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I found my old shorthand homework & books from high school and googled Gregg Shorthand just out of curiosity.  I won the Gregg Shorthand Award in 1967.  At my first job interview, I had to take shorthand notes and transcribe them.  Shortly after that, the boss switched to taping his notes and I never really…

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Shorthand Book Questions

Hi All, I have been searching for Gregg books in used book sites and the library and found a couple that are interesting and I wanted to ask if anyone knew about them.  (I am wondering whether to buy them sight unseen.) There is a Gregg Shorthand Manual – Functional Method that has a publish…

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Simplified Reading Material

I am currently in chapter 2 of Shorthand Manual Simplified.  I was wondering if there is appropriate reading material out somewhere (preferably graded by chapter of the Simplified Manual) that I can use to supplement the shorthand in the manual. When I get to the point of writing I’d be happy to create some reading…

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Free Practice Dictation

I’ve just added free practice dictation to my site at http://www.shorthandshorthandshorthand.com/Transcribed.htm Just go to the bottom of that page and you’ll find the dictation at 60, 80, 100, 120, and 140. (It may take a minute to load if you’re not on a high-speed line.) The nice thing is the transcript is right there. I’ll…

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