Today, we're going to revisit the mock examination "Cosy Coats" for some Teeline reading practice.
The goal is to read it through, several times, as quickly as you can.
As we outline in our newsletter, use your stopwatch (or use the one on your phone).
You'll want to record how much time it takes to read it through cold the first time.
Then do it again and see if you can beat the previous time.
And finally, repeat for a third time.
You should find each successive pass shaves seconds off the clock and by the third pass, you will have substantially improved.
This is not mere child's play. Reading printed Teeline is critical to developing greater facility with shorthand. Each time you go through this type of exercise, you are firmly imprinting the outlines into your mind. In this manner, reading Teeline will help you to ultimately write better Teeline.
You can also find the audio dictations here on Soundcloud at two speeds:
