120 Alumni Drive Oxford, Mississippi Conducted by: Post Office Box 245 Ridgeland, Mississippi Web site:

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1 120 Alumni Drive Oxford, Mississippi Conducted by: Post Office Box 245 Ridgeland, Mississippi Web site:

2 About the Seminar The seminar will be conducted by MCRA at the Inn at Ole Miss, 120 Alumni Drive, Oxford, Mississippi, on July 26, The program content was developed by the Continuing Education Committee and the Freelance Committee of the Mississippi Court Reporters Association. The registration fee includes lunch and two coffee breaks. PRE-REGISTRATION: The seminar pre-registration form included herewith should be completed and returned to MCRA by July 1, 2014, to avoid the late registration fee. It is very important that you preregister for this seminar as guarantees must be made to the hotel, especially for the meeting space, receptions, breaks, and other functions. REGISTRATION: On-site registration for the seminar will commence at 7:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, July 26, 2014, at a meeting room to be determined. The seminar registration desk will remain open for the duration of the seminar and a representative of MCRA will be in attendance at all times. NOTE: The first seminar will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, Registration Type Before After MCRA Members $95 $135 Non-MCRA Members $135 $175 Students/Scopists $45 $85 Registration fee includes lunch and refreshment breaks. Please make all checks payable to: MCRA, P.O. Box 245, Ridgeland, MS CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT: Request has been made to the Council for the Academy of Professional Reporters (CAPR) for approval of this seminar for.8 CEU s. The application will be considered under the Continuing Education and Professional Development Guidelines. By attending the entire program, you will be awarded.8 NCRA continuing education units. If, however, your state is a CSR state and you prefer CE hours rather than CEU s, we will award hour credits for you. There are 8 hours in the program which corresponds to 16 CE credit hours. Double Decker Bus Tour! FRIDAY, JULY 25, :30-7:30 p.m. Join us Friday night for a fun-filled and most entertaining one-hour tour of Oxford viewed from the seats of Oxford s own Double Decker Bus guided by author and local historian Jack Mayfield. The tour will begin at 6:30 p.m. from The Inn at OLE MISS. Please arrive early as to not miss the bus! SEATING IS LIMITED AND ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS.

3 Making Your Reservations Hotel room rates begin at $129 per night and up, depending on your accommodations. Reservations for this event may be made by calling The Inn at Ole Miss Reservations at (888) 4UM-ROOM and pressing 1 for reservations. Identify yourself with our Group Code Our event is listed as Mississippi Court Reporters Association. The hotel is holding a limited block of rooms for this seminar until June 25, After that date, rooms will be reserved on a space-available basis at the best available rate. Attendees that book hotel reservations will be responsible for paying room, taxes, resort fees, and incidental charges.

4 7:15 a.m. SEMINAR REGISTRATION Agenda 8:00 9:00 MARKETING 101 Melinda Bowers, RPR, CCR Melinda Bowers will talk about marketing you and your business in the court reporting arena through Facebook, Twitter, and other social media. She also will go over website building, developing your brand, and other ways to build your client base. 9:00 10:00 EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT REALTIME HOOKUP Moderators: Monica Schroeder, RPR, CRR, CCR; Amanda Wootton, RPR, CCR Monica and Amanda will demonstrate various methods of hooking up realtime wirelessly. Monica, the Mississippi TRAIN representative, will discuss how to get started doing realtime and ways you can go from a novice to a realtime pro. 10:00 10:15 COFFEE BREAK 10:15 11:15 YOUR CAREER PLAN IS YOUR PERSONAL BUSINESS PLAN Professor Robert Donnelly, a/k/a Dr. Business How are you going to survive in the new world of work given the advances in technology? It's a fact that earnings are declining and expenses are increasing - so how are you going to earn enough to afford a comfortable retirement? Common sense planning techniques to more successfully plan for your future will be the essence of Professor Donnelly's presentation. 11:15 12:15 PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SAVY Jay Pearson, The Mississippi School of Protocol and Etiquette Professionals recognize that business etiquette is a powerful tool that gives one the cutting edge in the business arena. Mr. Pearson will teach skills that you can put to use immediately, such as eye contact, savvy introductions and introducing others, soft skills, the art of a thank-you note, and much more! 12:15 1:15 LUNCHEON (Included in registration fee and adjacent to meeting room) Deli Buffet 1:15 2:15 VIDEO CONFERENCING AND REALTIME STREAMING VIA THE CLOUD Steven Genter, Live Deposition and Monica Schroeder, RPR, CRR, CCR It s what s coming! Depositions via video conferencing. Mr. Genter will discuss this exciting new technology, via video conference, and how you can utilize it in your business. Monica will help demonstrate this exciting new technology, along with realtime over the internet.

5 Agenda (continued) 2:15 3:15 FINANCIAL PLANNING Brian Hayden, Hayden Fiduciary Management Firm, Inc. Mr. Hayden will present an informative seminar discussing financial planning for the self-employed reporter, how to prepare for your retirement, tax planning, and much more. 3:15 3:30 MILK AND COOKIE BREAK (included in registration) 3:30 4:30 SELF-DEFENSE 101 Katherine Evans You re leaving your job, the grocery store, or the bank. You are approached by someone looking to do you harm. Do you have a plan to protect yourself? Ms. Evans will give a demonstrative class on basic self-defense tactics that could potentially save your life. 4:30 5:30 SPELLING BEE! Karen Reid-Edge, CCR A fun-filled interactive spelling bee. How good are you?

6 PLEASE PRINT: Name: Registration Form MCRA CEU Seminar for Court Reporters The Inn at Ole Miss Saturday, July 26, 2014 Coordinated and Conducted by the Mississippi Court Reporters Association MS CCR# CCR# State RPR# Address: Business Phone: Cell Phone: Please check one: Official Freelance Other FEES: Registration Type Before 7/1/14 After 7/1/14 MCRA Members $95 $135 Non-MCRA Members $135 $175 Students/Scopists $45 $85 Registration fee includes lunch and refreshment breaks. Double Decker Bus Tour (FRIDAY, July 25, 2014) Yes (Used for estimate purposes only and NOT a reservation for the tour. Seats available on first-come, first-serve basis.) Return registration form along with check payable to: MCRA P.O. Box 245 Ridgeland, MS CANCELLATION POLICY: Full refunds will be made for WRITTEN cancellations ed to monica@schroederlanoux.com by July 1, Absolutely no refunds for no-shows at the conference. If you have questions, please contact: Monica Schroeder, RPR, CRR, CCR Freelance Committee Chairman Monica@Schroederlanoux.com