ALPHA, THE EASY ALPHABETIC SHORTHAND

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Learn this mainly alphabetic shorthand for better grades and faster work!

Within a few days of practice, you can obtain speed fast enough for classroom, lecture or research notetaking, about 40-80 words per minute. Higher speeds come with practice, such as needed for journalist reporter or secretary dictation work in the range of 80 to 125 wpm. I started work on "advanced" lessons for anyone wanting even faster speeds. You can usually complete a lesson in UNDER 15 MINUTES.

This notewriting system allows you to teach yourself. I promise you will find it easy. For demos, look at the videos below. Or see the ones below and more on YOUTUBE and other free video sites. If you like what you see, then obtain my video CD of all the lessons, as described below.

Download the free ebook for ALPHA SHORTHAND- you get all the Lessons 1 through 17.

Self-teaching shorthand EBOOK files: download a pdf file (AlphaScan.pdf) or a zip file (AlphaScan.zip). For demos, see some videos below or on Youtube. , or obtain the video CD described below.

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On this long page, you will find all the info you could want to decide to learn ALPHA SHORTHAND. If you prefer a reduced page, click this page - ALPHA SHORTHAND

INSTRUCTIONS. Practice the lessons anyway you want, however, I consider these my best instructions.

Do one lesson at a time, in the order given, in this recommended manner for fast learning:

Say the lesson word, then look at the shorthand for that word. We say the word to get the sound of the word and the feel for writing it in a shorter form.

Write the shorthand for the word as you say the word--do this at least four times per practice.

Then do the exercises--say/write each exercise word or phrase at least four times. Try to write faster.

DOWNLOAD the pdf or zip file of the ebook on this page to get all 17 lessons in the main book.

You will find the lessons simple and thorough. Each lesson has TWO PARTS: forms and exercises.

Forms - this shows you the shorthand form.

Exercises - this provides a list of practice words and phrases.

For example, LESSON 1 covers FORMS for: the - of - and - to, at a, an - in - that - this - they - them - than/then - there - these - though - those - thought. You learn the shorthand forms, then next practice them in the given exercises.

EXERCISE 01 covers frequent words and phrases made of the forms you just learned, such as: of the - and the - to the - at the - of a - and a - to a - to an - and a - to the - and the - and at - in the - in a - and a - and in - to them - in this - and they - and that - at that - and there - of these - that to them - and in that - and though the - and to them - and the thought that - Etc. An Exercise may repeat phrases.

Use daily the shorthand you just learned every chance you get. Try it in your notes, messages, research, and so on. The more you use it, the easier and faster it gets, till very soon it becomes second nature writing.

Since each lesson of forms and exercises takes less than 15 minutes, the entire course in this book takes less than three hours of total study and practice time.

Except for Lesson 17, which you can do at any point in the course, try to do the lessons in the order presented, since some lessons depend on what you learned in a previous one.

TO SEE THE CONTENT OF THE LESSONS, see bottom of this page. You may copy and print those pages to use for PRACTICE.

You can download these Practice Sheets for Lessons 1-5 in a pdf

DOWNLOAD / ORDER / OTHER INFO

TO ORDER: Click PAYPAL button below to order. OR: You can send payment direct to me from your Paypal account to: cidevant@yahoo.com. Larger PDF ebook - SENT TO YOU BY EMAIL: $5. Larger PDF ebook - plus Advanced lessons and tips - SENT TO YOU BY EMAIL: $10.

You can DOWNLOAD the free small ebook in a link on this page - download as ZIP or as PDF. The ebook you download has economy printing of two sheets per page. You can ORDER the LARGER EBOOK - see above. Larger Pdf Book runs 14 pages total, and prints full-sized 8.5 x 11 in. sheets, including a two-page quick reference sheet. You can learn the Alpha Shorthand from the above ebooks. If you need videos, drop me a line with your zipcode if in US, and city if outside US, and I will send cost. See my other webpages where I DEMONSTRATE LESSONS. SUMMARY: HOW TO OBTAIN EBOOKS OR ORDER DVD'S THROUGH PAYPAL ABOVE: You can DOWNLOAD the ebook in a link this page, or ORDER from me a video disk (DVD) with lessons, book, etc. The ebook you download has economy printing of two sheets per page. The PDF BOOK on the Disc prints full-sized 8.5 x 11 in. pages, 14 pages total, including a two-page quick reference sheet containing the forms with samples. (When ordering, downloads take a day or two for me to send - they are not instant, so don't panic!) The video disc contains VISUAL DEMONSTRATION (NO AUDIO) in the 17 lessons, and this speeds up learning the writing method. The video disc plays on computer and on modern dvd players for tv, and contains higher resolution videos than on Youtube Etc. I demonstrate by writing all 17 lessons - the shorthand forms AND the exercises. In addition, the DVD contains a full pdf of the 17-lesson book showing all the shorthand forms, plus additional Advanced Lesson to help you write with even more speed and clarity. Follow the lessons in the book and WATCH ME WRITE ALPHA SHORTHAND forms and exercises. Each lesson has its own video, allowing you do one lesson or more at a time. A lesson may take less than 5 minutes and exercises for that lesson less than 10 minutes, so you can do each lesson in a coffee break. You can complete the course in under three hours. Then with practice your speed will rapidly increase. TO ORDER: Click PAYPAL button to order. Or from your Paypal account send cost direct to me at: cidevant@yahoo.com, put "ALPHA" in subject line. The Paypal payment notice to me includes all info needed to promptly ship you the DVD, and this saves us both time. You will get an email with Date of Shipping and a Tracking Number. Back to the Top

Search for "Alpha Shorthand" to see VIDEOS on other sites, including YOUTUBE. Email me if you need videos on CD. Happy notetaking and shorthanding!

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