A fresh approach to Gregg Shorthand?

I was re-reading some of the posts about Notehand, S90 and, recently, Centennial, and started to think that the publishers of Gregg Shorthand missed an opportunity. Late 20th century Gregg Shorthand could have benefited from a completely fresh approach to teaching the subject, and to shorthand theory, rather than simply revising the preceding text. The…

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Dictation Disc Company Set 482

I’ve digitized another Dictation Disc Company record set (482).  This one includes 24 dictations that range from 60 to 90 WPM.  Most of them are less than 2 minutes long. The back of the box claims there is a transcript, but there was not one included.  It says it’s a “complete theory review.” For the…

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Set of Shorthand Books for Sale

I just received a note from a lady selling her mother’s shorthand books. They are the Anniversary editions of “The Great Stone Face”, “The Man Without a Country”, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, “Creeds of Great Business Men”, and “Rip Van Winkle”, selling $80 for all 5, or $20 apiece. The book covers (see below)…

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Centennial and Series 90 Publications and course of study

I’m creating a new post since my question diverges considerably from the original topic (“How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain,” reading article, Sept 2016, post 2.a): That “re-introduction of incl-” ..I might like to get my hands on some Centennial books to see specifically what other surprises there might be though few. I wonder…

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Try Giving Yourself Away

This essay by David Dunn appeared in Forbes Magazine. It became immensely popular, and it was later expanded and published in book form. I wrote it in Anniversary. Attachment: try-giving-yourself-away.pdf

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