A problem i have had with writing from the printed shorthand is that though i begin by reading a few words or a sentence and then write them from memory, i then begin to just look at an outline and then write it with no need for recall. So there seems to be three levels: 1) copying from the shorthand plates, 2) looking at the keys and writing without looking at the shorthand (unless there is a question) and 3) to record and write from a dictation file. Is the best plan to do some form of all three? Maybe to copy the entire lesson once, then do a portion of it from the back working on recall and finally to follow Carlos's advice and do a minute or so from recorded material building up the amount of time and the speed as i go?
(by Ryan for
group greggshorthand)