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.
For those who don’t know, the Internet Archive is a crowd-sourced document database for many public-domain or copyright-free materials. I’m sure many of us have been quite pleasantly surprised at how well-stocked Internet Archive is for Gregg Shorthand documents! I wanted to compile a list of the resources available on the site for easier saving/viewing…
It’s interesting how much Gregg shorthand relies on the user having great, legible shorthand. As soon as you start writing, they advise you to write shorthand rather than drawing it- that way you can have neat, readable forms that can be written quickly and accurately. But they also stress importance on having good penmanship, and spending…