When Do You Move to Advanced Shorthand ?

[Deb]

I'm putting a guess, please let me know your suggestions.

120 wpm on a 5 minute take, transcribed at 95% accuracy.

If you don't plan on using shorthand too much, expect for a few things, you could go down to 100 wpm on a 5 minute take, but up the accuracy to even 97% because you won't be using it as much.

[Deb]

Of course if you're learning Anniversary you should put your goals higher. Remember you can get over 200wpm on anniversary...

So may 150 wpm on a 5 minute take, transcribed at 95% accuracy.

[Deb]

Also, you may wish to Take Stock of Your Shorthand and "test" yourself to see if you're ready. Check that thread for ideas.

[Deb]

Expert Speed Course:

[Deb]

If you feel you are ready to move to advanced, regardless of speed, go ahead and move forward. There is no "test", this is a personal challenge. You decide that.

If you'd like to gain more speed, use the Dictation for Speed ideas to gain speed:
greggshorthand.proboards.com/thread/1019/dictation-speed

[Deb]

My 1950 "Your first year of teaching shorthand and transcription" book says (PLEASE NOTE :
This book was made when Simplified was out and most were learning for office dictation. )

A minimum recording rate of 60 words a minute on a five-minute test of standard difficulty should be held to as an absolute goal that must be reached before people's can go on to Advanced shorthand and transcription.

It does say that is passing. It goes on to say:
--Accurate transcription of the 80 words and minute dictation
grade A.
--Fairly accurate transcription of the 80 words a minute dictation
B or C depending upon the quality.
--Accurate transcription of the 60 words a minute dictation
grade C.
--Fairly accurate transcription of the s60 words a minute dictation
grade D
--Inaccurate transcription of notes recorded at either speed
Grade F

To get the grade A, you have to have no more than five errors. To get the Grade B or C at eighty words a minute, you have to have no more than 5% of errors.