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Set Up Your Reporter Profile
Set Up Your Reporter Profile

Attract top-notch scoping & proofing teammates by adding pertinent information to your profile.

Updated over a year ago

Quick Steps

  1. Go to Your Profile

  2. Add a Professional Photo

  3. Update Your Basic Information (Job Title, Secondary Job Title, Software, and Specialties)

  4. Add an "About" Section (Bio)

  5. Create a Reporter Preference Sheet

  6. Upload Your Preference Sheet to Your Profile

1. Go to Your Profile Page

In the top right-hand corner of your screen, click your profile photo (this may currently be a default avatar containing some or all of your initials). Then choose "View Profile."

2. Add a Professional Photo

Adding a professional photo is more important than you might think! It's proven that people would rather collaborate/communicate with individuals who display a professional photo over a default avatar. Associating your name with a friendly face (rather than a mystery internet account) kicks off the beginning of subconscious trust. Fascinating, right?!

Click on your default photo, and then choose a file from your device (laptop / iPad / mobile) to upload. Then crop and save your new photo.

3. Update Your Basic Information

This step is already done after signing up for Stenovate, but you can change your job title, secondary job title(s), software, or specialties at any time by clicking on the pencil icon in the top right-hand corner of the basic information block.

Update any of the fields, and then click Save Changes.

4. Add an "About" Section (Bio)

Share details about the knowledge, skills, and certifications you have. Click the pencil icon in the About section and fill in the details.

Use any of the following bulletpoints to write yourself a welcoming bio:

  • Type of work you typically cover (proceeding types, turnaround time, specialties)

  • Certifications you've obtained (RPR, RMR, CRR, State CSR, etc.)

  • Style guides you follow (MWW, Morson's, etc.)

  • Any particular proclivities (medical, expert witnesses, car accidents / personal injury, etc.)

  • Any particular expectations for your scopist or proofreader that anyone considering working with you should make note of or be aware of

  • Friendly information you'd like to share such as being a parent, hobbies, organizations (like being on a state association committee), etc.

5. Create a Reporter Preference Sheet

If you don't have a reporter preference sheet handy, don't worry. Stenovate has created an in-depth, 100-question quiz that covers everything scopists and proofreaders need to know to start collaborating with you.

While we all know there are hard-and-fast grammar and punctuation rules for transcripts, there are also many preferences that are not so black and white.

When working with scopists and proofreaders, it’s important to communicate your grammar, punctuation, and style preferences, so you always come out with a clean, consistent transcript.

How to Get Your Ultimate Preference Sheet

  1. Take the preference “quiz”.

  2. Immediately receive your custom-built preference sheet via email.

  3. Share with your scopists and proofreaders.

  4. Get the consistency you crave. 🎉

Take the Quiz

6. Upload Your Preference Sheet to Your Profile

Once you have your preference sheet saved to your computer, you can upload it to your Stenovate profile.

💪 Uploading your preference sheet eliminates the need to locate and share your preference sheet with each new scopist or proofreader that you work with, saving you time and energy. Ahhhhhh.... 🛁

Once you've uploaded your preference sheet, any scopist or proofreader members can download your preference sheet from your profile.

If you use Stenovate's Ultimate Preference Sheet Quiz to create your customized preference sheet, it is delivered to you in the form of a Word document, so you can add notes or edit it at any time. Just use the trash icon to delete and re-upload your most recent version.

Once your profile is ready to go, you're ready for the REAL Stenovate magic. 🪄 Check out the guides below to continue the Stenovate journey.

Become a Stenovate Master!

  1. Set Up Your Reporter Profile <-------------------------- You are Here!!!

  2. Create Your First Transcript Workspace

  3. Connect with Scopists / Proofreaders

  4. Invite a Scopist or Proofreader to a Transcript

  5. Upload & Download Files

  6. Update Transcript Progress

  7. BONUS TIP: Set Up Your Default Due Dates & Times

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