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An Investigation Of Subject Matter Other Than Shorthand And Typewriting Emphasized In The Teaching Of Transcription Activities At The Utah Secondary Level, Susan Mcarthur

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Transcription is the ultimate goal of shorthand, according to Karaim, and mailable copy and rapid production are the primary aims of transcription. The ability to transcribe shorthand notes into usable printed form should be acquired before a stenographer has a marketable shorthand skill. Driska writes that "no matter how skillful the shorthand student may be in recording dictation, she is not properly fitted for work in an office unless she can transcribe her notes quickly and accurately."

Jester Writes that businessmen want transcripts which are correct in details of English mechanics, as well as being accurate transcripts of dictation. A …