UPDATE: I still get a lot of traffic from search engines to this post, so I thought I’d include the fact that, since Geocities shut down, this site and the course document on it is no longer available. I’ve been unable to find an archived copy or mirror, and I have no right to re-upload the university’s content. Sorry.

Following on from yesterday’s post, in which I argued it’s possible to improve your journalistic skills outside of a degree course, I’ve tracked down one of my all-time favourite links.

It’s a free, online shorthand course for the Teeline system, the one used by the NCTJ for their vocational training courses.

And it’s not a poor quality document, either. It’s the documentation for the University of Westminister shorthand course, which is publicly accessible on this Geocities site from 2003-2004. It’s an ever-so-slightly customised version, geared for journalists (as opposed to secretaries etc). My guess is that the course lecturer and other staff forgot about it.

Click here to go to the site!

Posted by Dave Molloy in •Resources

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