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"Shelley Arthur: Consummate Professional And Important Friend," by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Monette's Blog |
| Shelley Darlene Arthur of Vancouver, Canada, was passionate about her work, our profession, and working with deaf, HOH (hard of hearing) and animals.
No one – and I mean no one – could cover your back like Shelley Arthur.
December 5th, 2009, I felt a shift. Truly. I checked my appointment cal... |
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"Shelley Arthur: Consummate Professional And Important Friend," by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Monette's Blog |
| Shelley Arthur was a court reporter, mentor, role model, advocate, generous, enthusiastic, spirited, funny, kind, and totally committed to moments involving humans and animals. And she was so loyal to her friends and beliefs, too.
If there was a new item, a discussion, a fact – positive or perhap... |
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You, Ken-Tu And The Mockingbird, Part II of II by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
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Deaf Smith, The Texas Spy by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| I first learned about Deaf Smith when I entered Deaf culture. I was stunned I did not know about this daring, bold hero of the Alamo.
My Deaf friends simply shrugged, "It's because you're hearing."
Many people in Texas trace their family lines back to the Texas Revolution. The Alamo (which me... |
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Hear's Laney: 2007! by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| May 2000, my column ran Mark Cuss Said to the Nymphs, "The phone rang Friday, 2:30. ‘Would you realtime a class? We need you Monday. It started two months ago. Oh, it's Latin.' Monday morning, the university student arrived, looked at me, my equipment near her seat, and stopped. I wrote, ‘My name is... |
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Laney's Latin; Hearing Not Required by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Laney Fox and I became a team, in the trenches, during her first semester in Latin. Last month I wrote how I'm CARTing, realtiming (communication access realtime translation), her classes. |
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Laney's Universe; Always An Adventure, 2003 by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
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Mark Cuss Said to the Nymphs ...CARTing Latin Classes by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| The phone rang Friday at 2:30. "Would you realtime, CART, a class? We need you Monday morning. It started two months ago. Oh, it's Latin."
I'm not lucky enough to get math or physics. The university request was for two semesters. I'd get a textbook Monday. I gulped, accepting the opportunity in 1... |
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Dollygate by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
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“How Do You Introduce Yourself” Part I by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| By Monette Benoit JCR, ‘Beyond The Comfort Zone’, March 2005 |
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“CART: A Fabulous Privilege” by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone, March 2007 By Monette Benoit |
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Then Al Weinstein Asked, “Did I help You?” Chief Reporter, UN by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone, July 1999 By Monette Benoit JCR, NCRA |
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The Captioned Iraqi War – Another Trench by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| By Monette Benoit, JCR, Beyond The Comfort Zone, July/August 2003 |
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Serendipity and Fate of Mike Houston by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| By Monette Benoit JCR, Beyond The Comfort Zone, January 2006 |
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Realtiming Funerals; An Honor by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone, June 1999 By Monette Benoit |
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Now ‘Our’ Life ‘Is’ About to Change by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone By: Monette Benoit November, December 2004 |
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Lynn McCulloch’s Dream Became a CART Reality by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone, September 2004 By Monette Benoit |
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Katrina - Deaf Link, Remote Sign Interpreting, Part III by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| By Monette Benoit, JCR, Beyond The Comfort Zone, May 2006 |
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Katrina - Deaf Link, Remote Sign Interpreting, Part I by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| By Monette Benoit, JCR, Beyond The Comfort Zone, March 2006 |
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Katrina - Deaf Link, Remote Sign Interpeting, Part II by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| By Monette Benoit, JCR, Beyond The Comfort Zone, April 2006 |
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Fingers, Ears and Heart Wide Open by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone, JCR, March 2000 By Monette Benoit |
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Falling On Deaf Ears, Part V by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| By Monette Benoit, JCR, Beyond The Comfort Zone, February 2002 |
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Falling On Deaf Ears, Part IV by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| By Monette Benoit, JCR, Beyond The Comfort Zone, November/December 2001 |
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Falling On Deaf Ears, Part III by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| By Monette Benoit, JCR, Beyond The Comfort Zone, October 2001 |
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A Total Communicator Within The United Kingdom, Part 1 by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone, JCR, May 2004 By: Monette Benoit |
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A Gift, Part 1 by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone, JCR, January 2002 By: Monette Benoit |
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Captioning in Ireland: Part I by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone By: Monette Benoit January 2004 |
