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Introduction To Shorthand Skills 2

Office Assistance · Level 4  ·  1 Chapter

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What Introduction To Shorthand Skills 2 covers

Introduction To Shorthand Skills 2 in Office Assistance Level 4 extends Pitman New Era Shorthand beyond the basic outlines. Vocabulary from different sources is applied, and fresh words, phrases and short forms, along with intersections and whole sentences, are identified and then drilled as outlines from units 4 and 5. Reading strategies raise the speed at which you read your own notes to 40 words per minute. Proofreading, transcription and the rules for printing shorthand notes complete the work.

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Careers after Introduction To Shorthand Skills 2

Offices value an assistant whose shorthand reads back cleanly, and this unit moves you from basic outlines to a working vocabulary. You will apply vocabulary from different sources, drill new outlines and read your own notes at speed, so that your transcripts match what was dictated.

  • Managing directors' offices in Nairobi - apply an extended vocabulary to dictation, read back your notes at 40 words per minute and transcribe them accurately.
  • Court registries and legal offices in Nyahururu - proofread shorthand work against the dictated text before it is typed and filed.
  • Newsrooms and publishing houses in Kisumu - drill new outlines and phrases from different sources so dictated copy is captured quickly.
  • Records and administration offices of private companies in Meru - transcribe shorthand notes correctly and follow the rules for printing shorthand notes when a copy is needed.

The unit pairs with Introduction To Shorthand Skills 1, which supplies the principles it extends.

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Developing vocabulary extension
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What Introduction To Shorthand Skills 2 covers: 7 main topics in 1 chapter

1. Developing vocabulary extension

  1. 1.1 Application of vocabulary in shorthand
  2. 1.2 New words, Phrases, short forms, Intersections, Sentences, are identified
  3. 1.3 Drilling new outlines in shorthand
  4. 1.4 Strategies to help in speed reading in shorthand
  5. 1.5 Proofreading in shorthand
  6. 1.6 Transcribing shorthand notes
  7. 1.7 Rules in printing shorthand notes

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions 14 Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself 39 Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions 35 Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation 9 What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations 7 Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards 197 Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator 1 On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios 20 Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income 12 Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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