The Gregg Group was founded 22 May 2004, prompted by the lack of online shorthand resources. As the primary use for shorthand — business and legal recording — has waned in recent decades, we generally acclaim the skill as a hobby or personal tool. The purpose of the group is to promote the use of Gregg systems of shorthand by providing advice to beginners, support for students, and an association of users of this efficient, attractive, and enjoyable method of writing.
I created digital flashcards for Notehand’s brief forms on Quizlet. It’s another portable way to review brief forms on your device or computer. Sort of like “old meets new!” Click here. Be sure to try out their “space race” flashcard game. I got up to level 27 with a score of 199,920 before they…
It’s not very often you find a modern book written about the history of shorthand (this one was published in 2012). I just started reading this so I can’t comment too much about it yet, but here is a summary from Amazon. Transcribing Class and Gender: Masculinity and Femininity in Nineteenth-Century Courts and Offices…
I recently obtained the November 1958 edition of The National Shorthand Reporter. Most of the magazine is not very interesting but I found some fascinating (to me) classified ads on the final pages. Here we can see how an important collection of shorthand books was amassed, and there are a couple of ads indicating that…
Here’s a collection of books about teaching shorthand. I thought it might be nice to put these together in one place. Downloadable .pdf Books Method of Teaching Shorthand by Edward McNamara (1914) Teaching of Shorthand: Some Suggestions to Young Teachers by John Robert Gregg (1916) The American Shorthand Teacher Vol. 1 & 2 edited by…
The document below from the National Court Reporters Association explains the method that I described to calculate dictation speed. Thanks to Monica for bringing this to my attention! Attachment: How to Calculate Dictation at Any Speed.pdf
I’ve begun recording dictation mp3 files for Gregg Notehand (you can listen to the first two files for Unit 2 at this link). Notehand doesn’t concern itself with training for speed per se, yet I would like to know how to calculate my recording speed and supply that information if at all possible. For instance,…
The relatively rare booklet “Fables Written in Gregg Shorthand” is available currently on Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-FABLES-WRITTEN-IN-GREGG-SHORTHAND-with-Shorthand-Penmanship-Pointers-/301753261459?hash=item4641e55d93 Alex
Hi Guys, I have heard online many times (in the rare odd places you can actually find stuff about shorthand!) that people tend to believe for some reason that of the two systems of highest popularity, Gregg and Pitman, Pitman is superior for readability. They often say that many reporters back in the…
A story for beginners in Anniversary that was serialized in the September and October 1936 issues of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: the-young-sea-lion.pdf
This speech by Mr. John A. Zellers, then Vice President of Remington Rand, was written in Anniversary and appeared in the October 1936 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: business-and-the-sales-executive.pdf