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Monette's Musings by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Monette's Blog |
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"Certify This ..." by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| If you registered for a state or NCRA, National Court Reporters Association, examination, take a deep breath and think big. Write your name with your initials of the certification on a piece of paper. Make two copies. Post one on your bathroom mirror; this will be the first and last thing you see... |
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"Nine Months, Then, Now And Darla" by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Suzanne Small and I met “close to the close” the last day of NCRA’s Chicago convention. As I was explaining an aspect, a part, of court reporting and captioning dictionary enhancement, she announced, animated, eyebrows percolating, “No, no. I don’t want part; I need CATapult’s full-meal deal.” Thu... |
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"Take That CART And Shove It?” and “Dad, Your Ears Are Dirty!" by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| I know CART is still new to some. I’ve spent hours, months, years (as others), educating, sharing, explaining. When I remember incidents where I felt verbally slapped, the comments came from ‘hearing’ people who did not need, want and/or utilize the CART services upon which they’re commenting. Their... |
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1-800-CALL-GOD-NOW by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Sheryl E. Stapp, RPR, CSR, CART provider is multi-talented, a dear friend. I profiled her in a prior article ‘Love, Signs, God and Numerology’, available on my website (also in the November/December 1998 NCRA's JCR, Journal of Court Reporting). And we continue to receive comments about the articl... |
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A New Year, A New Path; Arriving At A Friendly Way Station by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Twelve months ago, I wrote about the battle for life, sudden depression, death of my youngest brother, Captain Kevin Drue Donnelly, after he acquired hepatitis C in the military.
I shared honestly, opening the kimono into my heart.
Many wrote that I was brave to share. Nah. It still hurts... |
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Accepting Lessons, Seeking Challenges To Be The Best I Can Be by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Court reporting has professionals who truly rise to challenges. In 1995, after CARTing the national SHHH, Self-Help For Hard of Hearing, (now HLAA, Hearing Loss Association of America) convention ... I was adamant about details since I was scheduled to caption and CART an international convention w... |
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But How Do I Know? by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Each day I receive e-mails from multiple individuals through www.CATapultdix.com, my CATapult CD and book website and www.ARTCS.com, my CART court reporting site.
Often, the messages weave around a theme. As a teacher, CART provider and court reporter, I thank each person for writing and work to ... |
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CART And The $10,000 Spaghetti Dinner - Balty Janacek by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| The CART community and all court reporters lost a devoted friend on April 30th, 2007. My life and our court reporting and captioning profession were improved by this gentleman.
I had been CARTing San Antonio's St. Francis Di Paola Deaf Mass for many years (since 1993). One Sunday morning before a... |
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CART Providers Can ‘Sign-Up’: CART And Sign Language Skills by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Lew Balaban and Monette Benoit met online, via a remote-CART email. He is talented with boundless energy. I asked Lew to please permit me share his enthusiasm with you. He jumped straight into the trenches. I am honored to profile another reporter sharing skills within the reporting and the sign i... |
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CART, ADA, KAT, And K.C., ANGEL GUARDIAN by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone, JCR, October 2002 By Monette Benoit |
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CARTing ‘Up And Out’ by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Now and then we’re granted special events we remember for a long, long time. Some can be confidential. The court reporting skills related jobs I’m writing about here were not your typical day at the office.
Originally I wanted special CART moments to remain private. Then my life shifted; it was ... |
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CART’s Believe It or Not: Questions Asked By Hearing People by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Isn’t life funny sometimes? The view from which we ‘interpret’ our world, truly makes a difference. Since this column is online, I receive emails from people who are not reporters. Many Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing teens and adults follow my column ‘Beyond The Comfort Zone’. Often they e-mail, sharing t... |
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Cracking The Code To Testing, NCRA Court Reporting Certification by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Within Part One I wrote "Cracking the code to tests and certifications is more than a metaphor. Expanding our goals is part of our path as keeper of the record.
As an experienced tutor for test prep and expanding skills, a court reporter and CART provider, I believe one creates goals."
I sha... |
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Cracking The Code To Testing, NCRA Exams by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Cracking the code to tests and certifications is more than a metaphor. Expanding our vision and our goals are part of our path as court reporters, the keeper of the record, historical conservator, and protector of spoken words.
If you are focused on changing your life, you are having internal con... |
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Do You Intend To … A New Perspective by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone, JCR, July, August 2005 By Monette Benoit |
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Falling On Deaf Ears, Part I by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| As a CART provider, teacher, tutor/coach, and author, I receive many e-mails that are enlightening, sincere and detailed. Many contain paragraphs with question after question. Many contain the same questions week after week.
