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.
I created digital flashcards for Notehand’s brief forms on Quizlet. It’s another portable way to review brief forms on your device or computer. Sort of like “old meets new!” Click here. Be sure to try out their “space race” flashcard game. I got up to level 27 with a score of 199,920 before they…
This vocabulary chart appeared in the February 1922 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: an-expedient-in-vocabulary-study.pdf
The following chart of Pre-Anniversary (1916) wordsigns appeared in the January 1922 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: a-wordsign-chart.jpg
This series of articles by Dr. Gregg himself appeared in the May and June 1928 issues of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: chats-about-theory-questions.pdf
Some sage advice from Dr. Gregg himself appeared in the April 1940 issue of The Gregg Writer, and a drill to remember those R rules. Attachment: waste-no-time-in-get-away.pdf
The following study plan that appeared in the September to December 1931 issues of The Gregg Writer suggests daily assignments for the regular Anniversary Gregg Manual. These assignments rely on the Anniversary edition of the Graded Readings and Gregg Speed Studies (Second Edition). The plan could be easily adapted to use with the Functional Method…
If you are studying the 1916 manual, this post is especially for you. Studying the 1916 manual may seem difficult because of the dearth of reading and practice material in the book. However, there are many resources available that at the time of their publishing were designed to supplement the manual. Let me summarize the…
A very good list of military vocabulary in Simplified, with some nice shortcuts. Some of these outlines can be used in other fields. Attachment: military-terms-in-gregg-simplified.pdf
The following exercise written in Anniversary was published in the June 1943 issue of Gregg Magazine. Attachment: typing-and-transcription-practice-jun-1943.pdf
This is a great review of analogical abbreviations in Anniversary. It appeared in the June 1943 issue of Gregg Writer. Attachment: group-abbreviations.pdf