I, for one, greatly enjoy and appreciate the work that goes into these prepared dictations. They work well as part of an overall study strategy and are a great way to absorb new outlines while also providing dictation (or straight copy) practice. It's been a game-changer. One may need dictation practice on its own, but I generally find the measured work that goes into studying these longer pieces is well worth it in the long run for enhanced memory. I think the 60/80 presentation works well for those of us who are still climbing the speed ladder, but as I think about it, it would also work well in reverse, that is, starting with a cold dictation at 80 and then dialing it back to 60 to focus on the more challenging outlines and developing greater pen control. So much of shorthand study seems to be bringing together many different skills all at once. I recall reading somewhere that during any dictation you are doing at least three things - listening to the word, trying to recall the outline and then, finally, writing it-- all simultaneously, as you are dealing with the next few words while still probably writing the previous ones! You need a split mind. Finally, having learned (probably too much) "old-style" Teeline from material that has since been revised, I'm trying- sometimes unsuccessfully- to replace older outlines I've burned into memory with more expedient ones, so it's imminently helpful to have "correct" shorthand to learn from, particularly those wonderful word groupings as one continues to build vocabulary. Many thanks.
Really enjoyed this lesson; it was super helpful. Thank you!! Yes please, more of these videos!!
I, for one, greatly enjoy and appreciate the work that goes into these prepared dictations. They work well as part of an overall study strategy and are a great way to absorb new outlines while also providing dictation (or straight copy) practice. It's been a game-changer.
One may need dictation practice on its own, but I generally find the measured work that goes into studying these longer pieces is well worth it in the long run for enhanced memory. I think the 60/80 presentation works well for those of us who are still climbing the speed ladder, but as I think about it, it would also work well in reverse, that is, starting with a cold dictation at 80 and then dialing it back to 60 to focus on the more challenging outlines and developing greater pen control.
So much of shorthand study seems to be bringing together many different skills all at once. I recall reading somewhere that during any dictation you are doing at least three things - listening to the word, trying to recall the outline and then, finally, writing it-- all simultaneously, as you are dealing with the next few words while still probably writing the previous ones! You need a split mind.
Finally, having learned (probably too much) "old-style" Teeline from material that has since been revised, I'm trying- sometimes unsuccessfully- to replace older outlines I've burned into memory with more expedient ones, so it's imminently helpful to have "correct" shorthand to learn from, particularly those wonderful word groupings as one continues to build vocabulary.
Many thanks.
This was great - please can we have more in this format! 😀
Yes.