The goal of a note taker, whether using handwriting or a computer-assisted note taking system, is generally to provide an outline or summary notes. The goal of a C-Print captionist is to produce text that is a thorough and concise translation of spoken English content.
C-Print captionists use an abbreviation system to reduce keystrokes and text condensing strategies to capture a speaker’s intended meaning. The goal of these strategies is to reduce the number of words typed, while preserving meaning and keeping the message displayed as near the original message as possible. For example:
Original lecture: We are talking about those personal factors. We are talking about my perception of roles in the family, and family roles were discussed in chapter 5.
C-Print text: We are talking about those personal factors such as my perception of roles in the family discussed in chapter 5.