Proof that shorthand really is a universal language has been unveiledÖin The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy film. Pitman Training, the UKís leading provider of office and IT based training has spent ...

But shorthand is still mandatory in some professions. The National Council for the Training of Journalists insists trainees achieve a written speed of 100 words per minute to pass its diploma. It ...

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For more than 2,000 years people have used shorthand to make note-taking quicker and more reliable. It's a skill that has weathered being banned by a Roman emperor and associations with witchcraft, ...