Introduction To Shorthand Skills 1

Office Assistance · Level 4 · 1 Chapter

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What Introduction To Shorthand Skills 1 covers

Introduction To Shorthand Skills 1 in Office Assistance Level 4 builds the base of Pitman New Era Shorthand and the habit of taking dictation. You apply the principles from units 1 to 3, identify shorthand symbols, and drill word lists, sentences, phrases, intersections and short forms. The rules that govern dictation come next, and you practise taking dictation at 30 words per minute. You improve your reading speed by working through shorthand plates and your own notes. The unit closes with transcription and proofreading, so that notes taken in shorthand become accurate typed text.

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Careers after Introduction To Shorthand Skills 1

This unit prepares you for offices where a manager dictates and someone must turn the notes into correct typed text. It covers the principles, symbols, word lists and transcription habits that make that possible, and it ends with proofreading so the typed result can be trusted.

Executive offices in Nairobi - take dictation in Pitman shorthand at 30 words per minute, then transcribe and proofread the notes into typed text.
County government departments in Nyeri - read back your own notes and shorthand plates quickly and prepare clean transcripts for officers who dictate their correspondence.
School administration offices in Kakamega - use word lists, short forms and phrases to keep pace with dictation from a principal or bursar, then type up the result.
Private secretarial bureaus in Thika - work for yourself or in a small bureau, transcribing shorthand notes into typed copies and proofreading them before you hand them over, charging per document.

Shorthand Skills 2 builds on these principles with a wider vocabulary and a higher reading speed.