This booklet is a collection of letters and essays that have appeared in different Gregg books and in The Gregg Writer, that were compiled and marked by Clyde Blanchard to be used for dictation. Each test follows the “pyramid” method of speed building, and the first letter starts at 20 wpm. Although the selections are correlated with the chapters of the Anniversary manual, they can be used in any series. Students should be able to write these passages at the posted speeds, regardless of the series of Gregg they study.
Progressive Speed-Building Tests
Attachment: progressive-speed-building-tests.pdf
This should be interesting. Thanks for another handy tool. : )
Yes, and baby steps are probably what I need to get the hang of recording dictation. At the moment, that might be a bigger challenge than taking the dictation!
I've glanced through my copy of Speed Building to get an idea of what's coming up. Right now, I'm working my way through Speed Studies, the third edition. I can see why you recommend it. It's very well arranged.
Thanks, mcbud!
Which version of Gregg is Speed Studies for? Are there editions for multiple versions, or is it Anniversary-only?
You're welcome! This is sort of like the "baby version" of Gregg Speed Building, :-).
Indeed! The third edition of the Speed Studies is one of my favorite books. And the shorthand is just beautiful to look at too!
What a great dictation review … love these succinct business letters. Nice to know that electrical power grids were as tenuous in 1939 as they are in 2012! LOL
Great resource! It's good to see how fast we should be after each chapter.
We might get lucky. Quick tests show the image is clear enough that it's worth trying to convert it to text and then sound automatically. They will be the same quality as my other sound files — good enough for review, unsure if good enough for taking dictation cold. Speeds accurate enough for study. I'll tell you in a few hours. (Note to self: Don't neglect the laundry.)
There was an earlier edition for pre-Anniversary. I don't know if there were any for later series.
The tests were correlated with the chapters of the Anniversary manual, though you could use them in any series.
Simplified, DJS, and S90 had two editions each. The second edition of S90 was called the Short Course.
Carlos, thank you very much for this. It will be a good help.