I respond as best as I can, then another arrives: "How do I ...?" "Wher... |
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Falling On Deaf Ears, Part II by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Part II, Falling On Deaf Ears, continues last month’s article sharing CART FAQs, comments and facts that consistently cross my path. Part I may be accessed www.CATapultdix.com.
To further assist you, many articles that I’ve written about my experiences with CART and ‘deaf’ topics are online at ww... |
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Falling On Deaf Ears, Part VI by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| By Monette Benoit, JCR, Beyond The Comfort Zone, May 2002 |
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Heart And Soul by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| The alarm rang at 4:30 a.m.; too soon I stood within the airport. I traveled all day, changing planes after a lengthy layover. Walking to the luggage carousel, I first spotted the well-dressed man, wearing a light cream-colored suit. He did not appear to be tired, hot or stressed like everyone else.... |
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How Do You Introduce Yourself, Part II by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Part I, How Do You Introduce Yourself, revealed answers from one deaf individual, one deaf/hearing-impaired individual and one hearing-impaired person.
This topic was initiated when I shared with each: “Recently, I received an e-mail from a professional about ‘how’ I ‘write’ about deaf, hearing... |
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If We Could but Hear and See, We Would Be One by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Last week I was out of town on business, 100 miles from home. I encountered another "memory moment" (deaf term) that will always stay with me.
If more of us could truly hear and see what's around us, we'd change the world as we know it - one person, one "moment" at a time.
I stopped at a hard... |
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It Wasn’t About The CART Provider by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| The phone rang, 7:30 p.m. My office shared, “It’s a court reporter; she says it’s urgent!” They ‘patched’ the call.
The reporter thanked me; thus began ‘our’ path. She introduced herself; she needed a CART provider in a Texas city ‘tomorrow morning’ and could not find one. “CART is needed for a t... |
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Just Think Of It As A First Date And Cliff-Jumping, Eleanor Mitc by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| This article is the result of wonderful networking within the court reporting community. One morning, I phoned dear friend, instructor, Lori Rapozo, Green River College. We had not spoken for, perhaps, several years.
I said, “Perfect. Let me tell you why I called. Then I’ll phone back in 50 minu... |
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Lend Me a (S)Tenor by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone, JCR, September 2004 By Monette Benoit |
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Love, Signs, God And Numerology by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Sheryl Stapp’s path into the field of court reporting began in Houston, Texas, as a volunteer for the AFH, AIDS Foundation Houston. Her first patient was Bob Drummond. She’d earned a degree in restaurant management and had just received a pink slip from the Westin Hotels. Bob told her how much he lo... |
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Monette’s Mindful Management: Lose Him? Part 2 by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Monette's Mindful Management |
| Part I was posted on Monette’s Musings, www.monettebenoit.com, www.crrbooks.com and www.mylegal.com
That "Lose Him!" candle (discussed in Part I) truly sparked discussion.
Who would buy such a candle? How does one earn a candle from a friend -- or foe?... |
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Monette’s Mindful Management: Lose Him? Part I by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Monette's Mindful Management |
| Mindful management is a term I share when I’m coaching, tutoring and assisting professionals and students with test prep. I desire to share mindful management moments with you.
Carting (carrying) a list of tasks to accomplish, I added one stop to my list. The store always has sales; it is the se... |
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My Solitary Travels by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
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One Lost Sheep and What If . . . by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Do you have the skills to realtime for a deaf or hard-of-hearing person? You won't know if you don't try.
What if you could find a comfortable environment to become realtime proficient? What if you could nurture your realtime skills, build your confidence and attract new clients outside legal are... |
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Sammy Needs Help With His Homework by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone, JCR, April 2003 By: Monette Benoit |
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She's the CARTographer; She Does CARTography! by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Arriving home Christmas evening, we received the call that a friend's father had died. "The wake is tomorrow. Could you attend?" While my family checked funeral attire, I pulled the obituary for specifics. I had first met the deceased gentleman and family 25 years ago ...
I asked, "Are you a sign... |
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Simple Silence by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| I want to plant a seed; simple silence. Silence is powerful. I have Deaf friends (their term) who would not change their deafness. They embrace their world.
A special memory was created when I introduced two people who have been deaf since childhood. I met each through my CART, communication a... |
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Something Is Better Than Nothing; Right? by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| April 2000, I wrote, “The CART Before The Horse.” Last April I wrote, “STILL the CART Before The Horse.” I’ve received emails asking about my topic this April. Well, I’m writing about students, CART providers, schools, teachers, importantly, the consumer.
