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Court Reporter’s Hub

  • Method

    • Please submit your finished (not rough) work in PDF format. Do not send ASCII or .txt files. I can then mark corrections right on the .pdf file for you. This is my most requested method of proofreading transcripts. If you don’t have a PDF printer, there is a free one at www.CutePDF.com. I also have a sheet with step-by-step instructions if you are having trouble below. Finally, only pages with corrections are sent back, unless you prefer otherwise.

    • There are three different examples of how I proofread transcripts. The first is from an EUO, the second is from a hearing, and the third is from a deposition (from left to right).

    Payment

    • I send out invoices on the 1st and 15th of every month via Wave, which allows you to pay with a credit card or debit card. I also accept checks made out to Kaitlyn Bankson. If you prefer, I can also send your invoice to you right after the job is completed. I kindly ask that invoices be paid within 15 days of receipt.

    • Standard (2-3 business days): $0.50/page & w/ full audio: $1.10

    • Rush (24-48 hours): $0.70/page & w/ full audio: $1.30

    • Daily (24 hours or less): $0.90/page & w/ full audio: $1.50

    • *I reserve the right to charge $0.10 per page for very messy or technical transcripts.

    • Please let me know as soon as possible if you have a job that is 200 pages or more before you start working on it. I need to make sure that I have room in my schedule to accommodate it. I would also like to work on it in about 50-page chunks as you finish in order to return it in a timely fashion.

    • I mark transcripts using red text and yellow highlighting right on the page. I return the annotated pages via email in a PDF file. You must possess the latest version of Adobe Reader to see my corrections.

    • New Clients Get the First 10 Pages for Free!

    1. Click the download link.  http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp

    2. Install by following the prompts.

    3. You may need to restart. You may not, though.

    4. Inside your software, with a transcript open, go to Print.

    5. Where you would normally select a printer to print on paper, click the drop-down or scroll through to locate CutePDF Writer, and select it.

    6. Click “Print.”

    7. It should prompt you where you want to save the file. You can choose your desktop, your My Documents, or wherever you like.

    8. Email me the newly created PDF file, exactly the way you would an ASCII. It attaches to emails in just the same way.

    • If this still doesn’t work, you may have to restart your computer or software, then try again starting at Step 4.

    • If restarting doesn’t help, let me know, and I can figure out another way to further assist you.     

Reporter Forms

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Reporter's Preference Sheet
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Reporter's Feedback Survey
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