2023 ProCAT Winners’ Retreat

ProCAT Winners' Virtual Retreat

Mark your calendar… The 2023 Virtual Winners’ Retreat is scheduled for November 18-19, 2023.

This year’s retreat is offered free of charge (a $295 value) to our valued clients.  Register early to ensure a seat at the seminar.

The Virtual Winners’ Retreats have proven to be as effective as the in-person seminars.  Additionally, it eliminates travel expenses and loss of income.  We are thankful to our clients for participating in the virtual seminars. Despite occasional technical glitches, everyone enjoys the experience and walks away with more ways to use their software efficiently.

We have continuously reviewed the survey responses, learned from them, and improved the next seminar. Therefore, the agenda we have prepared for you reflects the needs and desires expressed to us in our client surveys.

We are confident that you will benefit from these seminars every time you use your software or writer.

Subject

ProCAT Winners’ Retreat 2023
Advanced Training Seminars
“Learn while relaxing in your own home!”

When

Saturday, November 18, 2023
8:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. CT
&
Sunday, November 19, 2023
8:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. CT

Registration

Price:  Free

Register online or complete the registration form below.

Where

Online via Zoom

Continuing Education Points

No Continuing Education Credit
A certificate of completion and training outline will provided to each attendee for the number of completed hours.

Trainers

TBD

Seminar Overview

We are excited to help you harness the power of ProCAT Winner 2023, along with the tools that will help to minimize your production time.

Day 1 — Steno

(Voice  writers are welcome)

Saturday, November 18th

All times are Central Time Zone

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

  • Welcoming and addressing Zoom issues

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

  • Common Keyless Mode questions
  • Acquiring a license manually
  • Changing your ProCAT Winner Credentials
  • Accessing MyProCAT.com

9:15 a.m. — 9:45 a.m.  Multi-channel audio recording

  • Overview of multi-channel audio recording
  • Multi-channel vs. Daisy-chained microphones
  • Equipment needed (mixer, microphone, cables, etc.)
  • Multi-channel recording
  • Multi-channel audio playback

9:45 a.m. — 10:45 a.m.  Realtime Setup Form

  • Learn about the different options available in realtime.
  • Case vs. job dictionary
  • Quick Start mode
  • Duplicate digits with a single stroke and reverse digits on the fly
  • Steno markers
  • AutoBrief™

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.  Setting up workstations

  • Learn how to set up workstation scripts for different vendors
  • Send to multiple software simultaneously

11:00  a.m. – 11:10 a.m. – Break

11:10 a.m. – 12:00 noon – CasePad

  • Learn the differences between connection and application using CasePad Local and CasePad.Cloud.
  • Live presentation of CasePad.Cloud

12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Remote Editing

  • Learn how to connect your scopist for remote editing with Winner2022
  • Allowing your scoper to update your dictionary

12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. –  Editing Features

  • AutoIndex
  • Database lookup
  • Docking panels
  • How to use the seating chart

The remaining time will be used for Q&A

Day 2 — Voice Writers

(Steno are welcome)

Sunday, November 19th

All times are Central Time Zone

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

  • Welcoming and addressing Zoom issues

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Voice Model Training

  • Training a voice model
    • Must-know macros
    • Most frequently used power keys for Winner Voice Edition
    • Training individual words in Vocabulary Manager
    • F8 training in a document

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Personal Dictionary

  • Personal dictionary – Purpose of and how to use it.

10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Auto Indexing/Dragon

  • AutoIndex™ — Prepare and produce a professional index page with the AutoIndex™ feature. Watch it update the references to indexed entries automatically
  • Remote Editing for voice writing
  • Creating Macros
  • Best 5 ways to improve recognition

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Break

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Backing up important files

  • Custom personal dictionary
  • Vrpunct.dix
  • Tokens.dix
  • System configuration files
  • Export custom word list from Dragon user
  • Backing up your entire Dragon voice model

12:30 p.m.  – 1:15 p.m. Using voice tokens

  • How to handle specific situations with words that DNS does not recognize
    1. For example, many people can’t use spee01; if that happens use speaker01.  More syllables generally means easier recognition.  Don’t get stuck on trying to force something to the point where you don’t use it.
    2. Keeping your vocabulary clean – Corrections in Dragon vs. Winner.dix
    3. Best voice briefs