"What I found invaluable working with Jennifer was not only her extensive knowledge regarding the ins and outs of captioning but also her expertise relating to the equipment and software needed to get up and running as an independent contractor. She takes you through every step of the process, from thoughtful evaluations of writing samples to software and equipment purchasing to assistance in finding a job as a beginning captioner."
Cindy Bonifield, RDR, CRR, CBC
San Luis Obispo, CA
(on-air date 10/25/04)
Cindy Bonifield, RDR, CRR, CBC
San Luis Obispo, CA
(on-air date 10/25/04)
Testimonials
"I was always a confident reporter but after working with Jennifer Bonfilio, I am surprised to see how much my skills have improved and how proud I can be of my work. Now I have no conflicts and a 99% or better accuracy rate every time I write. Her knowledge of writing style, computer skills, grammar and captioning is more than I could have hoped when I decided to study captioning. She was an amazing teacher that gave me valuable assignments and had an answer for all of my captioning questions. I've never felt better about my writing. Studying with Jennifer was the best thing I could have done for my career."
Natalie Jean Clark
Syracuse, NY
Natalie Jean Clark
Syracuse, NY
"I had the good fortune of meeting Jen Bonfilio at an NCRA test site. We struck up a conversation and I learned that Jen, an experienced captioner, did training. I, a total wannabe captioner, jumped on the opportunity to train with her. Jen is a very high-energy, bright person. I was a judicial reporter with no realtime experience who wanted to transition into captioning. Little did I know it was quite a leap. I trained with Jen at her home office and via telephone conferences.
"Jen was my captioning guardian angel. She trained me on Eclipse AccuCAP software, all the equipment necessary to be a freelance captioner, mentored me, and ultimately became my friend. Jen has a very high level of excellence standard, thereby demanding only the best from you. Jen is a very compassionate and fair individual. She is there for me on a moment’s notice, helping me resolve issues. Jen Bonfilio is an amazingly gifted captioner, and the captioning world is lucky to have her."
Margaret "Peggy" Goodman, CSR, RPR
Head of the River, New Jersey
(on-air date 4/14/05)
"Jen was my captioning guardian angel. She trained me on Eclipse AccuCAP software, all the equipment necessary to be a freelance captioner, mentored me, and ultimately became my friend. Jen has a very high level of excellence standard, thereby demanding only the best from you. Jen is a very compassionate and fair individual. She is there for me on a moment’s notice, helping me resolve issues. Jen Bonfilio is an amazingly gifted captioner, and the captioning world is lucky to have her."
Margaret "Peggy" Goodman, CSR, RPR
Head of the River, New Jersey
(on-air date 4/14/05)
"I took Jen's captioning training seminar and the requisite follow-up training sessions with her. My experience has been a completely positive one. There is no way I could have made it on the air without her help with skills, equipment, technology and software advice. I had wanted to become a captioner for a long time, and she helped me make the dream come true!"
Becky Tallarico, RPR
Orefield, PA
(on-air date 1/22/06)
Becky Tallarico, RPR
Orefield, PA
(on-air date 1/22/06)
"I began my training with Jennifer Bonfilio December 10, 2005, and was on-air, captioning my first program, on June 4th, 2006.
"My training with Jennifer fast-tracked my career into the world of broadcast captioning. With all of the knowledge and experience that Jennifer imparted to me, I began with confidence, knowing that I had solid training under my belt.
"I never would have acquired a captioning career anywhere near this rate without Jennifer's training, expertise, and encouragement.
"Thanks, Jennifer!!!"
Lori L. Baert, CSR (A), RPR
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
(on-air date 6/4/06)
"My training with Jennifer fast-tracked my career into the world of broadcast captioning. With all of the knowledge and experience that Jennifer imparted to me, I began with confidence, knowing that I had solid training under my belt.
"I never would have acquired a captioning career anywhere near this rate without Jennifer's training, expertise, and encouragement.
"Thanks, Jennifer!!!"
Lori L. Baert, CSR (A), RPR
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
(on-air date 6/4/06)
"I knew I wanted to caption, worked continuously on my writing, but still didn’t quite know how to make that final transition into the captioning world. There were just too many “unknowns” and I didn’t feel confident to move ahead. Then I spoke with Jennifer.
"Her detailed critiques of my files highlighted the areas in my writing that needed attention. She gave me direction in what was required for equipment in order to get my office set up for captioning.
"Her training does not end when it’s time to pursue a captioning position. She is there with words of encouragement and guidance to help get you through those first assignments. Her training manual is never far from reach. If I can’t find the answer in there, I can send her an email and get a response almost immediately.
