What is Shorthand / Stenography? - An Awareness

SHORTHAND - a completely new word for most people today. Some people laughs and asks "Little Hand?" And those who learnt Type at the institutions may know a bit about this. But, still they asks Is that a new language to write and type fast ? All these are false statements. Let's read on to know!

What is Shorthand?


Shorthand is a abbreviated symbolic phenomenon. Shorthand is fully based on 'sound writing'. Shorthand is full in symbols like Chinese, Japanese languages :P. If a word written in Shorthand that contains Dots, Dashes, Diphthongs etc., these are inserted based on Phonetic sound. Mainly Shorthand is used to save the time when taking Dictation if there are no recording devices available.


Shorthand is a abbreviated symbolic phenomenon, Fully based on "Sound Writing". For example, In english for the word "PoseSSION", We have to write "SSION" 5 letters. But, through shorthand you can present it with just a "SHUN" hook. i.e., We write specific symbols for indication and for frequent and most used words we use "Grammallogues, Logograms and Phrases" (For in, an, the, this, have, ..etc).
     Again remembering you , Shorthand is completely based on "Sound Writing". The word what you spelt is what you write in Shorthand! It is used to save the time while taking Dictation.

Types & Founders of Shorthand:

There are 3 types of Shorthand systems are there and the most used & popular method is "PITMAN" shorthand. The available 3 methods of Shorthand are:
  1. Issac PITMAN's Shorthand
  2. Gregg's Shorthand
  3. Teeline's Shorthand

A Sample Paragraph of Shorthand in PITMAN's method:

Here is a sample of Shorthand in Pitman's method. Totally 151 words. All these can be written in just less than a minute. Few "High speed" persons can write in less than 30 seconds.
A Sample Paragraph in Pitman's Shorthand method, You can see the english version below:
In the north-east corner of the park is a children's playground, which started in 1900 as a sandpit to be a "seaside in the park." In the distance are the towers of Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs on the former marshes on the north side of the Thames. This was the first part of London to have such tall buildings spring up, and the outlook from the park has changed dramatically since these skyscrapers have made their looming presence felt. Instead of views reaching into the distance, beyond London and on to Essex, these buildings seem to bring the other side of the Thames nearer and interrupt the spacious views that the inhabitants of Greenwich have enjoyed throughout history. It is possible that the Isle of Dogs was so called because Henry VIII, and possibly other royalty, kept hunting dogs there, to be fetched whenever they were needed.
(151 words)

What's the Use of Shorthand:

Simply for Time saving purpose. For example, In a director's board meeting, Lot's of discussion goes on for hours! But, only a human can understand and note the matter perfectly in desired format and can take Key points. That's why in most categories, Stenographer & Typist is a combined post. The person who writes in Shorthand is the one who transcribes!

What are the Advantages of Shorthand in Career?

Trust me, Shorthand is the easiest and shortest way to get a Job (Even gazetted posts) and especially in Central/State governments! The Easiest way in India to get a job is "Shorthand" if you have patience and interest! You can earn around 15000 to 1Lakh per month including all benefits.
Note that Shorthand completely depends on Hand moment. If you are able to write fast, you can learn quickly. It takes time. If your hand movement is dead slow, Better you skip !

How much time Required to Learn Shorthand:

  • Generally, To learn Pitman's Shorthand in India, It takes around 6-12 months, Depends on your interest, patience and Hand moment.
  • The monthly fee to learn Shorthand is around Rs.1000 in India and once.
  • There are grades in Shorthand speed like Typewriting, that are 80WPM, 100WPM, 120WPM, 150WPM, 180WPM, 200WPM (*WPM - Words Per Minute). 80 words per minute is lower, 100WPM is intermediate, 120 is higher and than everything is High Speed.
  • In India, for a Personal Assistant 120WPM is more than enough and for to work in Parliament or higher grades you need upto 160WPM.
  • You can learn 80WPM in 6-12 months and 100-120 in another 6-12 months. 

What you Need in Learning Stage:

  • Concentration while taking the dictation.
  • Patience to learn and write Shorthand for pages and practicing number of Paragraphs and practicing new words and phrases.
  • Patience to Transcribe the written Shorthand Paragraphs.
  • Interest and Dedication!
For more information on Shorthand, Visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorthand

What is Stenography and Stenographer?

Stenography is nothing but Study of Shorthand and the person who writes shorthand to be called Stenographer.

Relationship with Typewriting: 

After taking dictation in Shorthand you have to transcribe it on computer or typewriter. So, It's mandatory for a Stenographer to learn Typewriting (Higher).

If you already know about Shorthand and learning here are few websites useful to you. In these sites you can get Audio Dictations, Books etc.,

Online Tayari: http://onlinetayari.in/
NSS Books: http://www.nssbooks.com/
Shorthand House: http://www.shorthandhouse.com/main/about.php
Shorthand: http://www.shorthandshorthandshorthand.com/
Pitman Shorthand: http://www.shorthandinstitute.com/aboutus.html

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