September 3 2015

I Love Steno: The Student Edition- Great Practice For Theory Students!

A great way for theory and low-speed students to practice is to write to “Learn to Speak English” audio recordings and videos. This is such a great way to practice because the speakers are usually speaking at a fairly slow and steady pace due to the fact that they are trying to teach someone to speak a new language (just like us learning steno). Also, the speakers are usually using vocabulary that is on the basic or intermediate level- just what you need as a newcomer to steno.

There are also great “Learn English” videos that contain conversations between people. This is a great resource for students who are just becoming acquainted with Q & A.

You Tube is my favorite place to access “Learn English” videos. Here are some channel names and links you can visit:

Learn English Conversation: https://www.youtube.com/user/englishlearnspeak/videos

Learn English Fast 1: https://www.youtube.com/user/LearnEnglishFast1/videos

BBC Learning English: https://www.youtube.com/user/bbclearningenglish/videos

Pod English: https://www.youtube.com/user/podEnglish/videos

Speak English With Mister Duncan: https://www.youtube.com/user/duncaninchina

Simple English Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/vickihollettvideo/videos

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July 23 2015

Theory Thursday: Practice Video- 20 WPM Lit (Steno & Transcription Included)

Here’s the steno from the dictation:
HRA EU PBLG
R B G S
T H S
O U R
AO U R B
T P R EU
A FRPB
ST A F
P H AO E GT
R B G S
S KP
EU
T P H O E
U R
A U L
T AO EU R D
S KP
W A PB T
T O* GT
H O E P L
R B G S
PW U T
EUF L
EUFRPB
T O
T A U B G
T O U B
S P H
PWHR U RPB DZ
H AO E R
T P H
-T
O F S
T H
W AO E B G
F P L T
P RA F
P RA F
EU
W O
HRAO EU B G
T O
T P EU R S
ST A R T
W
-T
T P A B GT
T H A
U R
T P H E FR
K HR E FR
T P U R
K A U T
F P L T
T H A
PW R EU PB G S
P H AO E
T O
W U PB
T RAO* U T
F P L T
F P L T
TK O
T P H O T
TK O
T
F P L T
U L
B
S A EUFR
T H A
W A EU
F P L T
T S
T P H O T
A EU
P H A E R T
F
P RAO EU D
R B G S
T P H O
F P L T
T S
A EU
P H A E R T
F
T P H O T
HR O E R G
K W R O U R
TKPW A U R D
F P L T
P RA F
P RA F
U
P H UF T
TK E FR
T O
K W R O U R
K R B S
F P L T
U
P H UF T
T P H O T
S UFR
T
T P A EU T
F
W U PB
WH O
HR
T P H E FR
B
H EU R D
TKPW E PB
TK AO U
T O
P AO R
K H O EU S
-S
F P L T
EU
P L
T P H O T
A EU
HR O E FR
F P L T
EU
HR
K A F P
U
F P L T
T P H E FR
K W E
T H A
F P L T

Here’s the transcription from the video:
Ladies and gentlemen, this is our usual Friday afternoon staff meeting, and I know you are all tired and want to get home, but I feel I need to talk to you about some blunders here in the office this week.

I would like to first start with the fact that you are never clever if you are caught. That brings me to one truth: Do not do it. You will be safer that way. It is not a matter of pride, no. It is a matter of not lowering your guard.

You must defer to your conscience. You must not suffer the fate of one who will never be hired again due to poor choices. I am not a loafer. I will catch you. Never question that.

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June 18 2015

Theory Thursday: Practice Dictation (60 WPM)


Here are some briefs from the video:
minimum= MIM
number- NUB
envelopes= NFL
eight= AEGT
did you= SDU
notice= N-TS
success= S-K
succeed= S-KD
getting= GEGT
in the= N-T
successful= SK-FL
entry= SBRI
she is= SHES
in our= NOUR
because= BAUS
puzzle= PULZ
piece= PAOES
it is= T-S
your are= UR
building= BL-G
referring= REFRG
cover= KOFR
photo= FOET
and we= SKPWAOE
we need= WEFRPB
first of all= FRAUL
during the course of this= TKO*UFRTS
amount= AMT
that was= THAFS
fuel= FAOUL
parties= PAERTS
admit= DMIT
burning= BURNG
concur= KRUR
began= GAN
occurred= KURD
that is= THAS
contend= KEND
smaller= SMAURL
already= L-D
made= MAED
difficult= DIF
mortgage= MORT
how much= HOUFP
payments= PAIMTS
financing= F-NG
August= AUG
income= N-K
second= S-KD
hilt= HILT
house= HOUS
have you= VU
properties= PRORTS
thinking= THIG
president= P-T
establish= BLIRB
new= NU
Mr.= MRFPLT
company= K-P
principle= PRIN

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May 7 2015

Theory Thursday: Prefix/Suffix Exercise

Source: Moss4ACI (You Tube)

Machine briefs from video:
Prefix out-= AOUT
operation= PRAIGS
promotion= PROMGS
please= PLAOES
Prefix up-= AUP
we need= WAOEFRN
to do= TAOD
competitive= KPEFT
is there= STHR
anybody= NIB
available= VAIBL
for the= F-RT
afternoon= AFRN
Prefix on-= AON
investigation= VEGS
century= SEN
when was= WHFS
doesn’t= DOENT
traffic= TRAFK
surgery= SURG
Prefix over= AUFR
robbery= ROIB
to get= TO*GT
system= ST-M
patient= PAIRBT
brief= BRAOEF
shadow= SHAOD
tradition= TRA
whenever= WHEFR
Mary= MA*ER
on the= ONT
any= NI
body= BOED
moving= MOFG
resulted= RULTD
flew= FLAOU
Suffix -over= O*EFR
anymore= NIM
inspection= SPEX
will be= L-B
conducted= KUKTD
Suffix -of= O*F
performance= P-FNS
who was= WHOFS
Prefix under-= N-R
policy= POIL
friends= FRENDZ
weekend= WEND
how much= HOUFP
invited= VAOITD
service= SFS
having= V-G
defendant= D-FT
support= SPOR
everyday= EFRD
trial= TRAOIL
season= S-N
are the= R-T
supporting= SPORG
disease= D-Z
dishes= DIRBS
vacation= VAIGS
October= OKT
assessment= SAEMT
several= SEFRL
New York= NORK
quiet= QAET

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March 26 2015

Theory Thursday: Practice Dictation: Lit (30, 40, 50 WPM)

Here are some briefs and phrases from the video:
my name is= MAOINS
of the -FT
experience= XERNS
I think= AOING
you should= URBD
little bit= BLIT
that you are= THAUR
to this= TOTS
navy= NAEF
although= AOL
throughout= THROUT
interest= TR-
politics= PLIKS
learned= LERND
system= ST-M
become= B-K
I wanted= IPTD
to see= TOZ
pressured= PRERBD
into= NAO
immediately= MAOELD
inside= N-DZ
on the= ONT
to have= TOF
living= LIFG
responsibilities= SPONLTS
that was= THAFS
months= MOS
morning= MORNG
proportion= PRORGS
publicity= PUBT
until= N-L
think of= THIF
scandal= SKANLD
in my= NAOI
picture= PIR
when I think= WHING
think about= THIB
what I wanted= WHAIPTD
to find= TOFND

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