Calculating Dictation Speed While Recording

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,…

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One Teacher’s Experience

The Gregg School in Chicago (founded by Dr. Gregg) used to offer summer courses for teachers of shorthand and typing. The classes were taught by experts, such as Louis Leslie and Clyde Blanchard. This article that appeared in the May 1942 issue of the Gregg Newsletter was written by a teacher who details her experience…

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Videos of Your Writing!

Hi, all.  Although I try to practice everyday, I can only get in about 30-45 minutes; thus, my speed is still around 50 wpm.  It really encourages and motivates me when I watch videos of people taking dictation!  I think I’ve watched all that I can find on YouTube…  Would you guys be willing to…

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Dictation Files are up, GSF2

Here they are: Gregg Simplified Functional 2nd Edition https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0Bzl8w6VxVz_Eem0ySXMxaDB5VDg/edit I’m not sure if they’ll stay there. I can’t see how much disk space they use. Everyone should be able to see them.

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Playing with the Dictation Program

Here are two voices with different rates, and no delay between words. (Well, I put in no delay. Cepstral might have.) zz600-0050r-000d-Law-68wpm means: file name zz600 rate setting of 0050 (50% default for voice) delay of zero voice Lawrence (or Allison) 68wpm zz600 is straight text, all 600 words from assignment 54 of GSF2, used…

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