Pitman's New Era Shorthand - I learned Pitman's in 1972-3 on a one-year commercial course in South London, achieving certificated speeds of 120 and 130wpm, and a few years later passed exams for 140 and 150wpm. To pass on the skill to the present generation, I have three shorthand websites: Lessons for beginners, Reading for review, expansion of outline vocabulary and speed increase, and Theory which is a complete exposition for teachers. All the sites have many downloads of PDF and MP3 files.

My aim is to show shorthand being written correctly and fluently, as an adjunct to those self-learning from books or those learning in a class situation with limited opportunity to see shorthand written live on the notepad by the teacher, as it would be written in a work situation.

My intention for future videos is to also demonstrate excerpts from the Lessons sites. These will not be on a regular timetable, but I will list the links to all the videos on the Reading site as they are released.