How to Write Quickly (no, not that kind of quickly)
Speedwriting
Speedwriting is a quick and easy way of writing fast without having to learn shorthand. Unlike shorthand, it seldom goes cold.
Speedwriting simply leaves out letters you don’t really need, like double consonants and unstressed vowels. For example, “will” can be “wl”; so can “well.” “Can” is “cn,” “could” is “cd,” “don’t” is “dN,” “hadn’t” is also “dN.” Context is everything.
Here's speedwriting à la Sarah. Because this file includes a big table, I'm adding it here as a PDF.
Speedwriting is a quick and easy way of writing fast without having to learn shorthand. Unlike shorthand, it seldom goes cold.
Speedwriting simply leaves out letters you don’t really need, like double consonants and unstressed vowels. For example, “will” can be “wl”; so can “well.” “Can” is “cn,” “could” is “cd,” “don’t” is “dN,” “hadn’t” is also “dN.” Context is everything.
- Include stressed vowels to make your Speedwrite more readable.
- Capitals and small letters can have different meetings. Hadn’t is “dN” but “dn” is “done.”
- No need to be proud. If you think you won’t understand something afterward, spell it out.
Here's speedwriting à la Sarah. Because this file includes a big table, I'm adding it here as a PDF.