Dictation & Speed Practising
- Speed-building/practising: Shorthand practice online - Monday evenings 7 - 8 p.m. www.the-ips.org.uk
- More shorthand practise sites - free dictation: http://stenostream.blogspot.com/
- Not just for the student, the following site has links to other sites: http://stenocourtreporting.blogspot.com/
- http://teelineshorthand.org/dictationpractice.aspx has some links to some shorter speed practices. Might suit students while they are still learning.
- Realtime Coach - online learning system, for students AND seasoned reporters https://www.myrealtimecoach.com
- Online learning - https://www.simplysteno.com/
- Online learning - https://www.magnumsteno.com/
- Learn to caption with Anissa Nierenberger (US) - https://www.learntocaption.com/about-us/
Audio & Video Downloads
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Practise material if going to Intersteno. New! 250 BURSTS - 400 DASH plus Competition time, MIX&MAX
HSS 200 THERE CAN BE NO JUSTIFICATION
HSS 200 THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED
HSS 200 THE ENGLAND FOOTBALL MANAGER
HSS 200 MR CHAIRMAN WHAT IS THE POINT
HSS 200 MADAM SPEAKER THE SECRETARY
HSS 200 IT WAS ONLY A YEAR AGO
HSS 200 IN TAKING SUCH A HOSTILE
HSS 200 I WELL REMEMBER YOU TELLING
HSS 200 I THINK THERE IS A CASE
Now for some straightforward passages at various speeds and lengths for you to dip in and out at your leisure:
260 GENTLEMEN BEFORE COMMENCING
260 IN THESE DAYS WHEN THE VALUE OF MONEY
260 IT HAS FREQUENTLY BEEN SAID IN THE PAST
260 RECENTLY WHEN READING A BOOK
260 US ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
260 junior doctors strike franchise partner
260 motorists zero tolderance networking tips
260 new tube map bbc jeremy corbyn
260 prince harry told off bring back hats
240 INSURANCE IS A CONSTANTLY GROWING BUSINESS
240 THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING WILL STATE
240 THERE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS
240 YOU CAN TELEPHONE JUDITH MOTT
200 A NATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE
200 A NEW POLYMER TWENTY POUND NOTE
200 CRIMINALS WHO DELIBERATELY
200 THE CHANCELLOR HAS LAID THE GROUNDWORK
240 WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THE RECORDS
240 MOST OF YOU HAVE HEARD A GREAT DEAL
260 WARMUP ON THE STONEY WASTE
240 IT HAS BECOME MUCH MORE DIFFICULT
120 STAM WE SIT AND WATCH THE GOLDFISH
120 STAM WE SIT AND WATCH THE GOLDFISH
140 STAMINA 11 MINS - WHEN I WENT UP TO CAMBRIDGE
160 STAM 700 CW THIS IS THE STORY WHICH MY FRIEND
230 WHAT SOUND DOES A BUNNY MAKE
220 ASK SOMEONE WHAT THEY KNOW
220 HOW I ACHED WITH NOSTALGIA
220 MY RT HON FRIEND THE SEC OF STATE FOR EDUCATION
220 THE MARINES ROLLED INTO TOWN
220 THIS ARTICLE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED
220 WELCOME TO THE MODERN AND MINDFUL MID-LIFE CRISIS
