TOUCH TYPING AND SHORTHAND CERTIFICATION
Touch typing is a skill with powerful benefits, including: enhanced
productivity, improved focus, increased speed, accuracy, job opportunities and
even health. When you know how to touch type you open up a whole new world of
productivity and information management capability. Shorthand is a skill and an
art. Many people have no idea of it's incredible potential for recording
information, whether this is for note taking during lectures, meetings and
official events, or for recording interviews. Learning shorthand allows you to
take down notes at double the speed of longhand writing used by most people.
This skill is not only helpful, it's actually essential for certain professions,
including journalism, minute taking and stenography. This course has been
designed for office workers, typists, writers, journalists, professionals,
employers, business owners and anyone who wants to work in one of these fields
or individuals who simply want to improve their typing or note taking ability.
This comprehensive course covers everything you need to know about touch typing
and shorthand, delivered in an accessible, straightforward tone and divided into
different modules that you can progress with at whatever pace suits your needs.
The course includes diagrams and reference material to help you understand the
technical aspects such as keyboard layout, and tools and techniques for you to
apply the knowledge you learn practically, including exercises, tests and
worksheets to reinforce the knowledge.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
This course teaches you:
* Different styles of typing and how they impact speed and quality
* How to train your fingers and brain to create muscle memory for effective
touch typing
* The basic finger position and posture needed to prevent injury and aid typing
speed
* Key drills for each hand to gradually build up the neurological connections
needed for touch typing
* The ancient origins of shorthand and why written script is inefficient
* The theories and practical development of your own short hand style
BENEFITS OF TAKING THIS COURSE
After taking this course you will:
* Have an enhanced typing speed and a foundation for accuracy and quality
* Undo bad typing habits and develop a posture that ensures long term safety
* Understand exactly how to enhance your note taking speed and apply it to your
role
* Have a personal reference book of shorthand abbreviations you can use
immediacy
* Have systematic and regular practices to continually improve typing and
shorthand
* Feel confident in your ability to effectively and efficiently take notes and
record information
Modern business relies on the effective capture of information, but most people
are wasting time and effort doing it ineffectively. Learning to touch type and
write with shorthand can easily double your productivity, while empowering your
fingers to do the hard work frees up your brain to think more clearly. Free you
mind and speed up your work with touch typing and shorthand today.