I shared this true story while speakin... |
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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Have you ever dotted each ‘I’, crossed each “T”, prepared; then the unexpected happened? The shoe ‘kept’ dropping? Have you ever studied for a test and little of what you studied was on the test? Have you ever worked in court or reported a deposition and people were, perhaps, uncooperative? Hav... |
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The Panama Story - Hep C - By Kevin Donnelly by Monette Benoit |
Topic: HEP C |
| The Panama Story by Captain Kevin Drue Donnelly, Hepatitis C, vaccine, veteran, Hep C |
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We Must Remember Phyllis Beck by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Phyllis Beck will always have a special place within my heart, my world.
Phyllis and my brother, Captain Kevin D. Donnelly, met online in 1998 when each sought answers to their hepatitis C diagnosis.
Phyllis and Kevin forged a wonderful friendship based on respect and integrity.
They created ... |
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Will You Accept My Invitation? by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| I began my 2005 National Court Reporters Association, NCRA, seminar in Phoenix introducing Robert McCormick, teacher of 32 years, National Court Reporters Association, NCRA, 2004 Teacher of the Year, CATapult’s CD programmer, and Sheryl Stapp, RPR, realtime writer. Bob, a professor at State Univers... |
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Yes, We Can - And Yes, We Did by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| I was out of state on business far from home when I encountered another "memory moment" (deaf term) that will stay with me. I work as a court reporter, court reporting instructor, tutor and coach. Of this I know to be true: if more of us could truly hear and see what's around us, we would change the... |
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Yikes ... It's Hurricane Ike! by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Galveston's history has a personal interest. In 1900 my maternal grandmother's family walked 500 miles from Gilmer, Texas, to Corpus Christi, Texas, with livestock, farm equipment and four covered wagons.
My grandmother's father, Adolphus D. Floyd, twice a 7th Regiment Texas Infantry Civil War Pr... |
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You, Ken-Tu And The Mockingbird, Part I of II by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| The court reporters and students whom I privately tutor and coach reached out to me. I view many life lessons as I read forums and e-mails from court reporters and students. Respectfully, I share my life lesson below. Years ago, I volunteered with the St. Vincent de Paul Society, SVDP, as a casew... |
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You’re Processing; You’re Not Stuck by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| The first email to Monette@CATapultdix.com began as an ‘information-specific’ request.
I replied, offered ‘up’ a firm opinion, which I have ‘owned’ for many years. I asked Janet to share her response with you. In my heart, I know students, reporters and instructors will find what they ‘need t... |
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“Frogs, Warm Water, Energy And Balance” by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| This article was intended to explore focusing on moving boundaries, shaking up energy around us in our professional and our personal world. As I write, I am reading e-mails sharing facts about what I believe, to date, is the largest shift within the broadcast captioning world. Many of our finest p... |
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“Life Mapping And Self-Improvement” by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Last month, I shared “Nine Months, Then, Now And Darla.” Suzanne Small, RDR, CRR, CBC, CSR, CPE, Fort Worth, Texas, was profiled with her sister Darla, who was a court reporter, CART provider.
Suzanne e-mailed me this month’s final rewrite after driving over 100 miles to a deposition where she... |
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“Monette’s Mindful Management: Wants, Needs & Pajamas, Part III by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Monette's Mindful Management |
| I softly said, “Yesterday was a need. You received pajamas on Christmas. Now, let’s figure out what you want."
Ask yourself often throughout your day and evening, “Is this a want or a need?”
When you have that detail, the goals, assignments and the never-ending lists of tasking that seem to... |
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“Monette’s Mindful Management: Wants, Needs And Pajamas, Part II by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Monette's Mindful Management |
| Mindful management is a term I share when I’m coaching, tutoring and assisting professionals and students with test prep. I desire to share mindful management moments with you. |
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“Still Processing and Snowglobes” by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| “You’re processing; you’re not stuck,” began my correspondence with Janet Tilly, a student who contacted me. She had written, “I am currently stuck trying to attain 170 words per minute.”
My April column 2005 ‘Beyond The Comfort Zone’ detailed how one sentence I shared shifted and changed Jane... |
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“Try Harder; Each Time ‘You’ Try Harder” by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Sunday afternoon, I taxied to ‘Tong Sing’. I sprinted towards 615 Grant Avenue. My sister-in-law owns a jewelry store in San Francisco's China Town.
I darted around people selling sunglasses and picture frames on the sidewalk, launched into the store. I had looked forward to this moment for a l... |
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“Your Dream Is Your Goal” by Monette Benoit |
Topic: Beyond the Comfort Zone |
| Beyond The Comfort Zone, February 2006 By Monette Benoit |
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