220 WELL, NOT QUITE AS RESTRICTED
210 ON FRIDAY EVENING I VISITED
210 SEISMIC ECONOMIC PERTURBATIONS
210 I WAS NEVER VERY GOOD AT HISTORY
200 A NEW ZEALAND NURSE PRAISED
200 OFTEN THERE IS NO DIRECT EVIDENCE
200 DR TOM REES WAS REFLECTING
200 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THOSE
200 THE TALE OF THE DUTCH TULIP TRADE
200 AS BRITAIN'S INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY
200 SOME OF THIS MALE, BREADWINNING OCCUPATIONAL TERRITORY
200 MY ADOPTED HOME STATE OF TEXAS
200 VIRTUAL TRIALS WITH PHYSICAL JURY HUBS
200 WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL HAS STARTED
240 SPRINTY 2 1 AS YOU KNOW 240 SPRINTY 2 2 AS WE KNOW 240 SPRINTY 2 3 HIGH STREET 240 SPRINTY 2 4 SOME CHEAPER GOODS 240-SPRINTY-2-ALL-AS-YOU-KNOW-1
240 SPRINTY 4 1 I AM WRITING TO YOU 240 SPRINTY 4 2 DOES TAKE IN ALL THE FAMILY 240 SPRINTY 4 3 THE COSTS AS LOW 240 SPRINTY 4 4 BOOKS FIRST 240-SPRINTY-4-ALL-AGAIN-I-AM-WRITING-TO-YOU
240 SPRINTY 6 1 I NOW ENJOY MUSIC 240 SPRINTY 6 2 MUSIC IS NOT THE SAME 240 SPRINTY 6 3 CASE WITH SOME 240 SPRINTY 6 4 THE SYMPHONY 240-SPRINTY-6-ALL-I-NOW-ENJOY-MUSIC
240 SPRINTY 7 1 ALTHOUGH WE ARE LOOKING 240 SPRINTY 7 2 WE NOW HAVE TO 240 SPRINTY 7 3 24 JANUARY 1978 240-SPRINTY-7-ALL-ALTHOUGH-WE-ARE-LOOKING
240 SPRINTY 10 1 IT IS AMAZING 240 SPRINTY 10 2 LARGE STORES 240 SPRINTY 10 3 THIS IS TO LET YOU KNOW 240-SPRINTY-10-ALL-IT-IS-AMAZING
240 SPRINTY 12 1 EXTRA SUNSHINE 240 SPRINTY 12 2 AGAIN IF WE SEE 240 SPRINTY 12 3 EVERY MONTHY 240 SPRINTY 12 4 THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY 240-SPRINTY-12-ALL-EXTRA-SUNSHINE
240 SPRINTY 20 1 IT WAS AT THIS POINT 240 SPRINTY 20 2 THE UNIVERSITY 240 SPRINTY 20 3 THEIR PART 240 SPRINTY 20 4 PROCESSING WASTE PAPER 240-SPRINTY-20-ALL-IT-WAS-AT-THIS-POINT
ANMTNGEVDCE_31MAR ALL_preview words
SUPREME COURT HISTORY PREVIEWS
6_REED_SC_LECT_PREVIEWS
6_REED_SC_LECT_26MAY2022
7 LLOYD JONES PREVIEWS
7_BIVR 2JUN2022
8_LORD_KERR_SC_LECTURE_PREVIEWS
8_BIVR MIX&MAX 16JUN2022
9 BIVR MIX&MAX 23JUN2022
9-LADY HALE PREVIEW WORDS
10 BIVR MIX&MAX 30JUNE2022
10 BIVR MIX&MAX PREVIEWS
11_BIVR MIX&MAX14JUL22
11_LIVING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE_1 PREVIEWS
12_BIVR MIX&MAX21JUL22
12_FUTURE ROLE OF AI IN WARFARE_PREVIEWS
Member's should download the preview words and practice them first.
Week 1 UFOs, SUNAK
UFOS PREVIEW WORDS.pdf
UFOS 1_QRR 4 PRAC_THE UNITED STATES HAVE SHOT DOWN.MP3
UFOS 2 QRR4 PRAC_IT IS LUDICROUS.MP3
UFOS 3_250_THIS STARTS WITH COSTS.MP3
SUNAK PREVIEW WORDS.pdf
SUNAK 1_QRR PRAC_ANY MEETING OF WORLD LEADERS.MP3
SUNAK 2 QRR PRAC_WHEN CONFRONTED BY.MP3
Week 2 CONTAGION, CHINA GEN Z
CONTAGION PREVIEW WORDS.pdf
CONTAGION 1 QRR PRAC 220-230_AT ONE POINT THE STENCH.MP3
CONTAGION 2 QRR PRAC 220-230_IT IS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST.MP3
CONTAGION 3_230_ BUT IF WE DO .MP3
CHINA GEN Z PREVIEW WORDS.pdf
