130wpm Gregg Shorthand Dictation - Introduction to Gregg

This is a short (2 minute) dictation of the introductory paragraph of the shorthand website "gregg.angelfishy.net". It talks a little bit about the history of the Gregg writing system-- the one that I am using in this dictation.

Writing at this speed for me is pushing my abilities, and you can see later in the dictation it takes its toll and I make several errors.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• gregg
• shorthand
• writing
• handwriting
• stenography
• language
• pitman
• teeline
• 130wpm

[teelineuk]

Hi I really enjoy watching your videos. Im learning Teeline (as you can guess from the handle) its been about a month i guess and im up to 50 WPM with it. im happy. I dont like gregg for one reason ~ there are too many vowels. im sure this really helps when reading back but i just cant get the hang of it.

Teeline four journalists has a good method to teaching.

I think its amazing that so many people still like shorthand! its an amazing skill to have!

[ltlnphngrphfrth1e6]

By all means there could be an aversion to you and many circles and hooks in your writing, but its not a problem that I've heard described too often in the learning of Gregg Shorthand.

On the contrary, Dr Gregg himself described the benefits of joining strokes with circles rather than forming accurate angles at high speed. You have to consider the beauty of the system you learn as well. Can you guess my bias?

[ocergnairb]

Hello again,

How are your Shorthand studies going?

I've been continuing to work and have attained around 80 words per minute.

I just have a quick question...

What type of pen are you using?

It looks like just a fountain pen, but I am looking to purchase one and the one used in this video looks very aptly designed for writing shorthand (especially Gregg).

Do you happen to know where you purchased it?

Thank you!

-Brian

[ltlnphngrphfrth1e6]

Its a Lamy Safari. Lamy's a German company, and this is a very popular inexpensive pen of theirs. In Germany it is marketed towards students because it is made of hard-wearing plastic, has a very industrial design, and a hard nib that's not likely to get damaged.

I heartily recommend this pen, but invest in a converter cartridge that allows you to fill the pen up from a bottle. Those bottles last forever unlike the pre-packaged cartridges.

[ltlnphngrphfrth1e6]

Oh Oh. I was enticed by Handywrite as well and spent 4 days on it before I decided to give it up for Gregg Anniversary.

You won't go far with Handywrite, the system is not well thought out. I would call it a bastardization of Gregg. You'll never get past 80 with it. You should move onto at least Gregg Simplified, or anniversary.

[TheMatt0220]

Cool, I wish i could write that fast soon, gonna take that exam tomorrow :D

[looktalike]

@xBl00dBrothersX It's like I already said. I can't bring a laptop to my classes, and I need to write down powerpoint slides as the professor quickly buzzes through them, as well as note what he's saying during his lectures. Printing is too slow for getting this done, and shorthand seems to be an ideal non-electronic solution.

[xBl00dBrothersX]

@ddr4lyfe 60WPM is nowhere near enough to take nearly-perfect notes during class. I'm at 90 and feel I can still go up to 100 and still keep my 95% accuracy. Anyway, at first I meant to bash this "hand-writing" method, but now I feel I must apologize. But I must hold my stand: I still strongly believe there is absolutely no point in learning in this time and age. I also strongly believe this is uncool. I really need someone to tell me why anyone would want to learn this "weird" note-taking skill

[looktalike]

@ddr4lyfe Never looked too much into Teeline, though it seems pretty straightforward. I started using Dvorak cold turkey last December, using a "blank" keyboard. It was VERY hard at first. After about 4 days I was able to get my speed to 15wpm, then Instant Messages pulled me through. Can still type using QWERTY, but I prefer Dvorak, plus my hands don't hurt as much when typing for a long time. Still, It took me about 16 years to get to 110+wpm with QWERTY; took 1 year to get to 90 with Dvorak.

[ddr4lyfe]

@looktalike I tried Dvorak once but could NOT get the handle of it, QWERTY has been embedded into my brain too much. I'm taking a shot at learning Teeline because Gregg is too abstract looking to me.

[looktalike]

@ddr4lyfe @xBl00dBrothersX I currently type at about 90wpm with the Dvorak keyboard layout and 110+ on QWERTY, but I was raised on the keyboard. I'm actually interested in learning shorthand (I'm probably going to go with Gregg Simplified) because I currently need to take notes at Uni, but cannot bring my laptop to class. My writing speed is very, very, low. The professors speed through slides before I can take down everything to my notebook. Learning shorthand wouldn't be useless for me.

[ddr4lyfe]

@xBl00dBrothersX I thoroughly enjoyed your counter-argument. I believe that in this day and age, that either is just as productive/applicable. I decide to hand write my notes over taking my laptop because I find that there are too many distractions if I take my laptop (Internet, games, IMing, etc.). Also, call me crazy, but I love the way that a pen glides across paper. I say that if you already type at over 60 WPM in typing, there's no need to learn a potentially faster method of note-taking.