"I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to train with Jennifer and cannot thank her enough for everything she does."
Anne Akeley, RPR, CRR, CCP, CBC
Yarmouth, Maine
(On-air date 1/4/07)
"Her detailed critiques of my files highlighted the areas in my writing that needed attention. She gave me direction in what was required for equipment in order to get my office set up for captioning.
"Her training does not end when it’s time to pursue a captioning position. She is there with words of encouragement and guidance to help get you through those first assignments. Her training manual is never far from reach. If I can’t find the answer in there, I can send her an email and get a response almost immediately.
"I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to train with Jennifer and cannot thank her enough for everything she does."
Anne Akeley, RPR, CRR, CCP, CBC
Yarmouth, Maine
(On-air date 1/4/07)
See what people are saying about AccuCap training with Jennifer:
"I, too, join the chorus of praise. I had never been formally trained on Eclipse. You have a wealth of knowledge, and training with you has been a great experience."
Dolores Brown
Dolores Brown
"Jennifer’s training was phenomenal. The training made me much more aware of how I was writing and gave me the confidence to tackle problems and solve them, also wiped my fears away as far as making macros. I can make them now and it’s not as hard as it seems!!! Thanks, Jen!”
Donna Clark
"Thanks so much for the photos and for a really great training! I got a lot more bang for my buck than I have from any previous training I've had, and meeting all of you was priceless!"
Linda Bellmer
Linda Bellmer
"Thank you for the wonderful job you did with training. You're a delight!! I'm very happy to finally know the person behind all the wonderful tips and advice on the forum."
Annette Sanders
Annette Sanders
"This was the best Eclipse training, EVER!!!!"
Kelly Linkowski
Kelly Linkowski
LinkedIn Endorsements
"Jennifer is a wonderful person to work with. She's conscientious, personable and has such a deep knowledge of our professional skill. She is such a joy to work with!”
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
“Jennifer is an expert in all that she does. The superb quality of her work is evident in what you see. She is always on time and can be relied on to produce expert results. I do recommend Jennifer highly.”
Top qualities: Great Results, On Time, High Integrity
“Jennifer is a true leader in the field of broadcast captioning and realtime writing. She is nationally known and respected by her professional collegues and associates. Her skills are exceptional and her training program is one of the best. I have used several graduates of her program and they are all well prepared and valuable contributions to the CART and broadcast captioning field.”
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
“Jennifer provided training on Eclipse over the web and phone and was very knowledgeable on the software and the details of the software and assisted me tremendously.”
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
“Jennifer is an absolute pro. She's very reliable and takes great pride in her work.”
“Jennifer is a reliable, experienced, and professional person, not to mention that she is an extremely proficient captioner. When we schedule work with her, we know that it will be taken care of without fail. Jennifer is so good at her job, that I'm able to ignore the fact that she is a Yankees fan.”
“Jennifer's career in the industry has spanned the gamut of court reporting, CART writer and captioner. She's a very skilled and professional businessperson and she is very savvy regarding technical issues and hardware. She is experienced with captioning software and has become so proficient that she trains others in the field.”
“Jen is a professional who is an asset to any team.”
Top qualities: Personable, Good Value, On Time
“Jennifer made my dream of becoming a broadcast captioner come true in just a few short months. For anyone looking to enter the world of broadcast captioning, I would highly recommend Jennifer Bonfillio as your trainer!”
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
“Jennifer is a phenomenal captioner and true leader in the broadcast captioning industry. She gives of her time and shares her incredible expertise and common sense mixed with brilliance.. Truly one of the nation's finest captioners.”
“Jennifer is a very skilled, talented, and professional captioner, and she is very pleasant to work with. I always enjoy working with Jennifer. Cindy Mandigo, Owner of Network Captioning”
“Jennifer and I were co-workers at VITAC for three years. I had more sports captioning experience than Jennifer in the beginning, and she sought me out to help her break into the field. She was a fast study and soon became one of the best. Jennifer now not only has her own business, but she is known for her interesting and informative captioning seminars at national and state conventions. She is up to any captioning/CART challenge and is one of the top captioners in the nation.”
“I highly recommend Jennifer Bonfilio's captioning teletraining through NJCaptions. Her manual is very well written and thoroughly explains the nuances of captioning. She conducts the teletraining like a professional, mixing learning, humor, and anecdotal stories of personal experiences. I learned so much from Jennifer. I think this training would be appropriate for anyone who is thinking of entering the captioning field.”
