24 Feb 2020, 10:00 – 16:00
St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street , Leeds , LS9 7TF
  • Training & Courses

Event Description

Learning the skill of speed writing increases the amount of information that you can capture in your notes and minutes without losing clarity and precision. This skill is especially critical where you have to record a lot of information quickly.

Unlike shorthand that takes time to learn and to adopt, the speed writing approach can be learned in a short period of time, and with practice, your speed proficiency can increase in just a few weeks.

The session includes a large number of dictation exercises to enable the practice of speed writing to become a habit.

This practical one day workshop enables delegates to:

  • Understand speed writing approaches and techniques
  • Significantly change in the way you absorb information so it can be recorded accurately
  • Apply best practice approaches to abbreviate words and phrases
  • Develop lists of the most commonly used words and make shortcuts for them
  • Abbreviate words containing prefixes and suffixes
  • Practice the techniques to develop your writing speeds
  • Understand the common pitfalls of speed writing a create approaches to remove these

Who will benefit?

Anyone who needs to increase efficiency and effectiveness when writing at speed.

Duration

  • 1 Day (10am - 4pm)

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