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| Margie Wakeman Wells has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California Santa Barbara; did graduate work in education and linguistics at UCLA; and is certified as a CRI, Court Reporting Instructor. She holds a life teaching credential from the State of California and has a 45-plus-year teaching career that includes high school Spanish; Peace Corps training; community work with Spanish-speaking women and senior citizens; and, since 1976, court reporting.
Margie has taught speedbuilding from theory to the exit speeds and everything in between and has helped design programs, write theory, and develop curriculum. Her love of English led her to a career teaching grammar, punctuation, spelling, word pairs, proofreading, and transcript production. After a 30-year career at the original Bryan College of Court Reporting in Los Angeles, Margie is currently the online education consultant for the College of Court Reporting in Hobart, Indiana. Under the auspices of NCRA and various state and local reporting organizations, Margie has provided answers to the question "What do I do with this crazy, convoluted English in my transcript?" in over 300 seminars for reporters. In addition, she has shared her knowledge and ideas in numerous teacher and student seminars and writes articles for the Journal of Court Reporting and for several state newsletters. Court Reporting: Bad Grammar/Good Punctuation represents the culmination of these many years of work with English in relation to the court reporting transcript. Published in 2010, the book has become the definitive work in the field. It is often quoted by reporters and teachers alike on sites like Facebook and has been adopted by several court reporting programs as their choice of textbook for teaching students to punctuate. There is a Workbook that goes with the text to reinforce the concepts being learned. Margie has written several other exercise books on English topics. Look for her new book, Word Pares, Pears, Pairs, which will be published in October and which will also have an accompanying workbook after the first of the year. The next stop is a definitive grammar book. Margie also has a blog on “all things English” on margieholdscourt.com. Margie has two grown sons and lives with her husband, Bill, in Culver City, California. |
| “I don’t know how she does it, but Margie actually manages to make punctuation seminars interesting and fun. I’ve had the privilege of hearing Margie all over the country as we are often booked to speak at the same conventions around the country. I never fail to learn something new. Who would have thought I’m excited to attend a semi-colon seminar!”
~Testimonial from Lesia J. Mervin, CSR, RMR, CRR, FAPR CCRA Past President NCRA Realtime Committee Member NCRA Steno Opportunities in the Task Force chair KISS – Seminar Presentations “Margie’s expertise in the English language and the court reporting profession give her the superior ability to punctuate the written and spoken word. Her passion and dedication to the legal profession are unmatched as evidenced by her experience and reputation. Court reporters across the country look to her for guidance, support, and gentle smile.” ~Testimonial from Tami Smith, CSR, RPR, CPE Official Reporter – 37th Circuit Court, Battle Creek, MI “Speed and accuracy are imperative for a court reporter, but they are worth nothing without correct punctuation. Margie is a Punctuation Powerhouse. She takes what can be a mundane subject and makes it fun and interesting. Kudos to Margie for writing the new court reporter’s bible, Court Reporting: Bad Grammar/Good Punctuation.” ~Testimonial from Kimi George, CSR- OK, RMR President of Premier Reporting, Inc. |
By: Carmen James - CCR High Speed Steno Student Hello CCR family. I had an amazing opportunity during my internship that I would love to share with all of you. On August 29th through the 31st I got to sit in on a ve ...
