RPR Prep Program

10 Minutes	Finger Drills - 7A Hard Copy	Get those fingers loose. Go over each page 5 times. Speed isn't the key. Getting the correct finger position each time is.
5 Minutes	170 Literary - 7A	Still just loosening up.
10 Minutes	180 Literary - 7A	It's a 5-minute take. Give it your best, then play it back a second time as you go over your notes. Circle any errors in red. That's not because you're going to check them later. When you mark them, you are more likely to see patterns in your errors.
15 Minutes	Vocabulary	3 pages. Cover the definitions and go down the list. Mark the ones you don't know. That means if you are not 100% sure of the meaning of the word. Make a master list of the words you need to study more.
10 Minutes	Break Time!	Grab a snack - you need to charge your batteries!
15 Minutes	225 2-Voice - 7A and B	Play the 2, 5-minute dictations back-to-back. Play black 7B and check it to your notes.
5 Minutes	240 2-Voice - 7A	Focus. This is push, so don't expect to get every word. But make sure you get every designation.
80 Minutes	225 2-Voice - 7C	This is a TEST. Write to it, then head straight to the computer to transcribe it. You have 75 minutes. Use every second of time, but don't second-guess yourself. You're a solid writer - trust your notes!
5 Minutes	Break Time!	You're in the home stretch!
15 Minutes	Medical Vocab - 7A	Prefixes and suffixes. Just like the English vocab, make a master list of what you're not 100% certain of.
5 Minutes	200 Jury Charge - 7A	Focus on writing cleanly. Consider this is a warm up for the following dictation.
10 Minutes	200 Jury Charge - 7B	Write this dictation as if it was a test. You have 5 minutes to prove what you can do. Let your fingers do the work - you've trained them where to go - don't let your brain get in the way. When you're done, read back your notes to the audio.
5 Minutes	180 Jury Charge - 7A	Always end your practice session with something comfortable.

Great job! Today was heavy on steno machine writing - tomorrow it's transcribing. Get your rest - you deserve it!