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.
In the past few years, our group has increased considerably in size (yippee!). However, some users have never posted nor lurked in the site. For that reason, I will be cleaning up the roster from users that have not posted or read the postings for over a year. Not to worry: if your access is…
An obituary of Mrs. Patricia Carmody, believed to have been the last shorthand court reporter in Michigan. She was a Gregg writer, the dates placing her in the Anniversary school. Court worker wielded mighty pen She was awarded the Golden Notes Award by the National Court Reporters Association in recognition of her many years of…
I ran into this NPR piece about the classic IBM Model M keyboards, probably the best keyboard ever built, as they were very solid. If you don’t recognize the name, these are the ones with the clickety sound everytime you press a key. Although IBM stopped producing these in the 90’s, there is a company…
I noticed that Charles Dickens was a shorthand reporter before becoming the famous author we all know. It normally took a student of Gurney three years of study and practice to meet reporting standards of those days, 140 wpm. The article on Dickens said he met that requirement in three months! The Gurney method predated…
Attachment: chronological_list_of_british_shorthand_systems.pdf
“Histoire de la Sténographie dans l’antiquité et au Moyen-Age – Les Notes Tironiennes” – Louis-Prosper GUÉNIN et Eugène GUÉNIN. A digitized-book in French – 432 pages. A real treasure! Attachment: histoire_de_la_stenographie_guenin.pdf (by Waldir for group greggshorthand)
Shorthand gains popularity again in Russia: http://www.vesti.ru/videos?vid=220272 (by Waldir for group greggshorthand)
A page from my shorthand website that contains information, tips, theories and models of teaching, articles and links about methodologies and techniques applied to shorthand teaching. It is dedicated to all those who wish to be a shorthand teacher, or those teachers who want to deepen and improve their methodology and knowledge. There are also…
JAPAN HAS 10 AUTHORIZED SHORTHAND SYSTEMS In his speech during the Intersteno Congress, that took place in Beijing (China) in 2009 (15 to 19 August), Mr. Tsuguo Kaneko said that Japan has today 10 authorized shorthand systems by the Japanese Shorthand Association. They are: · Ishimura System · Iwamura System · Kumasaki System · Kotani…
CRITERIA FOR COUNTING WORDS IN TEXTS TO BE USED IN SHORTHAND SPEED DICTATIONS (for the Portuguese language) Organized by Prof. Waldir Cury (from Brazil) With especial contributions by Prof. Paulo Xavier, Director of Taquibras GENERAL RULE: For the purpose of counting in shorthand dictations, every unit of sound and meaning (phoneme) that by itself may…