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.
“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…
A SHORTHAND ONLINE COURSE IN BRAZIL THAT IS A BIG SUCCESS By: Prof. Waldir Cury Retired parliamentary reporter and teacher of ShorthandRio de Janeiro – Brazil Shorthand Website: http://www.taquigrafiaemfoco.com.br THE BEGINNING In 2004, I prepared a new version of the book “Shorthand, a Swift Way of Writing – Maron System”. This book was intended as…
I’ve just launched a new and free course of shorthand on my website: an online SHORTHAND COURSE FOR YOUNG STUDENTS. That is a new version of the normal course, all adapted in order to make it suitable for young people – designed for self-study. It provides comprehensive coverage in simple language for young learners. Additional…