bpozzera
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« on: October 25, 2001, 09:18:39 pm » |
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Hello everyone.
I have just started a course to learn shorthand. I'd like to know if it proved useful to you and also how to pick up speed. My course should take me up to 50 words per minute as it's a beginner's course but ideally I will need much more than that if I want to use it at work!
Bea
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chris68
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« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2001, 09:28:27 pm » |
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Honestly, I have not used shorthand much since college, and I only used it for myself, not to benefit anyone else at work. It was just note taking on the side at work to help me, but I suppose if all the effort in shorthand is worth it for you, go for it. I have both Greg Shorthand and Alpha shorthand, and am not that fast at it anymore, never was. However, all I can tell ya is practice practice practice.  Chris68 Staff Member |
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blufire21
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« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2001, 09:48:45 pm » |
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Does anyone know of a course that I could take at home? I'm taking a home course to get my Administrative Assistant certificat, but it does not offer shorthand.
Ellen (1 1/2 hrs to go...) in TX
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mlm668
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« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2001, 10:25:37 pm » |
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My advice would be to just practice a lot. Once you learn the characters your speed will pick up on its own. But you have to know your characters. I took shorthand in high school (2 years) and business school (1 year) and haven't used it since. Wish I could remember it now that I'm back in school - I'm sure it would come in handy some. Michelle  |
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copyboy007
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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2001, 01:45:44 am » |
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Script Shorthand continues to be useful for me when I receive quickie informaiton while I'm doing a task. I can more quickly get back to what I was doing.
Because the mindset is to think in terms of consonants without vowels to picture the words phoneticically to match the symbols, you need to consciously be aware of it when you're not taking shorthand notes, as I have sometimes have excluded vowels when I've written simple messages in greeting cards, for example.
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bpozzera
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« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2001, 10:56:27 am » |
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Hello
I am in the UK and there is a book with the course I am doing with which I am sure you can learn shorthand on your own. It's called Teeline Fast from Anne Dix. It's a cheap book (£7.99) so it's probably worth trying if you are keen.
Bye
Beatrice
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ohiosec
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« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2001, 01:31:02 pm » |
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I have been using Shorthand for MANY years. I would just say to use it whenever you can, especially for personal notes. I don't use it in my job except to write down notes to myself, but I'd say I'm better than I was when I used it regularly in my job because I haven't lost touch.
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bethalize
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« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2001, 03:15:10 pm » |
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I like the Anne Dicks Teeline book as well. Teeline is faster that Pitman or Pitman 2000 in terms of letters per minute you can write.
For practice, transcribe the news each night and transcribe it back again. A bulletin should be just about the right length to keep your interest but to be of use.
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flyingfingers
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« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2001, 04:50:27 pm » |
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I use shorthand almost every day in my job. One of my bosses dictates correspondence frequently and I use it all the time for taking meeting minutes. It's either that or a tape recorder and I find shorthand to be much easier to transcribe. The secret is practice-practice-practice. I highly recommend it, although most people think I'm a relic for using it!
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susan1234
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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2001, 08:31:33 am » |
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I wish I knew shorthand. Can't find any classes. I think it is a very useful skill. Can be used to take notes at work or in a classroom setting or lecture. Or meeting minutes. It is such a practical skill. I might get a hold of some of the books that were recommended on this post.
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kittie
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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2001, 09:58:17 am » |
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I use my own form of Teeline shorthand. I did classes to get up to about 40wpm, and I try to use it everyday (even when taking notes whilst on the phone) and I've noticed that I've got my speed up much beyond this now.
My advice is to use it a lot - whenever you get the chance - on the phone, even whilst you're watching TV - if you can just get the enough words down so that you just get the general idea of what you've been listening to, it will all help.
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beaintheuk
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« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2001, 09:51:25 pm » |
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I am in Manchester and when I looked for classes there were quite a few around. Also if you are prepared to pay the price Pitman have their own courses. They quoted me around £400 for the course whereas an evening class in a local school was between £45 and £75. I obviously chose the £45 course, why pay more!!
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tcr15
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« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2001, 07:35:02 am » |
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Shorthand and speed reading have been the most useful skills I've learned, but they both require practice to maintain. I use both quite a bit on my current job, but that wasn't always true. During those times, I practiced by trying to write down lyrics to songs and making notes for myself.
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mightymom400
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« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2001, 04:19:21 pm » |
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I have used shorthand sporatically throughout my career. I know I can take it a lot faster now than in college. The best way I found to increase my speed was to take shorthand to songs on the radio. You can transcribe without retyping and you find it easier to transcribe what you wrote because you know the words.
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