SHORTHAND
COURSES
Pitman Training in London
have an extensive shorthand
programme, popular with
journalists,
PAs and
minute-takers - you can start self-paced
fast-track courses daily or reserve your place on our tutor-led
programmes. Our tutors also run many in-house corporate courses on
site and adjudicate NCTJ sessions for journalists.
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Teeline Shorthand for Beginners
(Self-paced)
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Teeline Shorthand for Beginners
(Tutor-led)
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Teeline Shorthand Refresher
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Shorthand Speed Development (all systems)
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Pitman 2000
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Pitman New Era
Fast
writing has been a requirement down the ages. Egyptian and Roman
scribes used shorthand in various guises for speed and secrecy. In
England, shorthand was used from Elizabethan times and famous
shorthand writers were Samuel Pepys and Charles Dickens. Then young,
Isaac Pitman, squiggled out Eureka! in 1837 and the first Pitman
system was born. He was just 24 years old! But although it was fast
and elegant, it took the dedication of a saint to perfect, driving
many an intelligent being to tears or chocolate!
In the 1960s Pitman 2000 provided a simplified version but then came
the bliss of Teeline. Simpler still as it is based on spelling and
alphabet adaptations rather than phonetics. Teeline is quick to
grasp and after a few lessons you can be incorporating this in your
daily routine. Teeline is now the most popular version for
beginners.
Here, we have an extensive shorthand programme, popular with
journalists, PAs and minute-takers - you can start self-paced
fast-track courses daily or reserve your place on our tutor-led
programmes. Our tutors also run many in-house corporate courses on
site and adjudicate NCTJ sessions for journalists.
Did you know?
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We
write at up to 40wpm legibly!
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We
speak at around 150-180wpm normally!
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A
workable speed for business is 80wpm
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A
workable minimum for journalists is 100wpm
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Without
shorthand I would not have been able to take the notes, or
write the story, so thank you for teaching me Teeline!
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