In Hardy v. United States, 375 U.S. 277, 282, 84 S. Ct. 424, 11 L. Ed. 2d 331, 335 (1964), Justice Goldberg further explained in his concurring opinion, joined by Chief Justice Warren and Justices Brennan and Stewart, that as any effective appellate advocate will attest, the most basic and fundamental tool of his profession is the complete trial transcript, through which his trained fingers may leaf and his trained eyes may roam in search of an error, a lead to an error, or even a basis upon which to urge a change in an established and hitherto accepted principle of law. Anything short of a complete transcript is incompatible with effective appellate advocacy. Id. at 288, 11 L. Ed. 2d at 339 (Goldberg, J., concurring). Nevertheless, notwithstanding the critical importance of a complete trial transcript for effective appellate advocacy, "the unavailability of a verbatim transcript does not automatically constitute error. To prevail on such grounds, a party must demonstrate that the missing recorded evidence resulted in prejudice. General allegations of prejudice are insufficient to show reversible error." State v. Quick, 179 N.C. App. 647, 651, 634 S.E.2d 915, 918 (2006).