Quickhand (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides)

By Jeremy Grossman

Book Overview

Quickhand(TM) Now you can teach yourself to write high-speedshorthand using just the letters of the alphabet Quickhand is anew, easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, practical shorthand for business, school, or personal use. In just a few hours, you'll learn to writewords as they sound. (No more months of study.) Quickhand is theonly alphabetic shorthand based on scientific research into howEnglish is actually used. So you need to learn brief forms of only35 of the most used words--these make up 40 percent of all words innormal office usage (No more memorizing hundreds of specialsymbols and abbreviations for seldom-used words, as in somesystems.) With some abbreviations for the most common word endingsand beginnings and special sounds, you'll know Quickhand. Andyou'll be able to write Quickhand quickly and easily--on the job, in school, in meetings, anywhere Quickhand is one of the WileySelf-Teaching Guides. It's been tested, rewritten, and retesteduntil we're sure you can teach yourself shorthand on your own. Andit's programmed--so you work at your own pace. No prerequisites areneeded. Objectives and self-tests tell you how you're doing andallow you to skip ahead or find extra help if you need it. Frequentreviews, practice exercises, and a comprehensive exam reinforcewhat you learn. Wiley Self-Teaching Guides More than 150 WileySelf-Teaching Guides teach practical skills from accounting toastronomy, management to microcomputers. Study Skills: A Student'sGuide for Survival, Carman Reading Skills, Adams Speedreading, FinkVocabulary for Adults, Romine Spelling for Adults, RyanPunctuation, Markgraf Clear Writing, Gilbert Communicating byLetter, Gilbert Communications for Problem Solving, Curtis QuickArithmetic, Carman Math Shortcuts, Locke Practical Algebra, SelbyFinite Mathematics, Rothenberg Using Graphs & Tables, SelbyBusiness Math, Locke Geometry & Trigonometry for Calculus, Selby Quick Calculus, Kleppner Your Library: What's In It For You?Lolley Literature: As You Read It, Hess Art: As You See It, BellWhat Makes Music Work? Seyer Quick Typing, Grossman Quickhand, Grossman Managing Your Own Money, Zimmerman Look for these andother STGs at your favorite bookstore. A Self-Teaching Guide Lookfor these and other Wiley Self-Teaching Guides at your localbookstore.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471328871
• ISBN13: 9780471328872
• Release Date: February 1976
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 10.0"
• Grade Range: Grades 11 to 12

Customer Reviews

Quickhand (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides)

This is an excellent product. I recommend it for students, business professionals, and anyone who need to take notes quickly without the rigid standards of Gregg Shorthand. It is easy and quick to learn and the retention is excellent. I use it daily, including taking phone messages.

As good as the title "QUICK"

I purchase this book hoping it was simpler than the original shorthand. It is easier and quicker, no complicated new language for you to learn. As long as you practice daily and use it as often as you can it will come quickly and naturally.

Very easy and practical guide to writing quickly & efficient

Very easy and practical guide to writing quickly & efficiently! I bought this book because I am tired of writing everything in longhand and I'm not a very fast typist. I am currently writing a book and am tired of getting hand cramps from so much writing. This book teaches a system of writing that is understandable & easy to learn. It has you write words the way they sound, and leaves out most of the vowels. Example: i wl cu u n - kr. Translation: I will see you in the car. I have heard bad reviews on how hard short hand is to learn because of all the symbols. Quickhand is a life saver! Buy the book. Even if you just use a few examples in writing it saves a lot of time and space when transcribing your ideas to paper.