CET practical practice

Practice the CET edit pass on an AI draft

The CET practical is a verbatim, federal-format transcript from a multi-channel recording. Practice the edit pass here: take an AI draft, check it against the audio, and clean up speakers, Q/A and pages with HeyDonna beside you.

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Listen to a 58-second teaser

Synthetic audio generated with AI voices. Fictional parties and facts. Not exam material, not an AAERT exam simulation, not affiliated with AAERT.

Read transcript

THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Good morning. We are on the record. Today is Wednesday, October fourteenth, twenty twenty-six, and the time is approximately nine fifty-two a.m. The location is one-twelve Larkspur Avenue, Suite four hundred, in Marlow City, Marlow. My name is Marcus Delaney, video specialist with Brightline Legal Video. This is the video-recorded deposition of Thomas Wren, taken in the matter of Harlan Ridge Logistics, Incorporated, versus Peregrine Freight Systems, L.L.C., pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Marlow, Civil Action Number three twenty-five C.V. zero one one eight four. Would counsel please introduce themselves for the record.

MS. CASTELLAN: Priya Castellan, of Castellan and Moore, representing the plaintiff, Harlan Ridge Logistics.

Who it's for

For people who care about the record.

Independent tool practice for anyone who turns legal audio into a careful transcript.

CET candidates

Get hands-on time with the edit pass on a transcript draft, from checking a speaker's words to reviewing the finished pages.

Legal transcriptionists

Bring listening, proofreading, and formatting into one audio-linked editing workflow.

Digital reporters & CER/CET holders

Make room for independent tool practice alongside your training and professional work.

What you practice

Four steps of the edit pass.

Use the editor to work through your own practice audio and its AI draft.

Listen & check

Replay the audio and adjust playback speed while checking the draft word by word.

Identify speakers

Fix speaker labels, swap mislabeled speakers and assign names as you listen.

Review the edits

Run AI proofreading, then accept or reject each suggested edit with Track Changes.

Format the pages

Apply a legal template to review Q/A, colloquy, index and certificate pages, then export a DOCX for a final read.

How it works

A simple loop you can repeat.

1 · Hear the excerpt

Play the 58-second teaser above. Open its transcript to follow the words.
2 · Open your workspace

Create a free account, then create a project with your own practice audio. HeyDonna drafts the transcript.
3 · Work through the text

Listen against the audio, then review the proofreading and formatting suggestions. You make the decisions.
4 · Read it once more

Export your transcript and check the finished pages against the format you are practicing.

Transcript workspace Synced

HeyDonna transcript editor with tracked proofreading changes

Review the AI draft against the audio, right in the editor.

The teaser is a preview, not a project automatically added to your account. See how to create a project.

Same words. A more readable record.

A small illustration of speaker-label and punctuation edits, using the fictional counsel introduction in the teaser.

Before & after

Before · unformatted illustration

speaker 2: priya castellan of castellan and moore representing the plaintiff harlan ridge logistics

After · edited illustration

MS. CASTELLAN: Priya Castellan, of Castellan and Moore, representing the plaintiff, Harlan Ridge Logistics.

Manually prepared example, not an automated result or an exam answer key. Always check names, punctuation, and formatting yourself.

The CET connection

Tool practice,
not an exam course.

CET stands for Certified Electronic Transcriber, a credential offered by AAERT. Its practical asks candidates to produce a verbatim, federal-format transcript from a 4-channel recording. HeyDonna is a transcript editing tool, not a certification provider.

This page offers independent practice with the tool on the edit pass. It does not reproduce an exam, assess exam readiness, or replace official study requirements. The CER, AAERT's separate knowledge exam, has no transcript to edit.

Check official certification information for current requirements. HeyDonna is not affiliated with or endorsed by AAERT.

FAQ

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Is it free to try?

The teaser is free to play without an account. You can sign up free to explore HeyDonna with signup credits. Processing and AI tools use credits; further use may require a paid top-up. See current pricing.

Is this a real deposition?

No. The teaser uses synthetic AI voices and fictional parties and facts. It contains no real client's testimony and is not exam material.

How much time should I set aside?

The teaser takes about 58 seconds. Your editing session is self-paced: spend as long as you need listening, checking, and reviewing. There is no timed assessment here.

Does this provide certification?

No. HeyDonna does not award CER or CET credentials. This is independent transcript workflow practice, not an official course or exam simulation. Certification requirements, including what tools the exam allows, are set by AAERT.

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Make the edit pass your own.

Bring your practice audio. Listen, review the draft, and edit with Donna beside you.