BRIEF ENCOUNTERS (Laurie Boucke)
ISBN-13: 978-1-888580-34-1, $58.00
910 pages, trade paper, 4 ed. (2006)

 

A professional dictionary of approximately 64,000 conflict-free, mainly one-stroke briefs and phrases for realtime writing. It is an invaluable tool for reporters and students. The briefs are compatible with common writing theories and are easy to remember.

The dictionary contains general vocabulary, as opposed to specialized terminology. It includes irregular verbs, the principal parts of all verb entries, arbitraries, punctuation, homonyms, special characters and more.

As experienced reporters have noted:

“Your Brief Encounters is incredibly good. It makes so
much sense!” (Marge Teilhaber)

“I thik this book should be required reading for EVERY reporter. I’ve been reporting for 21 years, have my CRR and RMR, but I’d have to say I feel like I have just now ‘turned the corner’ after incorporating some of
these briefs!”
(Jodi Harmon)

"I really wanted to let you know that this week several of your briefs magically appeared in my writing without any effort, and I really like them! They are so easy to write. What is so great about these outlines is that they are assimilated from just looking at this book." (Lyn Lindsay)

“The first purchase every reporter should make after a steno machine should be Briefs Encountered.” (Jerry Coash)

"Your books and CD's on briefs have given my wrists another 20-year lease on my court reporting life. Thank you!!!!" (Steve Kosmata)

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