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2024 Open Steno Community Mid-Year Survey
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Background
How old are you?
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Where in the world are you located?
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How long have you been learning or using steno?
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Approximately how fast do you write in steno? (You can leave this blank)
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Approximately how fast do you type on a standard keyboard? (You can leave this blank)
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What layout do you primarily use on a standard keyboard (if applicable)?
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If your steno speed is faster than your typing speed, how long did it take to surpass your typing speed? (You can leave this blank)
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How did you first learn about stenography? (You can leave this blank)
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What made you decide to learn stenography?
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What is your current field of work or study? (Check all that apply, you can leave this blank)
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Have you been or are you currently enrolled in a formal court reporting or realtime captioning program?
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Have you held or do you currently hold a court reporting or captioning certification (e.g. RPR, state CSR)?
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What are your favorite things or activities outside of stenography?
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Usage
How much do you currently use stenography in your day-to-day computer use? (You can leave this blank)
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If you answered a 1 or 2 to the above question, do you intend to use stenography on a regular basis?
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If you answered 1 or 2 to the above question, what is currently preventing you from using stenography more or exclusively? (You can leave this blank)
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What do you currently or do you intend to use stenography for? (Check all that apply)
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Which (natural) languages do you currently or would you like to use stenography in, if Plover support were available? (Check all that apply)
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Do you use or have you ever used stenography exclusively in your day-to-day computer use? (You can leave this blank)
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Which of the following Open Steno community resources do you use? (Check all that apply, you can leave this blank)
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If you answered Discord/Reddit in the previous question, how have your interactions with the community been? (You can leave this blank)
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Do you commonly interact with others in the Plover community or do you prefer to use these places as learning resources? (You can leave this blank)
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Do you find it helps you to learn from online videos, text sites, or community interaction? (Check all that apply)
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Have you ever taken a break from steno, if so how long? (You can leave this blank)
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If you answered the previous question, why did you come back to steno? (You can leave this blank)
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If
you decided to learn stenography for specific reasons (e.g. to resolve
wrist issues or to reach a certain writing speed), what were those goals
and have you accomplished them? (You can leave this blank)
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Learning
Which of the following stenographic theories do you use or are you currently learning? (Check all that apply)
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What made you decide to learn the specific theory/ies that you are learning over other theories?
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Have you ever decided to switch to a different theory other than the one you learned first?
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If you answered "yes" to the above question, what theory did you switch from/to, and why did you decide to switch?
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How much have you customized your dictionary/theory? (You can leave this blank)
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How far into your steno learning did you reach the following speed milestones? (You may need to scroll to the side to see all the intervals)
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Which of the following learning resources have you used? (Check all that apply)
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What
techniques, learning strategies, or resources, besides the ones listed
above, have you found most useful in learning stenography? (You can leave this blank)
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What have been your biggest frustrations (if any) in learning stenography? (You can leave this blank)
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What changes, if any, would you like to see to the learning resources mentioned above that would improve your learning experience? (You can leave this blank)
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What other learning resources would you like to see in the future? (You can leave this blank)
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Hardware
Which of the following student or professional steno machines have you used? (Check all that apply, you can leave this blank)
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Which hobbyist steno writers have you used? (Check all that apply, you can leave this blank)
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If you use or have used a keyboard that's not one of the hobbyist steno writers above, what type of keyboard is it? (Check all that apply, you can leave this blank)
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Which of the above writers did you use when you first learned stenography?
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Which of the above writers (if any) do you currently use the most?
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How important to you are the following aspects of a hobbyist steno writer? (You can leave a row blank if unsure)
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How satisfied are you with the hobbyist steno writer/s you use (if any)?
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What have been your frustrations (if any) with existing hobbyist steno writers? (You can leave this blank)
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What new features or improvements would you like to see in a future hobbyist steno writer? (You can leave this blank)
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Software
What operating system/s do you use for steno? (Check all that apply)
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Which of the following stenography software have you used? (Check all that apply)
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Between Plover and Javelin, which do you use more often?
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Which Plover features, plugins, or dictionaries have you found useful? (Check all that apply, you can leave this blank)
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What have been your biggest frustrations (if any) with Plover or any of the plugins you have used?
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What improvements or new features would you like to see in a future version of Plover or a Plover plugin?
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Wrap-up
Is there anything else you'd like us to know that was not asked?
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Do you have any feedback on the contents of this survey, or suggestions for future surveys?
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What is your preferred outline for 'stenography'?
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