“I met Jennifer when I signed up to take her broadcast captioning training course. She is very knowledgeable in her field and a good teacher of both captioning techniques and the efficient and best use of captioning software. She also is very accessible and will respond to questions and requests long after training sessions have ended. I have also seen some of her captioning work and it is first rate. I highly recommend her.”
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
“Jennifer is a professional pioneer in her multiple career pursuits. She continues to wear many hats; teacher, leader or colleague with an infectious enthusiasm. :)”
“Jennifer is, to my knowledge, universally respected in the CART and Captioning community regionally and around the country, and has won a great deal of favorable press for our profession with her recent foray into live stadium captioning. She also proved herself one of the fastest and most accurate steno writers in the country at the NCRA's 2009 Realtime Competition last summer. Jennifer is especially concerned with the task of upholding standards of quality for captioners and CART providers, and is a voice of clarity and good sense in online discussions of the subject. She is a mentor, moderator, and consultant; but most of all, she leads by her own excellent example.”
"Jennifer is a wonderful person to work with. She's conscientious, personable and has such a deep knowledge of our professional skill. She is such a joy to work with!”
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
“Jennifer is an expert in all that she does. The superb quality of her work is evident in what you see. She is always on time and can be relied on to produce expert results. I do recommend Jennifer highly.”
Top qualities: Great Results, On Time, High Integrity
“Jennifer is a true leader in the field of broadcast captioning and realtime writing. She is nationally known and respected by her professional collegues and associates. Her skills are exceptional and her training program is one of the best. I have used several graduates of her program and they are all well prepared and valuable contributions to the CART and broadcast captioning field.”
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
“Jennifer provided training on Eclipse over the web and phone and was very knowledgeable on the software and the details of the software and assisted me tremendously.”
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
“Jennifer is an absolute pro. She's very reliable and takes great pride in her work.”
“Jennifer is a reliable, experienced, and professional person, not to mention that she is an extremely proficient captioner. When we schedule work with her, we know that it will be taken care of without fail. Jennifer is so good at her job, that I'm able to ignore the fact that she is a Yankees fan.”
“Jennifer's career in the industry has spanned the gamut of court reporting, CART writer and captioner. She's a very skilled and professional businessperson and she is very savvy regarding technical issues and hardware. She is experienced with captioning software and has become so proficient that she trains others in the field.”
“Jen is a professional who is an asset to any team.”
Top qualities: Personable, Good Value, On Time
“Jennifer made my dream of becoming a broadcast captioner come true in just a few short months. For anyone looking to enter the world of broadcast captioning, I would highly recommend Jennifer Bonfillio as your trainer!”
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
“Jennifer is a phenomenal captioner and true leader in the broadcast captioning industry. She gives of her time and shares her incredible expertise and common sense mixed with brilliance.. Truly one of the nation's finest captioners.”
“Jennifer is a very skilled, talented, and professional captioner, and she is very pleasant to work with. I always enjoy working with Jennifer. Cindy Mandigo, Owner of Network Captioning”
“Jennifer and I were co-workers at VITAC for three years. I had more sports captioning experience than Jennifer in the beginning, and she sought me out to help her break into the field. She was a fast study and soon became one of the best. Jennifer now not only has her own business, but she is known for her interesting and informative captioning seminars at national and state conventions. She is up to any captioning/CART challenge and is one of the top captioners in the nation.”
“I highly recommend Jennifer Bonfilio's captioning teletraining through NJCaptions. Her manual is very well written and thoroughly explains the nuances of captioning. She conducts the teletraining like a professional, mixing learning, humor, and anecdotal stories of personal experiences. I learned so much from Jennifer. I think this training would be appropriate for anyone who is thinking of entering the captioning field.”
“I met Jennifer when I signed up to take her broadcast captioning training course. She is very knowledgeable in her field and a good teacher of both captioning techniques and the efficient and best use of captioning software. She also is very accessible and will respond to questions and requests long after training sessions have ended. I have also seen some of her captioning work and it is first rate. I highly recommend her.”
Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert
“Jennifer is a professional pioneer in her multiple career pursuits. She continues to wear many hats; teacher, leader or colleague with an infectious enthusiasm. :)”
“Jennifer is, to my knowledge, universally respected in the CART and Captioning community regionally and around the country, and has won a great deal of favorable press for our profession with her recent foray into live stadium captioning. She also proved herself one of the fastest and most accurate steno writers in the country at the NCRA's 2009 Realtime Competition last summer. Jennifer is especially concerned with the task of upholding standards of quality for captioners and CART providers, and is a voice of clarity and good sense in online discussions of the subject. She is a mentor, moderator, and consultant; but most of all, she leads by her own excellent example.”
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