Online Class: Shorthand Refresher
|  | | | Did you take shorthand years ago? Need to refresh it for work or personal use? Shorthand Refresher is a fast-paced course designed to help you increase your writing and reading speeds through a variety of assignments and tests.
| | Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription Basic Course (no certificate) = $25.00 Course with Certificate & CEUs = $50.00 |
Shorthand Refresher is not a course for beginners. You must have taken Gregg Shorthand in the past. There is a course on UniversalClass called Gregg Shorthand that will help you learn the skill. You must have at least 30 minutes a day where you can practice your shorthand writing (taking notes at work, while watching television, or while talking on the phone) and 15 minutes per day to practice reading back what you wrote.
Build on your memories of high school or college shorthand. The instructor will help you refresh your shorthand skills. Key points are increasing your reading and writing speeds. You need to have a good pen (the smoother then ink flow, the faster your writing) and either stenopads (stenography/shorthand notebooks) or a regular notebook whose pages have been folded in half to create a crease down the center of the page. There are sound files (MP3) that most students will rely on for practice. The instructor highly recommends having an MP3 Player (Realplayer can be downloaded for free at www.realplayer.com). If you do not have one, you can bypass this step. Either have a friend or family member who is willing to read letters and word lists to you, or use a tape recorder to tape yourself and then play it back. Earn a certificate (both hard copy and electronic) upon successful completion (additional charges apply). UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course,
including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions.
 Course Description Need to refresh the shorthand you learned years ago? You've come to the right place. Shorthand is a must for any secretary or administrative assistant. Despite the fact that many schools have stopped teaching it, shorthand is not a dying breed. In fact, many employers are making it a requirement that their office workers have a working knowledge of shorthand in order to gain promotions and high pay scales. Through seven lessons, you will re-learn the Gregg Shorthand system. Starting with a refresher of the vowels and consonants, you will work your way through the brief forms, phrases and abbreviations. Course Lessons |  | Lesson 1: Getting StartedA quick refresher in the different shorthand styles and history, as well as tips on making your writing clear and fluent. | Lesson 2: Vowels - BreakdownIn this lesson, you will refresh your memory on the different strokes/characters that comprise all of the vowels and wowel sounds found within the Gregg Shorthand system. | Lesson 3: Consonants - BreakdownIn this lesson, you will refresh your memory on the different strokes/characters that comprise all of the consonants and consonant sounds found within the Gregg Shorthand system. | Lesson 4: Word Endings & Word BeginningsIn this lesson, you will learn the different prefixes and suffixes that are used in the Gregg Shorthand system. | Lesson 5: Abbreviations and PhrasesIn this lesson, you will refresh your memory on the different strokes/characters that comprise some of the abbreviations and phrases found within the Gregg Shorthand system. | Lesson 6: Brief FormsIn this lesson, you will refresh your memory on the different brief forms (shortcuts) used in the Gregg Shorthand system. | Lesson 7: Building Writing & Reading SpeedsLearn tips on increasing your writing speed, take dictation through online sound files, practice accuracy, and then focusing on accuracy and reading your shorthand notes back. |
Optional Certificates Awarded - Certificate of Attendance
- Certificate of Class Participation
- Certificate of Appreciation
- Certificate of Merit
- Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
- Certificate of Academic Excellence
Certificates may be awarded by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student merit.
To save your award and have a hard-copy delivered, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online.
Official awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers
to verify your achievement).
| | Additional Information | Course Title | : | Shorthand Refresher (Gregg Series 90) | | CEU Value | : | | | Course Number | : | 7634 | | Course Type | : | Technical Skill (Intermediate) | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $25 | | | | |
NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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