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.
Here is a truly remarkable magnum opus, self-published by a gentleman who worked for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce as a Technologist (Chemical and Metallurgical.) This volume takes Gregg shorthand to the outermost limits of its applicability in a demanding field. The author also presents a method for representing numbers with Gregg outlines (Appendix B.)…
Hi everyone, This may be a repeat here, but I didn’t remember it. This is an introductory video on Gregg from last year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0LkQ3N-ADo The part I found interesting was watching him transcribe the Gettysberg address. If some of you could comment on it that would be helpful. He was not trying for speed but…
This one’s for Phil, whose contributions here have been much appreciated. 🙂 Attachment: Functional Method Dictation – Teachers Handbook.pdf (by Paul for group greggshorthand)
Hi all, I’ve attached a study I recently completed that is based on the “disjoined prefix” principle first expounded upon in the 1916 Manual. A little background on this… I began my study of Gregg with the 1929 manual and dictionary, and as I progressed, I noticed that even in 1929 the disjoined prefixes and…
The University of Pittsburgh has posted the Expert Shorthand Speed Course: Teacher’s Handbook (Anniversary) at their Nietz archive of old schoolbooks. Direct link: http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?idno=31735035996432;view=toc;c=nietz The main textbook is usually hard to track down, but it was mentioned here recently that a digital copy can be checked out at openlibrary.org.
Hi All, As you know, I’ve been recording and uploading dictation files as I need them. I spend a few hours doing as many as I can before life intervenes. Some days (after four attempts to record a passage at 60wpm), the computer text-to-speech program is very tempting. The current computer method works, but I’d…
This will save the next person some time, since most of the programs were unacceptable. I only spent enough time with each one to decide if it would work without being frustrating. The first test was a 100-word sample. They all have free online demos. Please add any other programs you know of. All research…
I am learning the simplified method. I have written from dictation at times, but am not sure if the idea is that i should do this for every lesson. So my question is, at what point in learning theory is the self studying student supposed to begin using diction. I know that the obvious answer…
The choice for this project was determined by the high regard in which the Functional Method is held—and by the great difficulty many have had in obtaining this essential volume. While used copies of the two main Anniversary texts are easily found, the Teacher’s Handbook is rarely available. The Handbook includes nine essays on the…
I received this from a used-book seller on amazon, one of those annoyingly frequent cases of ordering one thing and receiving something quite different. Ordinarily, when a mis-listed item ends up in my eager hands, I’m furious. But this time I thought maybe I had something special. I have great respect for home-grown efforts of…