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Welcome to the Steno Wizard's Realtime Journey!






Remember when life was simple and all you had to do was make a selection on what your steno really meant? Those days are long gone.





Reporters must get themselves into top realtime form to compete in today's job market. This is my contribution toward ALL of us reaching the realtime goal.



My Steno Wizardry concept is based on the idea that writing realtime actually doesn't require magic -- just hard work, determination, and a little bit of FUN imagination.



My hope is my sharing of the ideas I've incorporated into my realtime journey will assist you in yours.



Friday, June 25, 2010

Change can be good

In Steno Wizard's journey to realtime perfection (is there such a thing?), it has become necessary to change some of the very basic steno briefs which were taught in theory class.

Here's some to ponder over.

WORD, the original steno theory brief, and the necessary modification
bottom,  PWOPL (bomb - duh!), PWOPLT

natural,  TPHARL, TPHAURL
(gnarl - actually had gnarly come up in depo, of course ended up with naturally)

jurisdiction, SKWRURD (conflict with injured), SKWRURGS

substance, STAPBS (stance), STAUPBS

today,  TOD (stacking error with "-ed to" CONSTANTLY) ,  TKAE

counsel,  KOUPB, KOUPBS
(when I wanted count, I'd get counsel due to weak pinkie - GRRR)

bases,  PWAEUSZ (same as basis),  PWAESZ

much,  -FP  (also the -ch ending),  PHUFP
(still use "very much" SR-EFP and "too much" TAOFP)

New York, TPHORBG (problem with no comma), TPHOERBG
New York City, TPHORBGS (same), TPHOERBGS

Maybe these ideas will spare you some of the headaches that Steno Wizard has experienced.
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