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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.



Monday, March 2, 2026

🎯 ONE-STROKE “-TUDE” POWER WORDS

Because altitude is great… but speed is greater.

If you’re using one stroke for these “-tude” words, you are officially working smarter, not harder. These are beautiful examples of pattern recognition + theory trust = SPEED.

Let’s group them so your brain sees the magic.


✈️ Big Measurement Words

  • Altitude – ALTD
  • Amplitude – AFRPLTD
  • Magnitude – PHAGTD
  • Latitude – HRATD
  • Longitude – HROPBGTD

🧠 Why this is great:
These are academic, technical, expert-witness kind of words. And you’re writing them in ONE stroke. That’s elite efficiency.


💪 Strength & Character Words

  • Gratitude – TKPWRATD
  • Fortitude – TPORTD
  • Certitude – SERTD
  • Solitude – SOLTD
  • Servitude – SEFRBTD
  • Turpitude – TURPTD

🧠 Notice the pattern?
You’re keeping the base word sound clear and letting -TD cleanly represent -tude. That consistency is what builds speed confidence.


🎓 Vocabulary Power Words

  • Attitude – ATD
  • Aptitude – APTD
  • Ineptitude – TPHEPTD
  • Platitude – PHRATD
  • Plenitude – PHREPBTD
  • Multitude – PHULTD

🔥 Why These Matter for Speed Building

There is only so much speed in your fingers.
But there is infinite speed in good briefing.

Every time you:

  • Write one clean stroke
  • Avoid stacking two strokes
  • Trust your theory

…you reduce hesitation.

And hesitation is the real enemy of realtime.


🏁 Mini Drill (Say it out loud. Write it once.)

“Her attitude of gratitude showed fortitude despite the magnitude of the altitude.”

If you can write that smoothly, you are building serious control.


🎤 Final Thought for Students

When you master families like -tude, you stop writing letters.

You start writing language.

And that’s when steno becomes powerful. 💫

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