Duration

One day

Suitable for

Anyone working in today’s fast-paced environment who needs to take notes quickly and accurately at meetings, briefings or telephone instructions.

Objectives

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Take notes and/or minutes using speedwriting techniques
• Record telephone or other messages quickly and accurately
• Use strategies to further build your speed

Programme

Introduction

• What is Speedwriting and why it’s useful
• What we will cover today
• What your priorities are from the training

Getting Started

• Speed writing principles
• Basic speedwriting rules and how to use them
• Useful abbreviations
• Shortcuts and handy hints

Taking Notes

• Practise, practise, practise
• Building your speed

The Way Forward

• Developing my own unique abbreviations
• Strategies for building speed back at work

Duration (in days)