FOR THE PERSON BEHIND THE RECORD

A little backup.
A lot more
breathing room.

Useful tools, practical tips, and a little help with the tech. From one working court reporter to another.

No AI experience needed.
THE SIDEKICK PROMISE

You don’t need to know AI to use Sidekicks. If you’ve seen a hashtag on social media, these will look familiar. Here, hashtags work as hotkeys: type one to tell your Sidekick what to do. Each one starts a task using built-in instructions, and a menu is always available to remind you which hashtag to use.

Sidekicks were built to provide accurate, verifiable information, with hyperlinked citations where appropriate, so you can feel more confident about what you’re getting.

Always check information from AI. It CAN still make mistakes.

See Reporter Sidekicks
YOUR EVERYDAY BACKUP
REPORTER SIDEKICKEST. BY A REPORTER

Good work.
Less busywork.

A few things Sidekicks can take off your list:

  • 01 Prepare appearance pages ✓
  • 02 Build your dictionary ✓
  • 03 Work through tricky transcript spots ✓
  • 04 Fit in a little practice ✓
YOUR SKILL. A LITTLE EXTRA SUPPORT.
You handle the record. I built Sidekicks to help with the rest. — Tamara, Tamara’s Steno Hacks
REPORTER-MADEREAL-WORLD TASKSYOUR JUDGMENT, ALWAYSA LITTLE HELP GOES A LONG WAY
01 / THE TOOL DRAWER

What’s on your desk?

Pick the task in front of you.
There’s a sidekick for that.

BEFORE THE JOB01

Appearance
Pages

Find attorney contact information and get it formatted for your appearance page. Just copy and paste.

#find   #check   #export
GET PREPARED02

Dictionary
Builder

Turn case materials and subject research into useful, properly capitalized word lists.

#menu
WORK THROUGH IT03

Transcript
Sidekick

Work through uncertain words, check spellings, and get a second opinion on punctuation.

#spot   #spell   #punct
KEEP YOUR EDGE04

Practice
Dictation

Make room for practice with testimony, literary passages, and jury charge material.

#menu
02 / SEE HOW IT WORKS

Start with what
you already know.

No perfect prompt required. A word you heard, a name you need, a topic to practice. That’s a place to start.

A LOOK INSIDE

YOU

YOUR SIDEKICK

See tutorial
A note from the reporter behind it.Tamara Chapman
03 / HI, I’M TAMARA

I know the work
that follows the work.

The names to look up. The word that won’t quite click. The preparation that happens before anyone goes on the record.

I’m a court reporter, and I have built Reporter Sidekick for those moments. Practical help that leaves room for your experience, your judgment, and your own way of working.

MADE BYA REPORTERFORREPORTERS
ONE TASK AT A TIME.

You don’t have to figure
everything out on your own.

Find your starting point

Contact

Choose a topic and send your message. Replies may take time; support is not monitored continuously.

You can also email hello@reportersidekick.com.

MEET YOUR SIDEKICK

A good place to start

Use this prompt with the corresponding Reporter Sidekick tool in ChatGPT.

See tutorial