How to step up your shorthand speed to reporting level?
A great article by Charles Lee Swem, published in Today’s Secretary (March 1952), and still very relevant! Attachment: getting-into-gear.pdf
Do you read shorthand?
Here’s a great article that appeared on the Gregg Writer (June 1927) about reading shorthand. It is great advice. Chuck Attachment: do-you-read-shorthand.pdf
Track your Reading/Writing speeds
Hi all, I’m posting a spreadsheet that I use to track my reading progress (screen shot at left), in case there are any people out there who are like me and enjoy seeing a snapshot of their learning progress, etc. Each line item refers to a paragraph of shorthand in one of the texts (right…
Just an exercise in Spanish
Hi Pals: I just want to share this exercise I wrote in Spanish Preanniv. Regards, Valo Attachment: texto en taquigrafia gregg.pdf (by Osvaldo for everyone)
A question about moving between versions
I am new to this group and have enjoyed the postings on this site very much. I began speed writing while in grad school and recently became interested in GS. I write allot and will mainly use GS for my own writing and occasional notes. Thus, I began learning anniversary and then decided I…
Article by Frank Rutherford in “The Stenographer”, 1894: link
“Gregg’s Shorthand” in “Odds and Ends”, by Frank Rutherford in monthly periodical, “The Stenographer”, 1894. Lovely one-page write-up introducing Gregg Shorthand. (by Shorthand-learner for everyone)
Expert Shorthand Speed Course, by Rupert SoRelle: link
Expert Shorthand Speed Course, by Rupert SoRelle, copyright dates 1910, 1913. Also pdf file to download. (by Shorthand-learner for everyone)
Teachers Key to Gregg Speed Studies, 1917: link
Teachers Key to Gregg Speed Studies, 1917, by Mr. Gregg. Hope this is a help. (by Shorthand-learner for everyone)
Key to Supplementary Exercises in Gregg Shorthand, 1918, online
Key to Supplementary Exercises, by Mr. Gregg, 1918 I haven’t yet found the book to which this is the key. But, perhaps this will be of use to someone. (by Shorthand-learner for everyone)
Dictation WPM in 20 Standard Words
This is in a PDF file so everyone can access it. This gives the times for dictation. So for example, when you see a mark (such as a 1 or a slash ) in the transcript, you can use the chart to choose what speed you want to dictate it for. At 60 wpm, you would dictate…