CHINA GEN Z 1_QRR PRAC220-230_THE WEBSITE.MP3
CHINA GEN Z 2_QRR PRAC 220-230_BUT IF YOU ARE SIMPLY.MP3
Week 3 OVER 50s, LUNG SPECIALIST, General 260
Over-50s leisure - Preview words.pdf
OVER 50S LEISURE 1 QRR PRAC 220-230_SHOULD WE BE WORRIED.MP3
OVER 50S LEISURE 2 QRR PRAC 220-230_IN HIS BAFTA ACCEPTANCE.MP3
OVER 50S LEISURE 3 QRR PRAC 220-230_ POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT.MP3
LUNG SPECIALIST – PREVIEW WORDS.pdf
LUNG SPECIALIST 1 QRR PRAC 220-230_THE LUNGS BEGIN DEVELOPING.MP3
LUNG SPECIALIST 2 230_2 MINS_UNTIL THE PANDEMIC.MP3
LUNG SPECIALIST 3_220-230_THE REPORT.MP3
LUNG SPECIALIST 4_QRR PRAC_STAMINA_220-230_MEANWHILE IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD.MP3
GENERAL_3 MINS 260_THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE
Week 4 AXY Part 1 Nos: 1-11
AXY Preview Words.pdf
AXY 1 QRR PRAC STAMINA_THE COURT OF APPEAL .MP3
AXY 2 250_THE RIGHT NOT TO BE DISCRIMINATED.MP3
AXY 3 QRR PRAC 220-240_ARTICLE 14 IS IN THESE TERMS.MP3
AXY 4 (NOT5) 260_IN ANOTHER CASE THE ECHR HELD.MP3
AXY 5 QRR PRAC 220-240_SECTION 14 1 CONTAINS A DEFINITION.MP3
AXY 6 250_THE DETENTION OF A SUSPECTED.MP3
AXY 7 QRR PRAC 220-240_IN RELATION TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT.MP3
AXY 8 260_HAVING FULLY EXAMINED THE EVIDENCE.MP3
AXY 9 QRR PRAC 220-240_WE WERE NOT INVITED TO DO SO.MP3
AXY 10 250_NUMBER 2. BOTH THE PURPOSE OF PART 4 ATCSA.MP3
AXY 11 QRR PRAC 220-240_NUMBER 5. IT IS CLEAR FROM THE EVIDENCE.MP3
Week 5 AXY Part 2 Nos: 12-22
AZY 12 260 LITTLE 2 (II) PERMIT THE DETENTION.MP3
AZY 13 - NOT 12 - 220-240 WHETHER THE SECRETARY OF STATE.MP3
AZY 14 250 EQUALLY IF THE NON-NATIONALS WERE DETAINED .MP3
AZY 15 220-240 IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.MP3
AZY 16 20-240 STAMINA FINALLY AS TO THE FOURTH QUESTION.MP3
AZY 17 - NOT 18 - 220-240 WHAT I HAVE SET OUT ABOVE.MP3
AZY 18 IT IS CONVENIENT TO DEAL.MP3
AZY 19 260 THE COMMISSION DERIVED THE NOTION.MP3
AZY 20 IN ITS RECENT DECISION OF ADMISSIBILITY.MP3
AZY 21 260 QUITE UNCONSCOUSLY.MP3
AZY 22 220-240 NOBODY WHO HAS READ IN ANY DEPTH.MP3
Week 6 NORSE SEA MONSTER
NORSE SEA MONSTER_preview words.docx
NORSE SEA MONSTER HAFGUFA 220-240 THE READED SEA MONSTER.MPD
Week 7 CHERNOBYL
Chernobyl preview words.docx
CHERNOBYL 1_STAMINA_6_MINS 220 -240 LIVING AMID THE FALLOUT.MP3
CHERNOBYL_2_250_BUT WITH HUMANS OFF THE SCENE.MP3
CHERNOBYL_3_220_242_220_ALTHOUGH THE RESURGENCE OF WILDLIFE.MP3
CHERNOBYL_4_260_THAT'S WHY WE DON'T LET FOOD OUT OF THE ZONE.MP3
CHERNOBYL-5_220_240_220_OVERALL POPULATION NUMBERS DO NOT SEEM.MP3
Week 8 SOME SLIGHTLY LIGHT RELIEF
1967_SUPP_220_I FIRST NOTICED THE FOOTPRINTS
THE MAN SAT QUITE STILL
THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING
WHAT IS PLANKTON?
WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD
WHEN SHE GOT MARRIED SHE COULDN’T EVEN BOIL AN EGG