News & Updates
10 Words Canadians Use That Americans Don’t Understand
Gong show, double double, and Haligonians. Have you heard of these words before?
2016-10-26
What Does a Closed Captioner Do?
I’ve been a captioner for close to a year now. When I meet people, and they ask me what I do for a living, trying to explain my job to them can be really hard, people just don’t get it.
2016-10-25
Debate Night: Relaying the Message with Closed Captioning
One of the hardest forms of stenography comes in the form of live television captioning. It is a field reserved for the best of the best…
2016-10-01
Meet North America’s Fastest Stenographer
280 words per minute, Jeffrey Weigl wins top speed award at the 2016 NCRA Convention.
2016-10-01
Captioning The Tragically Hip
Captioning the final live The Tragically Hip performance–that’s a lot of pressure! This captioner was up for the challenge.
2016-09-07
How TV Captions Get from A Captioner’s Brain to You
Answering a reader’s questions and diving into the intricacies and mental gymnastics within a captioner’s brain!
2016-08-29